New Jersey state officials have upped the number of deaths tied to Superstorm Sandy to 34.

Atlantic Ocean During Hurricane Sandy
Atlantic Ocean during Hurricane Sandy (Mario Tama, Getty Images)
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The count went up by one Tuesday with the addition of a 79-year-old woman's death to New Jersey's list of storm casualties. The woman, from Berkeley Heights, was found dead after an apparent fall. Her name was not released.

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