Gov. Murphy announced Monday that all elective surgical procedures will be postponed starting March 27 as the state continues to mount an aggressive response against COVID-19

Executive Order 109 states, “All ‘elective’ surgeries performed on adults, whether medical or dental, and all ‘elective’ invasive procedures performed on adults, whether medical or dental, are suspended in the State. An ‘elective’ surgery or invasive procedure, for purposes of this Order, is defined as any surgery or invasive procedure that can be delayed without undue risk to the current or future health of the patient as determined by the patient’s treating physician or dentist.”