N.J. coronavirus deaths surge to 3,840 with 78,467 total cases now confirmed. Officials report 323 new deaths, 3,250 new positive tests.

New Jersey has now seen at least 78,467 confirmed coronaviruscases and 3,840 deaths related to COVID-19, with state officials Friday announcing 3,250 new positive tests and 323 new fatalities in the last 24 hours.

Gov. Phil Murphy revealed the latest numbers during his daily coronavirus press briefing in Trenton.

As of 10 p.m. Thursday, 11,011 Garden State residents with the virus or under investigation for it remained hospitalized, Murphy said. Of those, 1,961 were in critical care and 1,594 on ventilators.

Between 10 p.m. Wednesday and 10 p.m. Thursday, 787 residents with he virus or under inve…