New Jersey hit hard by COVID-19 crisis

US state has the second-highest number of cases and fatalities and has been locked down since mid-March.

More than 36 million people have filed unemployment claims in the United States since mid-March.

One state hit particularly hard is New Jersey, bordering New York. It has the second-highest number of cases and fatalities and has been locked down since mid-March.

Al Jazeera’s Gabriel Elizondo reports from Atlantic City.