Local
- New Jersey is reporting a total of 118,652 positive cases. The statewide fatalities is now a total of 7,228.
- As of yesterday: there are currently 6,137 hospitalizations connected to COVID-19. 1,765 require critical/intensive care. Last night, hospitals reported 514 new discharges.
- NJ is received 550,000 COVID-19 tests and 750,000 swabs from the federal government.
- Universal testing for the Department of Corrections’ inmates and staff will begin next week.
- Hudson County currently has 14,916 positive cases.
- As of Wednesday, Jersey City is reporting 5,329 positive cases.
- In Jersey City, parking enforcement and street sweeping will resume citywide.
- Jersey City will now offer COVID-19 testing to all residents regardless of symptoms.
- State and county parks will reopen this weekend. Everyone must adhere to social distancing measures and wear masks while outside. Picnic areas, playgrounds, exercise stations, and other facilities will remain closed within those parks.
- Golf courses will also open with groups limited to 2 players at a time unless the group of 4 includes household members, caretakers, etc.
- Mayors of North Hudson County are using their communities’ positive cases to determine when they will open up businesses again.
- Councilman Rolando Lovarro is planning to introduce a resolution urging Jersey City residents to wear masks in public.
- Union City has passed a resolution barring evictions due to non-payment during the state of emergency.
- North Bergen Housing Authority is distributing masks to their tenants.
National + International
- The United States currently has 1.05 million positive cases. Over 125,000 individuals have recovered.
- The World Health Organization says 102 potential vaccines are in development. 8 are approved for clinical trials.
- Russia’s Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin has tested positive for COVID-19.
- Rome and Florence are opening their airports on May 4.
- Boris Johnson reported that the UK has passed their peak in COVID-19 cases.
- Italy has fallen into a recession, and the European Union’s economy shrank 3.5%.
- China is beginning to reopen certain tourist destinations with restrictions and a limit on daily visitors.
- Switzerland is currently allowing grandparents to hug their grandchildren under the age of 10 after determining that children don’t transmit the virus.
