Local

• Today, New Jersey has reported 68,824 total cases. The total statewide fatalities is 2,805.
• There are currently 8,185 hospitalizations connected to COVID-19. 2,051 require critical/intensive care. 514 residents have been discharged over the past few days.
• Hudson County currently has 8,242 cases.
• As of last night, Jersey City has 2,674 cases.
• New Jersey received 100,000 medical masks from the Government of Taiwan. Another 200,000 masks are expected.
• More than 50,000 jobs are available on covid19.nj.gov.
• Recovered COVID-19 patients can donate plasma at Christ Hospital.

If you have been diagnosed Covid-19 positive and symptom free for 14 days call Christ Hospital to become a donor.

For Christ Hospital (Jersey City), call:
201-795-8298

or email:
covidplasmachrist@carepointhealth.org

— Steven Fulop (@StevenFulop) April 14, 2020

• Murphy will be signing a bill to allow employees forced to care for family members due to COVID-19 up to 12 weeks of family leave in a 24-month period without losing their jobs.
• The Department of Health have found 240 qualified professionals to help in long-term care facilities.
• Over 10,600 out-of-state healthcare professionals are offering telehealth services to NJ residents.
• Through the JC Relief efforts, meals from Jimmy John’s were sent to York Street Project for all 54 of their residents.

National + International

• The United States currently has over 584,000 cases. Over 44,000 individuals have recovered.
• A director in the CDC has said the US is currently nearing the peak.
• New York Governor Cuomo believes they are currently at their apex.
• New York City is purchasing 50,000 coronavirus testing kits per week from Aria Diagnostics.
• Italian police fined over 42,000 people for breaking restrictions during Easter weekend.
• Cuba sent a second group of medical workers to Italy and staying in Piedmont for as long as they’re needed.
• 589 sailors on the USS Theodore Roosevelt tested positive for COVID-19. Four have been hospitalized.
• Governor Cuomo addressed the future reopening of the state as a “phased process” starting with the expansion of essential services.
• Scientists predict the US may have to keep intermittent social distancing measures until 2022.