Nearly one-third of small businesses in New York and New Jersey have closed because of the coronavirus pandemic, according to TrackTheRecovery.org.

“It’s really bad,” Eileen Kean, New Jersey state director of the National Federation of Independent Businesses said. “And without federal dollars coming into New Jersey, the Main Street stores and other establishments are not gonna make it through the winter.”

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As of Nov. 16, 27.8 percent of small businesses in New York shut down for good – and in New Jersey the figure is 31.2 percent.

The stats are in line with the national average at 29.8 percent, The Hill reported.

During the first wave in spring, 52.5 percent of New York businesses and 53.9 percent in New Jersey closed. Read more at FOX Business