Many healthcare professionals are reusing masks due to a shortage of masks. If you have spare medical masks available, please consider donating them to local hospitals and Hackensack University Medical Center, which has been handling many COVID-19 patients and are currently running low on masks.

Local

• Jersey City currently has 85 cases.
• Hudson County has 38 new cases, bringing the county total to 228.
• Murphy has reported 846 additional positive cases, bringing the statewide total to 3,675. There are 17 more COVID-19 deaths, bringing the fatality total to 44.
• All of the animals at Liberty Humane Society were fostered – many are still up for adoption!

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• Passaic County is opening a testing center at William Paterson University in Wayne. You must be a resident of Passaic County. Call your healthcare practitioner for a screening, and only seek a test if you have symptoms. This facility will operate daily from 9AM to 12PM, or until they run out of tests.
• New Jersey launched a job portal for anyone who is looking for a job and would like to find work at one of the essential workplaces like UPS, ShopRite, and Amazon. You can find jobs on jobs.covid19.nj.gov.

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• PSE&G will be donating N95 masks to healthcare workers.
• Union City reports 8 additional positive cases, bringing their total to 14.
• Bayonne reports one additional positive cases, bringing their total to 8 – 3 are hospitalized, 5 are at home.
• The JC Food/Supply Initiative by Lynn and Bryan delivered groceries from the Marriott to AngelaCARES

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National + International

• The United States now has over 50,000 confirmed cases.
• 51 members of the NYC Fire Department test positive for COVID-19.
• Governor Cuomo claims the apex of the virus is 14-21 days away. With over 25,000 cases in New York, he has requested more ventilators from the federal government and is working toward increasing the number hospital beds.

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• Trump is hoping to have everything back up and running by Easter. WHO officials say the US is likely to become the epicenter for the virus.
• The Vatican confirms 4 positive cases of COVID-19.
• The UK has banned people from leaving their home except for necessities.
• 2020 Paralympics will be postponed to at least August of this year.
• India ordered a 3-week lockdown.