Local

• New Jersey is reporting a total of 113,856 positive cases. The statewide fatalities is now a total of 6,442.
• As of last night: there are currently 6,476 hospitalizations connected to COVID-19. 1,809 require critical/intensive care. Last night, hospitals reported 419 new discharges.
• HUMC has discharged its 1000th patient today.
• Murphy announced The Road Back, a roadmap to restore New Jersey for the long-term through 6 principles.

SIX PRINCIPLES TO RESTORE ECONOMIC HEALTH THROUGH PUBLIC HEALTH:
🏠Sustained reductions in new #COVID19 cases & hospitalizations
🔬Expand testing capacity
👥Implement robust contact tracing
🏥Secure safe places for isolation
🏢Responsible economic restart
📋Ensure NJ’s resiliency pic.twitter.com/4uRdvgeoT2

— Governor Phil Murphy (@GovMurphy) April 27, 2020

• Murphy signed an Executive Order today allowing municipalities to extend the grace period for property tax payments due on May 1st to June 1st.
• Hudson County currently has 14,309 cases.
• As of last night, Jersey City has 4,975 cases.
• Invest Newark, the EDC for Newark, announced a webinar partnership with Combs Enterprises to provide Newark minority-owned and women-owned small businesses with guidance on the SBA’s Payroll Protection Program. This is happening today at 4PM on https://bit.ly/2S9x8XW.
• Team Walker in Jersey City is accepting all food, toiletries and essential item donations to help those in need in Jersey City. You can find more information on http://www.teamwalker.org/.
• Hudson County Community College is currently offering ‘Learn from Home’ workshops and classes through June.

National + International

• The United States currently has over 1,000,000 positive cases of COVID-19. Over 114,000 individuals have recovered.
• New York’s daily toll of hospitalizations is under 1,000 for the first time in a month.
• New York City will be closing 40 miles of streets to cars next month so pedestrians have more room to walk.
• The ECDC have announced that a vaccine will likely not be ready until the end of 2021.
• The Tokyo Olympics may be cancelled next summer if the pandemic is not yet over.
• Los Angeles County is expanding testing to include asymptomatic delivery drivers, rideshare drivers, and taxi drivers. Asymptomatic residents of Boston will also undergo testing.
• Cuomo announced that if hospitalizations continue to fall, some parts of the state (not New York City) may open by mid-May.
• Judge Clay Jenkins advised residents to stay safe and go against the orders of Texas Governor Greg Abbott.
• France has cancelled the remaining 2019,2020 football season.
• Greece is planning to ease some lockdown restrictions next week.
• Italy has recorded over 200,000 confirmed coronavirus cases, including deaths and recoveries.