There were no removals from the list for its latest change, bringing the total number of affected locales to 35.

The state Legislature will hold committee votes on the proposal in both houses Tuesday. The nine-month budget, which features few differences from what Gov. Phil Murphy introduced less than a month ago at Rutgers' SHI Stadium in Piscataway, calls for $297 million in additional expenses.

On Monday, the state's total number of COVID-19 cases passed 200,000, according to data from the New Jersey Department of Health.

Legislators will hold committee votes on Tuesday for their version of a nine-month spending plan to cover state expenses that includes just three taxes sought by Gov. Phil Murphy in his own proposal: The millionaire's tax, a four-year extension to the corporate business tax, and an HMO assessment on net written premiums, according to a person in the state Legislature.

According to New York and New Jersey Regional Administrator Lynne Patton, so far $306 million has been made available to the Garden State.

How the state’s tax incentive programs have been operating during the pandemic.

New outbreaks centered around Monmouth and Ocean counties, according to New Jersey Health Commissioner Judith Persichilli, who on Sept. 18 said combined the two areas reported 736 new cases over the last week.

“Residents in our environmental justice communities have suffered adverse health conditions at rates many times higher than residents elsewhere,” Gov. Phil Murphy said at a Sept. 18 bill signing cermoeny at Tichenor Park in Newark. “We know that [COVID-19] has been particularly worse for those with underlying health conditions, so it is important … that we send the message that no longer will economically disadvantaged areas of our states be dumping grounds."

The bill passed the state Senate in early March, and then the COVID-19 pandemic hit. If it passes the lower house, it next moves to the governor's desk, where he can sign it, reject it, or send it back to lawmakers for revision.

The aid, distributed by Mayor Steven Fulop and Hudson County Executive Tom DeGise, will benefit nearly 600 companies.

The number, however, still remains higher than levels during the Great Recession. In April, unemployment rose to a record-breaking 16.3 percent and then set a new record in June at 16.8 percent. Heading into the pandemic it was 3.7 percent.

The income tax rate will be raised to 10.75 percent for every dollar earned above $1 million in exchange for middle-class relief that will come in the form of an up to $500 rebate for families with at least one child with household incomes of $75,000 for a single parent and $150,000 for two parents.