• HERE ARE OUR NUMBERS TODAY

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o Newark:

 8 more positive cases than Wednesday, and a total of 850 since June 30th.

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

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o NJ:

 A total of 195,888 positive cases, which is 898 more than Wednesday.

 A total 14,234 deaths, which is 14 more than Wednesday.

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o Globally:

 There have been more than 28 million positive cases (28,553,262)

 There have been more than 970,000 deaths (971,081)

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o US:

 There have been more than 6.6 million positive cases (6,612,515)

 More than 196,000 deaths (196,856)

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• NEWARK ZIP CODE DATA

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This calculation is based on the method that we have done for the past few months and not the method that the State is using for its reporting.

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o Test Positivity Rates (As of September 7th):

 Newark 1.82% (last week 1.44% on August 29th)

 NJ 2.2% (last week 2.14% on August 29th)

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• LARGE GATHERINGS HOTLINE

 As we go into the weekend, please be sure to mask up and if you see large gatherings, let us know.

 The hotline is 973-969-1122 (between the hours of 4PM-12AM).

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

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 Friday, September 11th

Oliver Street School

East Kinney St. & McWhorter St.

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 Monday, September 14th  

Liberty Park

Note: 4th St closure between West Market and Central Ave.

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 Wednesday, September 16th  

Louis A. Spencer Elementary School

66 Muhammad Ali Ave.

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 Friday, September 18th  

Elliott Street Elementary School

721 Summer Ave.

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 Monday, September 21st  

Darcy St. & Wilson Ave.

Note: Darcy St. closure between Wilson & Alyea

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 Wednesday, September 23rd  

Clear View Baptist Church

314 Hobson St.

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 Friday, September 25th  

Ballantine House

595 Mt. Prospect Ave.

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• COMPLETE THE CENSUS

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 When you complete your Census online this weekend (if you haven’t already), don’t forget to take a selfie and enter you and your family into the NEWARK CENSUS SELFIE CONTEST.

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 Then email it to

NEWARKCOUNTS@GMAIL.COM. Post on social media too with a #NewarkCounts hashtag.

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 The website: www.2020CENSUS.GOV or complete the form over the phone:

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

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• UPCOMING VIRTUAL EVENTS:

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 Community Meeting: Status of Newark’s Water and Lead Service Line Replacements

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• Tuesday, Sept. 15 at 7PM

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• Monday, Sept. 21 at 12PM

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• Thursday, Sept. 24 at 7PM

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• Live on the City’s Facebook Page

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• Submit your questions via email to:

NEWARKPEOPLESASSEMBLY@CI.NEWARK.NJ.US

Or call 201-452-8450

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 Monday—Press conference announcing Prudential Center as a super polling site – tune in on FB Live at 11:30AM

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• CLOSING AND BLESSINGS