• Before we get into COVID-19 updates, TODAY IS NEWARK COUNTS CENSUS DAY. How many people have completed their Census form? If you haven’t, please go to www.2020census.gov as soon as this ends.
• You can also enter our Newark Selfie Challenge for a chance to win $1,000. The flyer is posted on our page.
1. Fill out the Census online
2. Take a creative selfie with proof you filled out the 2020 Census and use #NewarkCounts
3. Email your selfie to NewarkCounts@gmail.com
• As of today, here are our numbers:
o Newark:
3,247 positive cases (yesterday: 3,079)
192 deaths (yesterday: 181)
o Essex County:
8,579 positive cases
590 deaths
o New Jersey:
71,030 positive cases
3,156 deaths
o More than 51,000 people have recovered out of 619,000 cases in the United States
o By Zip Code:
07102 – 127
07103 – 395
07104 – 660
07105 – 411
07106 – 367
07107 – 476
07108 – 261
07112 – 276
07114 – 119
When you can get out of quarantine
1. If you had close contact (at least 10 minutes) with a COVID-19 positive person and you were not tested, then quarantine (stay at home) for 14 days.
If no symptoms after that, you're good, can end quarantining.
2. If you had symptoms and were tested positive and haven’t had follow-up test (which is most common now), you must quarantine until:
a. At least 7 days from beginning of symptoms
b. No more symptoms (ie. cough) PLUS
c. No temp > 100.4 without using Tylenol or Motrin for 3 additional days, then you can end quarantining.
3. If you had a positive test and never had symptoms, you must quarantine for 7 days from the time of your positive test, then you can stop quarantining.
WIC Updated Hours
8:30AM to 4:30PM
By phone
• Open to the public (in person) on Tuesdays and Thursdays; appointment recommended to expedite care and social distancing
• 973-733-7604
973-733-8198
Website for COVID-19 Help
• If you haven’t already done so, take a look at our new website to stay updated on COVID-19 programs and helpful information.
• Visit www.newarknj.gov and it will take you there.
• Information included:
o Be Still Mondays
o Sheltering in Place
o Eviction and foreclosure moratoriums
o New federal, state and local programs
o Emergency grants/loans for small businesses or arts organizations
o Food distribution and free meals for students
o Unemployment benefits
o And much more
IRS Information
• IRS released a tool to track stimulus payments. It’s easy you just go to website and follow the prompts.
• www.irs.gov/coronavirus/get-my-payment
Support for Small Businesses
• Invest Newark, Audible, and Newark Venture Partners are providing free technical assistance to Newark small businesses applying for local, state, and federal assistance programs
• Newark businesses can schedule virtual technical assistance email: capitalconsulting@investnewark.org
• Business will receive an email reply with calendar invitations for 20-minute sessions with technical assistance providers
o Between 9-10AM or 2-4:30PM Monday through Friday
• Appointments are available first come, first serve basis
• For more info, website is www.investnewark.org
This Friday’s Facebook Live
• We’ll have the following honorable guests:
o The Honorable Albio Sires, U.S. Congress
o The Honorable Donald M. Payne, U.S. Congress
o Commissioner Robert Asaro-Angelo,
NJ Department of Labor & Workforce Development Commissioner
o Deputy Mayor Rahaman Muhammad, City of Newark
Please tune in to hear of important information to help you navigate through these times
DPW
• Reminder that bulk and yard waste collection is cancelled in the entire city until further notice. Regular household waste and recyclables collection will continue. And it’s important for people to keep the front of their properties clean. Love your block. If you have any questions, please call 973-733-3411.
Food Relief Program Continues
• Call 973-733-5728 for food giftcards
8AM – 4PM
Grab-and-Go Mask Operation
• Newest initative –
Friday, April 17 and Saturday, April 18
First come, first served
Hours for All locations:
Open 11AM
Close 3PM
Qualifications:
Must live in Newark
ID a must
Driver license preferred
Locations:
West Ward location
Speedway Ave School
(701 S Orange Ave side)
Contact:
Kevin Waters
973-902-8890
Central Ward location
271 b South Orange Ave
Contact:
Al Tariq Onque
201-463-6372
South Ward location
Weequahic High School
Chancellor Ave
Contact:
Natasha Allen
973-862-0125
East Ward location
East Side High School
238 Van Buren
Contact:
Angela Williams
973-862-0261
North Ward location
Vince Lombardi Center
Bloomfield Ave
Contact:
Carlos Cruz
973-725-0295
• National Geographic
Spanish Flu 1918 | How some cities ‘flattened the curve’ during the 1918 flu pandemic
• Mobility Report
State of New Jersey | 4.5.2020
https://www.nj.gov/oag/news_2020.html
• Interim Guidance for Businesses and Employers
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/guidance-business-response.html
Poem and blessings
• “No Place for Self-Pity, No Room for Fear,” by Toni Morrison
• Newark Online Poetry Night Presented by the City of Newark and the Newark Public library; hosted by Jasmine Mans | 8 p.m.