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September 8, 2020

Key Points from September 8, 2020 Coronavirus (COVID-19) Daily Update

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• NEW SCHEDULE FOR COVID FACEBOOK UPDATES

 We will now have the updates on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Wednesdays may include Facebook Live takeovers by different departments and organizations.

• THE GUARDIAN ARTICLE TO READ

 Mayor Baraka encouraged everyone to read an interesting article, Why is it that while Covid-19 cases are rising, deaths continue to fall?

Link:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/sep/06/why-is-it-that-while-covid-19-cases-are-rising-deaths-continue-to-fall

• FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL

 Happy first day of school to the young people who started school today!

 If there were any issues, please let the principals know. Please be engaged so that we can improve.

 We are working with the school district to provide a virtual learning location for the children of essential workers.

 Breakfast and lunch locations for grab and go meals are open from 7:30AM to 11:30AM on Mondays and Thursdays.

 Locations:

Central Ward

 Central High School

246 18th Avenue

 Dr. E. Alma Flagg

150 3rd Street

 Quitman Street School

21 Quitman Street

East Ward

 East Side High School

238 Van Buren Street

 Hawkins Street School

8 Hawkins Street

 South Street School

44 Hermon Street

North Ward

 First Avenue School

214 First Avenue

 McKinley Elementary School

1 Colonnade Place

 Park Elementary School

120 Manchester Place

 Rafael Hernandez Elementary School

345 Broadway

South Ward

 Belmont Runyon School

1 Belmont Runyon Way

 George Washington Carver School

333 Clinton Place

 Peshine Avenue School

433 Peshine Avenue

 Weequahic High School

279 Chancellor Avenue

West Ward

 Ivy Hill Elementary School

107 Ivy Street

 Mount Vernon School

142 Mount Vernon Place

 Speedway Avenue

701 South Orange Avenue

 Thirteenth Avenue School

359 13th Avenue

• HERE ARE OUR NUMBERS TODAY

o Newark:

 23 more positive cases than Friday, and a total of 830 since June 30th.

 No new deaths since last Wednesday; a total of 33 since June 30th.

o NJ:

 A total of 194,667 positive cases, which is 1,245  more than Friday, September 4th.

 A total 14,213 deaths, which is 18 more than Friday, September 4th.

• LARGE GATHERINGS HOTLINE

 Thank you for your calls to the large gatherings hotline over the weekend.

 The new hours are 4PM-12AM, which reflect the times that most of the calls are received.

 Please call to report large gatherings, large groups not practicing social distancing, and crowds not wearing masks.

 The number to the hotline is 973-969-1122. To report overcrowded restaurants and any other non-emergency police issues call 973-733-6000.

• UPDATED 14-DAY QUARANTINE STATES LIST

o Under the 14-day quarantine travel advisory announced by the Governors of New Jersey, New York and Connecticut, individuals traveling to or returning to New Jersey from states with increasing rates of COVID-19 are advised to self-quarantine for 14 days. This includes travel by train, bus, car, plane and any other method of transportation. You must quarantine for 14 days if you have traveled to any of these states and are returning to Newark.

 Delaware (re-added 9/8/20)

 Maryland (re-added 9/8/20)

 Ohio (re-added 9/8/20)

 West Virginia (added 9/8/20)

 Alabama

 Alaska

 Arkansas

 California

 Florida

 Georgia

 Guam

 Hawaii

 Idaho

 Iowa

 Illinois

 Indiana

 Kansas

 Kentucky

 Louisiana

 Minnesota

 Mississippi

 Missouri

 Montana

 Nebraska

 Nevada

 North Carolina

 North Dakota

 Oklahoma

 South Carolina

 South Dakota

 Tennessee

 Texas

 Utah

Virginia

 Wisconsin

 Note: Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands were removed 9/8/20. Arizona was removed 8/25/20. New Mexico, Rhode Island, and Washington were removed 8/11/20. The District of Columbia was removed on 8/4/20.

• POP-UP TESTING AND CENSUS SITES (3:30-8PM)

 Wednesday, September 9th

Raphael Hernandez Elementary School

Parking Lot

345 Broadway

 Friday, September 11th  

Oliver Street School

East Kinney St. & McWhorter St.

 We will have additional pop-up site information tomorrow.

 Also beginning September 9th, we have a new drive through/walk-up testing site at Lincoln Park, which replaces CityPlex.

• COMPLETE THE CENSUS

 We are 48% counted as of today (does not count when Census takers come to your home and our goal is 50-51%).

 Federal Court just put a temporary stay to end Trump’s early end of the Census count. October 31st is the deadline that we are hoping for.  

 You can complete it online at www.2020CENSUS.GOV

 Or call 844-330-2020 for English, 844-468-2020 for Spanish, 844-474-2020 for Portuguese, 844-477-2020 for Haitian Creole

 Please reach out to at least five (5) people to make sure they’ve completed the Census – that would get us to where we need to be.

• CLOSING AND BLESSINGS