New Jersey CORONAVIRUS COVID-19 UPDATES
SUNDAY, aPr.5
ESSEX DAY 33
SATURDAY, aPr. 4
ESSEX DAY 32
FRIDAY, aPr. 3
ESSEX DAY 31
THURSDAY, aPr. 2
ESSEX DAY 30
WEDNESDAY, APR. 1
DAY 29
THREE VACCINES IN PHASE 1 TRIALSApr. 1 40 Vaccines are Currently being Developed
PHASE 1 TRIALS: 🔷 "mRNA-1273"
Further Information: COVID-19 Vaccine Candidates: Six Front-runners |
EIGHT COVID-19 DRUG
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TUESDAY, MAR. 31
DAY 28
NEW JERSEY INFORMATION UPDATE
Tuesday, Mar. 31 - 1pm
Day 28
Greg Butler, on death of Ben Luderer, Baseball Coach at Cliffside Park
🙏🏻 "He was a healthy, strong, athletic, 30-year-old head coach.”
Luderer reportedly attempted to get tested at a hospital on Friday, but was turned away. He died at home Sunday night.
from Governor Phil Murphy
"This isn’t about You. It’s about Us.
I know this isn’t fun, but now is the time to be Selfless, not Selfish.
We all have to pull together. I cannot be any clearer in my call:
Stay at Home, before this hits home."
NEW JERSEY
🔺 2,196 New Patients
🙏🏻 69 Newly Deceased
Including
🙏🏻 Total: 267 NJ deceased
🔷 39% POSITIVITY RATE
🔺 NEW LONG TERM FACILITY REGULATIONS
🔷 LONG TERM FACILITY UNIVERSAL MASKING REQUIREMENTS
These divisions may take place in separate Floors, Units or Wings:
Last night 260,000 total equipment arrived in NJ
🔺 SYMPTOM CHECKER
🔷 FEMA FREE TESTING SITES
opens 8am until 500 tests are completed
🔷 ADDITIONAL COUNTY TESTING SITES - APPOINTMENT AND SYMPTOMATIC ONLY
CAMDEN
POSITIVE:
🔺 LAW ENFORCEMENT CRACKDOWN: ZERO TOLERANCE
NEWARK POLICE - just last night:
🔷 PHARMACY COVID19 DRUGS HOARDING CRACKDOWN
🔷 STATE AND MUNICIPAL WATER COMPANIES
🔷 NJ BUSINESS EMPLOYERS FEDERAL PAYROLL TAX CREDIT
🔷 NJ EMPLOYEES UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE
🔷 COVID19 CONGRESSIONAL WORK CONTINUES
Full list of those who have agreed to the Mortgage Forbearance, with no penalties is listed online here
If listed servicer is not cooperative file a complaint with the Department of Banking and Insurance here: http://state.nj.us/dobi/consumer.htm
or : 609-292-7272 9am to 5pm weekdays
🔷 CORPORATE DONATIONS
▪️ Johnson and Johnson: 10,000 goggles and financial contribution and continuing to work on vaccine
Day 28
Greg Butler, on death of Ben Luderer, Baseball Coach at Cliffside Park
🙏🏻 "He was a healthy, strong, athletic, 30-year-old head coach.”
Luderer reportedly attempted to get tested at a hospital on Friday, but was turned away. He died at home Sunday night.
from Governor Phil Murphy
"This isn’t about You. It’s about Us.
I know this isn’t fun, but now is the time to be Selfless, not Selfish.
We all have to pull together. I cannot be any clearer in my call:
Stay at Home, before this hits home."
NEW JERSEY
🔺 2,196 New Patients
- an additional psychiatric hospital (state total now 2) has 1 positive resident
🙏🏻 69 Newly Deceased
Including
- Passaic Firefighter and EMT Israel Tolentino, Jr., age 33
- Head Baseball Coach at Cliffside Park, age 30, Ben Luderer
🙏🏻 Total: 267 NJ deceased
- 55% Males / 45% Females
- Ages
- 3: under age 30
- 12: age 30 to 49
- 46: age 50 to 64
- 80: age 65 to 79
- 126: over age 80
- Underlying Condition
- 42% of deceased
- Long term facilities
- 52 of deceased
🔷 39% POSITIVITY RATE
- 44,330 tests
- 17,253 were positive
🔺 NEW LONG TERM FACILITY REGULATIONS
🔷 LONG TERM FACILITY UNIVERSAL MASKING REQUIREMENTS
- Now that the state has a sufficient supply of masks available for long term care facilities:
- All staff and anyone entering facility must be masked at all times
- All residents who are exhibiting symptoms must be masked at all times that Staff is present
These divisions may take place in separate Floors, Units or Wings:
- All residents exhibiting symptoms must be housed in one division section
- All residents who are non-symptomatic must be housed in a different division section
- These divisions will mean relocating the residents to their appropriate section
- Any resident who returns from the hospital, and any new resident will need to be placed in the appropriate section
- Staff workers need to be assigned to one specific unit to avoid spreading the virus
- 81 facilities are reporting at least 1 positive patient out of 375 NJ facilities
Last night 260,000 total equipment arrived in NJ
- Current TOTAL:
- 280,466 N-95 masks
- 399,440 surgical masks
- 150,665 gloves
- 50,778 gowns
- 74,052 face shields
🔺 SYMPTOM CHECKER
- Self.Covid19.NJ.gov
🔷 FEMA FREE TESTING SITES
opens 8am until 500 tests are completed
- Wednesday, Apr. 1 - PNC in Holmdel ONLY
🔷 ADDITIONAL COUNTY TESTING SITES - APPOINTMENT AND SYMPTOMATIC ONLY
CAMDEN
- Site: Cooper’s Poynt Park, in Camden
- Residents only, 12pm to 4pm weekdays
- DMV Inspection Center, in Edison
- Residents only, 10am to 2pm, Mon, Wed, Fri
- Appointment: Middlesexcountynj.gov/COVID19testing / 732-745-3100
- Site: Ocean County College, in Toms River
- Residents only, appointment only, weekdays
- Appointment: http://ochd.org
- NJ has been picked as a state which will be utilizing Abbott's new testing units
- FDA just gave emergency authorization for its use
- Will be utilized in Bergen County
- No further information yet
POSITIVE:
- 383 Law Enforcement Covid19 patients
- 3,081 are home, off duty
- 618 out for other reasons
🔺 LAW ENFORCEMENT CRACKDOWN: ZERO TOLERANCE
NEWARK POLICE - just last night:
- 21 Stay Home Order violation incidents
- 161 summonses
- 15 businesses closed
- Every single person at the gatherings received a citation
🔷 PHARMACY COVID19 DRUGS HOARDING CRACKDOWN
- NJ is investigating all physicians and pharmacists believed to be hoarding or inappropriately prescribing to their friends and family specific medications
- Some drugs specifically have potential to treat the virus and NJ is attempting to protect that supply for residents
🔷 STATE AND MUNICIPAL WATER COMPANIES
- As of today, 100% compliance from all water companies halting all service shut-offs for the duration
- Those who receive unemployment benefits will be receiving an additional $600 per week through July 31
- For those already receiving the benefit, the additional payment will begin next week
🔷 NJ BUSINESS EMPLOYERS FEDERAL PAYROLL TAX CREDIT
- NJ Employers are urged to keep all employees on payroll for the duration of crisis
- NJ Employers are eligible to receive a Dollar-for-Dollar federal payroll tax credit against the costs they incur by keeping workers on their payroll.
🔷 NJ EMPLOYEES UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE
- Those who receive unemployment benefits will be receiving an additional $600 per week through July 31
- For those already receiving the benefit, the additional payment will begin next week
🔷 COVID19 CONGRESSIONAL WORK CONTINUES
- Gov. Murphy is calling for increased assistance for workers, small businesses and flexible aid for states
- Murphy believes states that are hardest hit should receive more assistance than states less impacted from virus
- He is calling for the Salt Deduction Cap to be undone in order to help middle class homeowners
Full list of those who have agreed to the Mortgage Forbearance, with no penalties is listed online here
If listed servicer is not cooperative file a complaint with the Department of Banking and Insurance here: http://state.nj.us/dobi/consumer.htm
or : 609-292-7272 9am to 5pm weekdays
🔷 CORPORATE DONATIONS
▪️ Johnson and Johnson: 10,000 goggles and financial contribution and continuing to work on vaccine
MONDAY, MAR. 30
DAY 27
NEW JERSEY INFORMATION UPDATEMonday, Mar. 30, 2pm
Day 27 Governor Phil Murphy "The Stay at Home Order remains firmly in effect. Unless you are absolutely needed to go out or unless your job is critical to our response, please, please, please Stay Home. The absolute number one weapon at our disposal is STAYING AT HOME. Period." 🔺 STAY AT HOME / THE VIRUS REMAINS:
NEW JERSEY 🔺 3,347 New Patients
🙏🏻 37 Newly Deceased Newly deceased statistics:
“Covid-19 Hospital Impact Model for Epidemics”
🔺PROJECTED HOSPITAL SURGE DATE MAY 8 Continuing at the historical scientific rate for average social distancing of 31%
Gov. Murphy: "I won’t stop fighting for the equipment we need to save every life we can. We need more ventilators. I will continue to say those four words in every phone call I have with President Trump until we get them."
🔺LAW ENFORCEMENT CHARGES: 70+ Citations involving 34 Incidents
Because Healthcare workers are overextended, FEMA testing sites are now open to NJ Residents every other day. They will offer 500 tests at a time, starting at 8am, and continue until tests run out:
🔷 NJ FIRST RESPONDER / NJ HEALTHCARE WORKERS
🔷 MORTGAGE LENDERS
🔷 CORPORATE DONATIONS
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US NAVAL HOSPITAL SHIP "COMFORT" HAS ARRIVED IN NYC Monday, Mar. 30
Commanding Officer Capt. Patrick Amersbach: “We are ready and grateful to serve the needs of our nation.”
“Our message to New Yorkers: now your Navy has returned, and we are with you, committed in this fight.”
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SUNDAY, MAR. 29
DAY 26
SATURDAY, MAR. 28
DAY 25
NEW JERSEY INFORMATION UPDATESaturday, Mar. 28
1pm 🔺 STAY AT HOME Governor Phil Murphy "This is life and death. This is not a game. It is critical that you stay at home unless you absolutely need to go out. Keep your distance from everyone including your family members." 🔺THE VIRUS REMAINS
NEW JERSEY 🔺2,289 New Patients
🙏🏻 32 Newly Deceased Newly deceased statistics:
🔷 35% POSITIVITY RATE
Gov. Murphy has been petitioning the White House continuously for NJ's PPE's needs. Last night, Murphy directly spoke with Pres. Trump and after describing the state's critical PPE shortage, was assured by Trump that a shipment would arrive today. Items arrived today: 🔷 OVERNIGHT PPE SHIPMENT SENT FROM NATIONAL STOCKPILE Trump released the following and they were received in NJ by state police this morning:
🔷 SYMPTOM SELF-CHECKER
🔷 MEDICAL VOLUNTEERS WANTED FOR HEALTHCARE RESERVE Please submit your information here if you are willing and able to volunteer as a qualified Health and Mental Health professional
🔷 NJ NATIONAL GUARD
🔷 FEMA TESTING SITES: NOW ALTERNATING DAYS Healthcare workers are being overextended. Sites will now be every other day and offer 500 tests at a time, opening at 8am until tests run out:
🔷 MORTGAGE RELIEF STARTS APR. 1 / CONTACT LENDER DIRECTLY Governor Murphy : "If you receive a grace period of 3 months now it will be added to the backend of your mortgage."
🔷 RENTERS: NO EVICTIONS
🔷 NJ BUSINESS UPDATES PAGE Information on:
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FRIDAY, MAR. 27
DAY 24
NEW JERSEY INFORMATION UPDATE
Friday, Mar. 27
2pm
Governor Phil Murphy
"These are not abstract numbers. These are our Family, our Friends, our Neighbors. All of us. We are in this together and we mourn together."
NEW JERSEY
🔺 1982 New Patients
NJ Assembly Speaker Craig J. Coughlin
🔺“Too many residents in the state of New Jersey go to bed without a meal every night: 1 out of every eight residents to be exact."
2pm
Governor Phil Murphy
"These are not abstract numbers. These are our Family, our Friends, our Neighbors. All of us. We are in this together and we mourn together."
NEW JERSEY
🔺 1982 New Patients
- Total: 8825 NJ Patients
- some new results are from the new FEMA testing sites
- Total: 108 NJ deceased in 3 weeks
- 24,843 tests
- 8,296 were positive
- 55 of the long term care facilities in NJ report at least 1 Positive result
- At this point it's been too soon to state that someone has recovered. The state refers to all patients as PUI: Persons Under Investigation. At some point it will become obvious that all PUI, who are not deceased, are in fact recovering and will entirely Recover.
- Both private and state testing facilities are backlogged with testing capability
- Childcare Centers who wish to remain open must RE-REGISTER with the state affirming that they are ONLY serving First Responders, Healtcare workers and Essential working people
- REGISTER HERE
- $140 million for COVID19 related expenses
- 1 Ventilator costs $20,000
- State Health Director believes NJ needs to purchase a minimum of 2,300 Ventilators
- All businesses and non-hospital health care facilities in possession of PPE that they're not using for critical health care services
- REPORT HERE
- There isn't enough PPE for these procedures
- FIRST RESPONDERS / HEALTHCARE WORKERS ONLY
- ONLY symptomatic First Responders and Healthcare providers will be tested on the following days:
- Saturday 3.28 (Bergen and PNC)
- Saturdays Apr. 4 and forward PNC only
- Always show valid credentials.
- Meadowlands Convention Center
- opens in about a week
- Patients will be general hospital
- Edison Expo
- ▪️ opens after Meadowlands completed
- ▪️ Patients will be COVID19 patients only
NJ Assembly Speaker Craig J. Coughlin
🔺“Too many residents in the state of New Jersey go to bed without a meal every night: 1 out of every eight residents to be exact."
- TO APPLY
- Yesterday, NJ received $70 million in extra NJ SNAP benefits from federal government
- Sunday, 3/29 - SNAP Supplemental Benefit clients will receive extra payments
- April will also include extra payments
- All benefits will load directly on to Families First EBT cards
- Supplemental benefit will be based on family size
- 340,000 households receive SNAP food assistance
- 205,000 of those receive the additional supplemental assistance
- ALL SNAP clients expiring through May are already extended to continue an extra six months in order to ensure there are no benefit interruptions
- By law, "households that already receive the federal allowable maximum SNAP benefit are not eligible for supplemental payments."
- NJ Human Services Commissioner Carole Johnson
“We want every individual and family to be able to have the food they need as they comply with the Governor’s directive to stay at home. For many New Jerseyans and their families that means needing more NJ SNAP support, and these benefits are coming on Sunday."
- Still in processing of discussions with all banks; announcement should be made tomorrow
- 12-County Compliance Checks
- Charges were made yesterday - 26 incidents resulted in 5 charges:
- Creating false public alarm / Criminal Mischief / Obstruction
- Google Ad Grant to get NJ information on search platform
- Ralph Lauren (now offices in Nutley) will be donating
THURSDAY, Mar. 26
Day 23
NEW JERSEY INFORMATION UPDATE
Thur, Mar. 26
2pm
NEW JERSEY
🔺 New Patients 2492
🔷 32% POSITIVITY RATE
🔺 NEW JERSEY DECLARED MAJOR DISASTER AREA BY PRESIDENT TRUMP
🔺PPEs
Murphy has requested Pres. Trump releases from national PPE stockpile:
Executive Order 109: "any business, non-hospital health care facility, or institution of higher learning in possession of PPE, ventilators, respirators, or anesthesia machines not required for the provision of critical health care services shall undertake an inventory of these supplies."
🔷 FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
"With our major disaster declaration approved, New Jersey will now have access to greater essential federal support to help our residents through this emergency. This declaration will allow us to lift remaining bureaucratic barriers to assistance and enhance our statewide response to COVID-19. I am grateful to the Administration and the Federal Emergency Management Agency for their collaboration and coordination in supporting our response and recovery efforts to COVID-19 in New Jersey.”
🔷 US UNEMPLOYMENT: 3.3 MILLION AMERICANS HAVE FILED
Mar. 26 - 6pm
According to John Hopkins University Coronavirus
Resource Center
🔷 Covid19 Patient Count:
🔷 United States Patient Count:
🔷 SCHOOL DISTRICTS
Governor Phil Murphy "I'm aware that some school districts have already begun advising families as to when they anticipate reopening. Let me be perfectly clear on this; that decision rests with yours truly. We will not be prepared to visit the school closures until at least Apr. 17 at the very earliest. The decision to reopen will be based on careful discussion with our public health and safety experts and with our educators in districts and we'll be guided by the facts on the ground."
🔷 FEMA TESTING SITES SATURDAYS: FIRST RESPONDERS / HEALTHCARE WORKERS ONLY
ONLY symptomatic First Responders and Healthcare providers will be tested on the following days:
There is at least 1 Positive patient in 43 of state's 375 facilities
🔷 NJ SMALL BUSINESS / NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE
$75 Million assistance to cover operating expenses for those businesses and non-profit organizations that have been impacted by COVID-19 through reduced revenue, employee shortage, supply chain impact, etc.
Small business means $5 million or less annual revenue and in good tax standing with NJ
▪️ Unemployment Insurance Info
🔷 NJ ESSENTIAL JOBS PORTAL: POST JOB OR SEEK JOB
2pm
NEW JERSEY
🔺 New Patients 2492
- Total: 6876 NJ Patients
- 436 new results are from the new FEMA testing sites (Bergen / PNC)
- Total: 81 NJ deceased
in 3 weeks
🔷 32% POSITIVITY RATE
- 19,364 tests
- 6137 were positive in 7 of the labs
🔺 NEW JERSEY DECLARED MAJOR DISASTER AREA BY PRESIDENT TRUMP
🔺PPEs
Murphy has requested Pres. Trump releases from national PPE stockpile:
- 4.5 Million N95 Masks
- 2,500 ventilators
- Masks, Gloves also on list
Executive Order 109: "any business, non-hospital health care facility, or institution of higher learning in possession of PPE, ventilators, respirators, or anesthesia machines not required for the provision of critical health care services shall undertake an inventory of these supplies."
🔷 FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
- Federal monies will now supplement all of NJ's COVID19 spending backdating to January 20, 2020.
- This is unrelated to the additional federal support Congress is working on
"With our major disaster declaration approved, New Jersey will now have access to greater essential federal support to help our residents through this emergency. This declaration will allow us to lift remaining bureaucratic barriers to assistance and enhance our statewide response to COVID-19. I am grateful to the Administration and the Federal Emergency Management Agency for their collaboration and coordination in supporting our response and recovery efforts to COVID-19 in New Jersey.”
🔷 US UNEMPLOYMENT: 3.3 MILLION AMERICANS HAVE FILED
- NJ:155,000 workers have filed
- Murphy signed legislation yesterday to expand Temporary Disability Insurance and Family Leave Insurance programs
Mar. 26 - 6pm
According to John Hopkins University Coronavirus
Resource Center
🔷 Covid19 Patient Count:
- UNITED STATES: 82,404
- CHINA: 81,782
- ITALY: 80,589
- SPAIN: 56,347
- GERMANY: 43,646
🔷 United States Patient Count:
- NEW YORK: 37,258
- NEW JERSEY: 6,876
- CALIFORNIA: 3,786
- MICHIGAN: 2,877
- WASHINGTON: 2,649
- Gov. Murphy spoke with the S. Korean Ambassador to be better informed on how the country is dealing with the pandemic
🔷 SCHOOL DISTRICTS
Governor Phil Murphy "I'm aware that some school districts have already begun advising families as to when they anticipate reopening. Let me be perfectly clear on this; that decision rests with yours truly. We will not be prepared to visit the school closures until at least Apr. 17 at the very earliest. The decision to reopen will be based on careful discussion with our public health and safety experts and with our educators in districts and we'll be guided by the facts on the ground."
🔷 FEMA TESTING SITES SATURDAYS: FIRST RESPONDERS / HEALTHCARE WORKERS ONLY
ONLY symptomatic First Responders and Healthcare providers will be tested on the following days:
- Saturday 3.28
(Bergen and PNC) - Saturdays Apr. 4 and forward PNC only
- Always show valid credentials.
There is at least 1 Positive patient in 43 of state's 375 facilities
- St. Joseph's Woodbridge - all moved to new facility
- Positives:
24 Residents / 5 Staff - Deceased: 3 residents
- Positives:
- Positives: 4 Staff; none in contact with inmates
- no inmates positive
🔷 NJ SMALL BUSINESS / NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE
$75 Million assistance to cover operating expenses for those businesses and non-profit organizations that have been impacted by COVID-19 through reduced revenue, employee shortage, supply chain impact, etc.
Small business means $5 million or less annual revenue and in good tax standing with NJ
- Home-based businesses are not eligible
- $10 million working capital loans and lines of credit
- NJ Small Business Loans
- Grant Program will provide $1000 to $5,000
- Payment Moratorium/Loan Fee Forgiveness
- U.S. SBA Assistance Long Term / Low interest Loans
▪️ Unemployment Insurance Info
🔷 NJ ESSENTIAL JOBS PORTAL: POST JOB OR SEEK JOB
- ▪️ 35,000 job openings have been posted by 300 Essential employers since Monday
- ▪️ Accessed by 230,000 job seekers
- Essential Employers should submit jobs here
WEDNESDAY, Mar. 25
Day 22
NEW JERSEY INFORMATION UPDATE
Wed, Mar. 25 - Day 22 -- 2pm
Governor Phil Murphy
"If you see a business operating in violation of the Stay at Home Executive Order, or you are working at one - report them now."
Online: https://covid19.nj.gov/violation
NEW JERSEY
🔺 New Patients 736 / Total: 4402 NJ Patients
🙏🏻 18 Deceased / Total: 62 NJ deceased in 3 weeks
🙏🏻 of the 18 New deceased
🙏🏻 of the Total 62 deceased
🔷 PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITALS
🔺 HOSPITAL CAPACITY / FEMA FIELD MEDICAL STATIONS
🔷 DISASTER DECLARATION
🔺 PPE NEEDS
🔷 $1.9 MILLION FEDERAL DHS NJ GRANT APPROVED
Federal Dept Health Human Services
🔷 DIRECT INDIVIDUAL FEDERAL ASSISTANCE IS HOPEFULLY GOING TO PASS
Proposed legislation includes;
🔷 $150 BILLION RELIEF FUND
🔷 CORPORATE DONATIONS
Governor Phil Murphy
"If you see a business operating in violation of the Stay at Home Executive Order, or you are working at one - report them now."
Online: https://covid19.nj.gov/violation
NEW JERSEY
🔺 New Patients 736 / Total: 4402 NJ Patients
🙏🏻 18 Deceased / Total: 62 NJ deceased in 3 weeks
🙏🏻 of the 18 New deceased
- ages 52 to 93
- 11 Males, 7 Females
- 50% had underlying health conditions
- 5 from a long term care facility
🙏🏻 of the Total 62 deceased
- ages 30 to 93 (24% ages 30 to 60)
- 65% Males, 35% Females
- 48% had underlying health conditions
- 16 from a long term care facility
🔷 PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITALS
- 1400 patients in 4 facilities
- 1 Patient positive / 4 Staff positive
- 14,000 tests performed
- 4,000 Positive
- remainder of 10,000 results experiencing upper respiratory symptoms
🔺 HOSPITAL CAPACITY / FEMA FIELD MEDICAL STATIONS
- 18,433 Acute care beds in state includes 2,000 for ICU Critical
- Goal by next two weeks increase of 1,360 beds through Army Corps intervention
- Meadowlands Convention Center will open first - about 1,000 beds
🔷 DISASTER DECLARATION
- Gov. Murphy and VP Pence spoke and Murphy is hopeful the declaration will happen, which will mean state funding
🔺 PPE NEEDS
- Continues to be an urgent "desperate" need and Gov. Murphy continues to reach out to White House for more equipment.
- Pence asked that NJ re-clarify their needs and that's being done today
- NJ's NJSPolice/ OEM coordinating the collection:
- email: PPEDonations@NJSP.org
- received 550 Million emails so far
🔷 $1.9 MILLION FEDERAL DHS NJ GRANT APPROVED
Federal Dept Health Human Services
- to help 24 NJ health centers acquire Testing / Screening / Medical supplies and increase remote Telehealth patient care
- Report Business with Failure to Comply: Call: 609-963-6817
- the phone line received so many calls since yesterday that it crashed the system
- Report online: https://covid19.nj.gov/violation
- Every Daycare that wishes to stay open needs to re-certify with the state attesting that they are ONLY going to continue to accept children of First Responder / Healthcare / Essential workers
- All Daycare otherwise closed by Wed., Apr. 1
- New Health and safety guidelines forthcoming
- Senator Joe Vitale worked on this legislation
- First Responders / Healthcare and guidance coming on rest of essential list
- Lakewood Police Department
- Summons Issued: Lakewood Wedding and another Party at a Lakewood home
- New Providence Police
- During Domestic Violence arrest, the Suspect coughed on police and stated he was Covid19 positive
- Charges: Disorderly person / Harassment / Obstruction
- During Domestic Violence arrest, the Suspect coughed on police and stated he was Covid19 positive
🔷 DIRECT INDIVIDUAL FEDERAL ASSISTANCE IS HOPEFULLY GOING TO PASS
- Direct cash assistance (as of last night $1200 per family and $500 per child) from federal government
- Unemployment benefits extended 13 weeks
- Unemployment to include Gig workers and Self-Employed
Proposed legislation includes;
🔷 $150 BILLION RELIEF FUND
- To States and Localities experiencing the healthcare crisis
- To Hospitals / Healthcare workers needs
- For all FEMA-directed activities within Covid19 affected States
- Public Transit continuation for essential workers
- NJ Transit included
- NJ Transit included
- Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program foodstamp assistance
- Ensuring First Responders / Healthcare / Essential workers have access to Childcare
🔷 CORPORATE DONATIONS
- ShopRite and Wakefern donated the Mobile Field unit trailers
- Merck - donating 300,000 masks
- Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers Union - donating masks to Burlington health centers
TUESDAY, Mar. 24
Day 21
NEW JERSEY INFORMATION UPDATE
🔷 ADDITIONAL ESSENTIAL BUSINESSES
from Governor Phil Murphy
"Effective immediately, the following retail businesses are considered essential and permitted to operate:"
from Governor Phil Murphy
"Effective immediately, the following retail businesses are considered essential and permitted to operate:"
- Mobile phone retail, repair shops
- Bicycle shops, only for service and repair
- Livestock feed stores
- Nurseries, garden centers
- Farming equipment stores
Tues, Mar. 24
NEW JERSEY
🙏🏻 NEW Deceased: 17
🔺 WORK FROM HOME MEANS WORK FROM HOME
"The Executive Order is not a Polite Suggestion. It is an Order.
No one who can work from home, should be leaving their home for work. We must have one hundred percent compliance. This is about public health, this is about people's lives. It is about your Employees lives, and their Family's lives. It is about Your life."
🔺 URGENTLY NEEDED PPE SHIPMENTS FROM NATIONAL STOCKPILE
Personal Protective Equipment
🔷 EDUCATION: APRIL STANDARD TESTING LIKELY CANCELLED
Governor Phil Murphy
"with students at home and not in their regular classrooms it is simply not feasible for us to move forward with testing in any meaningful way"
🔷 $900 Million NJ Discretionary Budget Spending Placed into Reserve
🔷 FEDERAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
NJ Congressional Delegation hopeful that direct cash infusion to state is imminent towards state's stabilization fund supporting:
🔷 MUNICIPAL WATER UTILITIES - NO SHUT OFFS
Gov. Murphy
"No New Jerseyan should have to fear for losing their access to water throughout this emergency."
🔷 NJ JOBS PORTAL DAY 2
First state in the US that is doing this
🔷 FEMA REGION 2 BUILDING NJ FIELD HOSPITALS
🔷 TESTING
🔷 HOMELESS POPULATION
🔷 LIQUOR STORES
🔷 NJ PANDEMIC RELIEF FUND (501 C3) BEGINS TODAY
DONATIONS: NJPRF.org
First Lady Tammy Murphy
“The COVID-19 virus has already had far-reaching societal ramifications that have overwhelmingly and disproportionally impacted low- to-middle-income residents and New Jersey’s small business community. We are committed to the task of identifying the most effective interventions, determining community needs, and raising essential funds and awareness as we battle this challenge.”
NEW JERSEY
- NJ:
Second highest cases in US - Essex:
Second highest cases in NJ
- TOTAL: 3,675
- 35% age 30 to 49
🙏🏻 NEW Deceased: 17
- TOTAL: 44
🔺 WORK FROM HOME MEANS WORK FROM HOME
- Know of a Business with Failure to Comply?
Call: 609-963-6817 - Some businesses are deeming all / most of their employees "Essential" to force them to go to work, rather than work remotely
- Some businesses are deeming themselves "Essential" when they are not included in the order.
"The Executive Order is not a Polite Suggestion. It is an Order.
No one who can work from home, should be leaving their home for work. We must have one hundred percent compliance. This is about public health, this is about people's lives. It is about your Employees lives, and their Family's lives. It is about Your life."
🔺 URGENTLY NEEDED PPE SHIPMENTS FROM NATIONAL STOCKPILE
Personal Protective Equipment
- Going to: St. Barnabas, Holy Name, Hackensack UMC, Morrisown Hospitals
- 200,000 N95 masks
- 84,000 Respirators
- other gear
- PSEG donations: 50,000 N95 Masks
- Apple, Glaxxo, Walgreens, PipeFitters Local 24, Sherwood Williams all committing to donations
- Governor is waiting to be assured that all First Responders, all healthcare workers have daycare
- at that point he may decide to close all other Daycare
🔷 EDUCATION: APRIL STANDARD TESTING LIKELY CANCELLED
Governor Phil Murphy
"with students at home and not in their regular classrooms it is simply not feasible for us to move forward with testing in any meaningful way"
- Federal Waiver expected to be granted shortly
- Will NOT impact graduation for any students
- Number one priority is to keep up with current studies with no other educational concerns
- School is out until further notice
🔷 $900 Million NJ Discretionary Budget Spending Placed into Reserve
🔷 FEDERAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
NJ Congressional Delegation hopeful that direct cash infusion to state is imminent towards state's stabilization fund supporting:
- Mass Transit
- Unemployment insurance
- Community Development Block grants
- Hospitals
- Small business
🔷 MUNICIPAL WATER UTILITIES - NO SHUT OFFS
Gov. Murphy
"No New Jerseyan should have to fear for losing their access to water throughout this emergency."
- Private utility providers have already agreed to no shutoffs
- All water providers need to stop shutoffs today or NJ DEP will order them to stop shutoffs by tomorrow
🔷 NJ JOBS PORTAL DAY 2
First state in the US that is doing this
- Visited by 88,000 job seekers
- Open jobs increased to 12,000 from 100 employers
- Jobs.covid19.nj.gov
- Customer was arguing with Wegman's employee, coughed on the employee, and then stated he has Coronavirus. For 40 minutes, Suspect refused to provide identification, license, to Manalapan Township Police Department
- Charges:
- Terroristic threats
- Harassment
- Obstruction
- Charges:
- NJ State Police Colonel Patrick J. Callahan Reports:
- Reduction in NJ Crime compared to this date, 2019:
25% drop - Reduction in NJ Shootings compared to this date, 2019:
18% drop
- Reduction in NJ Crime compared to this date, 2019:
🔷 FEMA REGION 2 BUILDING NJ FIELD HOSPITALS
- Plans going well for creating four hospitals with 250 beds each
- Lieutenant Colonel David Park directing Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District, they are en route now.
- NORTH:
Meadowlands Exposition Center - CENTRAL:
Edison Convention Center - SOUTH:
Atlantic City convention Center - urban locations will be set up when needed, and for now in Wall Twp
- hotels, college dorms still possible
- NORTH:
- Staffing hasn't been determined yet but overseen by trauma hospitals and nursing agencies
- Should begin next week
- Murphy waiting for approval from Pres. Trump for Real ID time frame to be suspended until it can be done in an orderly fashion
🔷 TESTING
- FEMA sites (Bergen, PNC)
- Free, Close early after 300+ tests
- Hudson County site
- Residents only
- PASSAIC COUNTY
- Opens tomorrow
- Residents and their first respondents only
- with doctor's approval
- at William Paterson University
- Run by Little Servant Sisters of the Immaculate Conception
- they are the ones who alerted the state that residents need to be placed in a new location
- May be permanently closed after 12 employee illness and some positive patients cases out of 89 residents
- decision is up to the Sisters
- Monitored since Friday; now in the process of moving all of the patients to a new facility
🔷 HOMELESS POPULATION
- Jersey City housing individuals in motels
- Employees don't have protective equipment and mail should be handled briefly, and then hands washed
🔷 LIQUOR STORES
- Open because of addiction
🔷 NJ PANDEMIC RELIEF FUND (501 C3) BEGINS TODAY
- 100% donations to NJ Covid19 support organizations
- Headed by First Lady Tammy Murphy, supported by:
- Jon Bon Jovi
- Stephen Colbert
- Danny DeVito
- Whoopi Goldberg (local)
- Carli Lloyd
- Charlie Puth
- Bruce Springsteen
- Jon Stewart
DONATIONS: NJPRF.org
First Lady Tammy Murphy
“The COVID-19 virus has already had far-reaching societal ramifications that have overwhelmingly and disproportionally impacted low- to-middle-income residents and New Jersey’s small business community. We are committed to the task of identifying the most effective interventions, determining community needs, and raising essential funds and awareness as we battle this challenge.”
MONDAY, Mar. 23
Day 20
SUNDAY, Mar. 22
Day 19
NEW JERSEY INFORMATION UPDATE Sun. Mar. 22 - 3pm from Governor Phil Murphy press conference 🔺 BLOOD SUPPLY CRITICAL
🔺 CRITICAL NEED FOR PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE) FOR HEALTHCARE WORKERS
🔷 NJ STATE POLICE OEM TO COORDINATE PPE DONATION EFFORT 🔷 MEDICAL RESERVE CORPS - STANDBY UNIT In process of organizing a standby unit for on demand staffing
🔷 TESTING
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SATURday, Mar. 21
Day 18
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NEW JERSEY STAY AT HOME ORDER
🔺 ALL NON-ESSENTIAL BUSINESSES CLOSED 🔺 ALL GATHERINGS CANCELLED 🔺 ALL BUSINESS REMOTE 🔺 24 HOURS OFF ROADS UNLESS FOR ESSENTIAL NEEDS Begins 9pm Tonight 🔷 ESSENTIAL BUSINESS STAY OPEN WITH PRIOR RULES IN EFFECT:
🔷 OFFICES WORK REMOTELY
🔷 RESTAURANT / BARS
🔷 CONSTRUCTION / MANUFACTURING / TRUCKING
🔷 GATHERINGS
🔷 EXEMPTIONS TO STAY AT HOME EXECUTIVE ORDER
"I just signed an Executive Order directing nearly all residents to STAY AT HOME. ALL gatherings are canceled. ALL non-essential retail businesses must indefinitely close their physical stores to the public effective 9:00 p.m. tonight." https://covid19.nj.gov/ |
ALL NJ LIBRARIES CLOSED FOR DURATION
Every library in New Jersey meaning:
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Friday, Mar. 20
Day 17
Thursday, Mar. 19
Day 16
WEDNESDAY, Mar. 18
Day 15
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Wed., Mar. 18
11:45pm Essex's First Patient was 1 week ago Revised list 🔷 Essex County: 45 Patients 🔷 Essex County Timeline: Thur, Mar. 12 (1 Patient)
Fri, Mar. 13 (4 Patients)
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TUESday, Mar. 17
Day 14
Wed., Mar. 18
10:40am
for Tuesday, Mar. 17
Essex's First Patient was 1 week ago
🔷 Essex County: 34 Patients
🔷 Essex County Timeline:
Thur, Mar. 12 (1 Patient)
Fri, Mar. 13 (4 Patients)
10:40am
for Tuesday, Mar. 17
Essex's First Patient was 1 week ago
🔷 Essex County: 34 Patients
- 11 Essex County
- "Under Investigation" - 4 Montclair
- 2 Belleville
- 2 Belleville - "Under Investigation"
- 2 Bloomfield
- 2 Millburn
- 2 Nutley
- 2 West Orange
- 1 Caldwell
- 1 East Orange
- 1 Livingston
- 1 Maplewood
- 1 Newark
- 1 North Caldwell
- 1 Verona
🔷 Essex County Timeline:
Thur, Mar. 12 (1 Patient)
- 1. Montclair
F, 66, Mountainside Hospital
Fri, Mar. 13 (4 Patients)
- 2. Livingston
74 - 3. Millburn
F, 60s - 4. Montclair
F, 77, Mountainside Hospital
- 5. Montclair
M, 60, Mountainside Hospital
- 6. Bloomfield
F 74 - 7. Bloomfield
M 77
- 8. Caldwell
- 9. Maplewood
M, 31 - 10. Newark
M, 50s - 11. North Caldwell
F - 12. Nutley
- 13. Nutley
- 14. West Orange
- 15. Millburn
F, 60s - 16. West Orange
- 17. Essex "Under Instigation"
- 18. Essex "Under Instigation"
- 19. Essex "Under Instigation"
- 20. Essex "Under Instigation"
- 21. Essex "Under Instigation"
- 22. Belleville
Clara Maas - 23. Belleville
Clara Maas - 24. Belleville "Under Instigation"
- 25. Belleville "Under Instigation"
- 26. East Orange
East Orange General Hospital - 27. Montclair
F, 73, Mountainside Hospital - 28. Essex "Under Instigation"
- 29. Essex "Under Instigation"
- 30. Essex "Under Instigation"
- 31. Essex "Under Instigation"
- 32. Essex "Under Instigation"
- 33. Essex "Under Instigation"
- 34. Verona
M, 62
MONday, Mar. 16
Day 13
Mon, Mar. 16
2pm
🔺 NEW JERSEY EXECUTIVE ORDER
By order of Governor Phil Murphy
🔺 180 NATIONAL GUARD WILL BE DEPLOYED THROUGHOUT NEW JERSEY
🔺 ALL SCHOOLS CLOSED NO LATER THAN WEDNESDAY, FOR THE DURATION
🔺 BUSINESSES CLOSED, FOR THE DURATION
🔺 BUSINESSES CLOSED DAILY BY 8PM, FOR THE DURATION
🔺 BUSINESSES THAT MAY BE OPEN AFTER 8PM, FOR THE DURATION
IN ORDER THAT THOSE WHO WORK DURING THE DAY CAN STILL ACCESS THEM:
🔺 RESTAURANTS / BARS, FOR THE DURATION
🔺 #SocialDistancingNow
🔺 TRAVEL DISCOURAGED BETWEEN 8PM TO 5AM, FOR THE DURATION
"We want everyone to be home and not out."
🔺 80 New NJ Patients (more information to come)
🔷 MALLS
from Governor's Office
New Jersey malls are staying open because they offer varied services:
2pm
🔺 NEW JERSEY EXECUTIVE ORDER
By order of Governor Phil Murphy
🔺 180 NATIONAL GUARD WILL BE DEPLOYED THROUGHOUT NEW JERSEY
- Their role will be announced
🔺 ALL SCHOOLS CLOSED NO LATER THAN WEDNESDAY, FOR THE DURATION
- ALL Public / Private / Parochial
- Pre-K
- K-12 schools
- Colleges, and Universities
- Preschools are CLOSED
- Daycares can stay open for now if they want to but that is likely to be reassessed.
🔺 BUSINESSES CLOSED, FOR THE DURATION
- ALL:
- Casinos (Online gaming continues)
- Racetracks
- Theaters
- Gyms
🔺 BUSINESSES CLOSED DAILY BY 8PM, FOR THE DURATION
- ALL (Non-Essential) Retail, Recreational, Entertainment
- AND these locations must limit occupancy to less than 50 people
- ie: 50 people per each store's space
- Salons
- Clothing Stores
- Home Stores
- Pet Stores
- ie: 50 people per each store's space
- AND these locations must limit occupancy to less than 50 people
🔺 BUSINESSES THAT MAY BE OPEN AFTER 8PM, FOR THE DURATION
IN ORDER THAT THOSE WHO WORK DURING THE DAY CAN STILL ACCESS THEM:
- ALL Essential Retail:
- Grocery
- Pharmacy
- Gas Stations
- Medical Offices
🔺 RESTAURANTS / BARS, FOR THE DURATION
- During daylight houses:
- Take Out and Delivery ONLY
🔺 #SocialDistancingNow
- No Gathering over 50+
🔺 TRAVEL DISCOURAGED BETWEEN 8PM TO 5AM, FOR THE DURATION
"We want everyone to be home and not out."
- APPLIES TO:
- All non-essential / non-emergency in New Jersey
🔺 80 New NJ Patients (more information to come)
🔷 MALLS
from Governor's Office
New Jersey malls are staying open because they offer varied services:
- THESE STORES IN THE MALLS ARE CLOSED:
- ALL Movie theaters, stage theaters, Gyms
- ALL Movie theaters, stage theaters, Gyms
- THESE STORES IN THE MALLS ARE CLOSED AT 8PM:
- All Non-Essential Retail, Recreational, and Entertainment
- AND these locations must limit occupancy to less than 50 people
- ie: 50 people per each store's space
- Salons
- Clothing Stores
- Home Stores
- Pet Stores
- AND these locations must limit occupancy to less than 50 people
- Restaurants / Bars:
- Take Out and Delivery ONLY before 8pm
- Take Out and Delivery ONLY before 8pm
- All Non-Essential Retail, Recreational, and Entertainment
- THESE STORES IN THE MALL MAY STAY OPEN AFTER 8PM IN ORDER THAT THOSE WHO WORK DURING THE DAY CAN STILL ACCESS THEM:
- ALL Essential Retail:
- Grocery
- Pharmacy
- Medical Offices
- ALL Essential Retail:
Sunday, Mar. 15
Day 12
Mon. Mar. 16 -
11:45am
for Sunday, Mar. 15
Please be aware that because I take a large amount of time confirming all information, updates will only be posted when I am sure that I have been given the full information. Please make sure that you have all notifications turned on for West Essex Now , and Facebook notifications also enabled on your devices.
My own sources are direct from:
🔷 NEW JERSEY PATIENTS - 115
🔷 ESSEX PATIENTS - 18
NEW JERSEY NEWS
"Should these new measures not prove effective, there’s nothing off the table”
Bergen County Executive James Tedesco
🔺 #SocialDistancingNow
After Gov. Murphy viewed videos and photographs of crowded restaurants and recreation sites:
🔺 NEW JERSEY / NEW YORK / CONNECTICUT Shared Regulations
🔷 TEANECK REGULATIONS - For Duration
🔷 OTHER NJ MUNICIPAL UPDATES
🔷 NJ WORKERS
🔷 NJ SCHOOLS
🔷 NJ UTILITIES - For Duration
🔷 NJ DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES
🔷 NJ COURTS
🔷 NJ / NY AIRPORT UNION WORKERS
🔷 NEW YORK - 746 Patients / 6 deaths
🔷 NEW YORK CITY Regulations
🔷 PENNSYLVANIA - 69 Patients
🔷 DELAWARE - 7 Patients
🔷 US PATIENTS - 3807 Including Puerto Rico, Guam, Virgin Islands
Including:
🔷 US Deaths - 69
🔺 US TESTING UPDATES
🔷 US NEWS UPDATES
🔷 BUSINESS NEWS UPDATES
STORES
🔷 US PEACE CORPS
11:45am
for Sunday, Mar. 15
Please be aware that because I take a large amount of time confirming all information, updates will only be posted when I am sure that I have been given the full information. Please make sure that you have all notifications turned on for West Essex Now , and Facebook notifications also enabled on your devices.
My own sources are direct from:
- NJ Department of Health
- NJ Governor's Office
- Municipal Officials
🔷 NEW JERSEY PATIENTS - 115
- 33 - Bergen
- 18 - Essex
- 12 - Hudson
- 12 - Middlesex
- 12 - Monmouth
- 6 - Passaic
- 6 - Union
- 5 - Burlington
- 4 - Morris
- 2 - Camden
- 2 - Ocean
- 1 - Hunterdon
- 1 - Mercer
- 1 - Somerset
🔷 ESSEX PATIENTS - 18
- 8 - "Essex County" and not included below
- 3 - Montclair
- 2 - Bloomfield
- 1 - Caldwell
- 1 - Livingston
- 1 - Newark
- 1 - North Caldwell
- 1 - West Orange
NEW JERSEY NEWS
"Should these new measures not prove effective, there’s nothing off the table”
Bergen County Executive James Tedesco
🔺 #SocialDistancingNow
After Gov. Murphy viewed videos and photographs of crowded restaurants and recreation sites:
- "It's too much business as usual....everyone is responsible to protect not only themselves but others."
- Stay home
- or keep 6 feet from others at work and when it's necessary to go out in public
- Shop / Dine ToGo only or accept porch deliveries
- My commentary:
- "Social Distancing or We Become Italy: This is not a practice, not a drill"
🔺 NEW JERSEY / NEW YORK / CONNECTICUT Shared Regulations
- No Gathering over 50+
- Restaurants / Bars ToGo Only
- Closed:
- Casinos, Gyms, Movie Theaters
🔷 TEANECK REGULATIONS - For Duration
- Grocery Stores: 1 family member only inside
- Closed:
- Daycare centers
- Hair / Nail Salons
- Health and Sports Clubs and Martial Arts
- Self-Quarantine: All 40,000 Residents
- only leave their homes for food and medicine.
🔷 OTHER NJ MUNICIPAL UPDATES
- Hoboken
- Curfew in place 10pm to 5am
- Montclair
- Restaurants / Bars Close 10pm to 5am
- Paterson:
- Eva's Village Shelter:
- Take out only for Homeless, twice a day
- Shelter to remain open for guests
- Eva's Village Shelter:
🔷 NJ WORKERS
- NJ State employees are authorized (not mandated) to work from home
🔷 NJ SCHOOLS
- Closing:
Today, Governor is expected to announce all NJ schools closed - Equal Education:
First making sure that every school is prepared with meals, technology loaners, hotspots, special assistance tutors for every student
🔷 NJ UTILITIES - For Duration
- Power:
All NJ public gas and electric utility companies in NJ have agreed to suspend service shutoffs - Water:
All NJ water companies have agreed to suspend shut-offs
🔷 NJ DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES
- Closed: until Mar. 30 and will reassess
- Permits expiring by May 31 are extended for two months:
- Licenses
- IDs
- Registrations
- Inspections
- So much more is needed:
- Holy Name Medical Center, Teaneck, is using 700 to 1,000 sets of masks, gowns, face shields and gloves daily
🔷 NJ COURTS
- Monday and Tuesday in person trials postponed
- Remote Only:
- County jails inmates will not be transported to Superior Court
- Civil and Family Court proceedings
- No new jury trials
- Cases that Will Continue:
- Ongoing jury trials
- Emergency relief
- Domestic Violence restraining orders
- Extreme Risk Protective Orders submitted by local police
- First Appearance hearings as conducted by Central Judicial Processing
- Child support hearings involving incarcerated individuals
- Pretrial detention hearings
- Juvenile detention hearings
- Bail determinations for outstanding warrants and failure to appear
- Civil commitment hearings
- Supervision and monitoring of people on probation
🔷 NJ / NY AIRPORT UNION WORKERS
- Newark, Kennedy and LaGuardia airports union stating "members have not been properly trained and outfitted to reduce the risk of transmission"
- "You have cabin cleaners who come into contact with blood, vomit, mucus, feces, all types of bodily fluids, and they have no more training today than they did before the outbreak"
🔷 NEW YORK - 746 Patients / 6 deaths
🔷 NEW YORK CITY Regulations
- Schools closed
- Closed Also: Nightclubs, Concert venues
🔷 PENNSYLVANIA - 69 Patients
🔷 DELAWARE - 7 Patients
🔷 US PATIENTS - 3807 Including Puerto Rico, Guam, Virgin Islands
Including:
- 769 - Washington
- 746 - New York
- 475 - California
- 164 - Massachusetts
- 149 - Florida
- 136 - Colorado
- 115 - New Jersey
- 111 - Georgia
- 103 - Louisiana
- 95 - Illinois
🔷 US Deaths - 69
- 42 - Washington
- 6 - California
- 6 - New York
- 5 - Florida
- 2 - New Jersey
- 2- Louisiana
- 1 - Colorado
- 1 - Georgia
- 1 - Kansas
- 1 - Oregon
- 1 - South Dakota
- 1 - Virginia
🔺 US TESTING UPDATES
- 2000 Labs to be added this week
- Priority Testing:
- Healthcare workers
- First Responders
- Those over age 65
- Those with temperatures above 99.6 degrees
🔷 US NEWS UPDATES
- Restaurants Closed:
- New York City
- Massachusetts
- Ohio
- Puerto Rico
- Washington
- Bars Closed:
- Boston
- California
- Hoboken
- New York City
- Theaters / Gyms Closed:
- Los Angeles
- Self-Quarantine:
- California - All age 65 and older
- Teaneck, NJ - All residents
- Casinos Closed:
🔷 BUSINESS NEWS UPDATES
STORES
- Hours Lessened
- Walmart 6am to 11pm
- ToGo Only
- Starbucks
- Starbucks
- Closing for duration
- Abercrombie & Fitch
- Apple
- Lush
- Nike
- Patagonia
- Urban Outfitters
🔷 US PEACE CORPS
- All global operations suspended
- All volunteers to evacuate and then return when conditions permit
SATURDAY, Mar. 14
Day 11
Sun, Mar. 15,
1am
for Saturday, Mar. 14:
According to Gov. Murphy today, all presumptive cases in US are now considered by the CDC as Confirmed Positive
🔷 NEW JERSEY - 69 Patients (2 deaths)
🔷 New Jersey Patients by County:
🔷 ESSEX COUNTY CASES:
🔷 NEW YORK - 524 Patients (2 deaths)
🔷 PENNSYLVANIA - 47 Patients
Bucks, Chester, Delaware and Montgomery Counties ordered to close until further notice:
🔷 US PATIENTS - 2,816 people in 49 states, plus DC, and Puerto Rico
🔷 US Patients include:
🔷 58 US Deaths:
🔷 US HOSPITALS
Nonemergency Surgeries cancelled
🔷TESTING
🔷 TRAVEL
🔷 VOTING
🔷 SPORTS
▪️Detroit Pistons forward Christian Wood is positive
Sat. Mar. 14,
3:30pm
From Gov. Murphy's Press Conference
"Residents need to do the little things, practicing good social hygiene and staying home when possible, and we will get thru this....The spread of this disease will be stopped at the community level. Taking personal responsibility will make all the difference. "
🔷 NJ PATIENTS
69 total, including 19 new today:
New Patients
🔷 COUNTY TOTALS
There has been confusion over NJDOH's announced patient numbers
Governor: "It's inevitable that all of our schools will shut down in a matter of days. I'm very happy with school districts that have already gone ahead on school closures."
Equal Education needs to be confirmed and then schools will close for duration
Governor: "It makes complete logical sense that Bergen would be the first site for mass testing"
Governor: "I'm currently in a room separated by 6 feet from the three others here with me."
NJ Health Commissioner: "Everyone should assume that the corona virus is present in your community. First decide, should you even be there?"
Commissioner
"We know that families are a critical support to inmates, but insuring the health of our inmates and staff is of paramount importance."
Starts today at 5pm
Governor: "Incredible heroism of our healthcare workers, they have never been more valuable and their personal well-being more important than now."
Governor: "If we thought there was a reason to hoard, I promise you I would say so."
▪️ The NJ trucking industry has loosened requirements so that supplies can keep getting through to retail stores
1am
for Saturday, Mar. 14:
According to Gov. Murphy today, all presumptive cases in US are now considered by the CDC as Confirmed Positive
🔷 NEW JERSEY - 69 Patients (2 deaths)
- Hoboken: all gyms, theaters, day care centers closed
- Teaneck: 41,000 residents to self-quarantine
- Trenton State of Emergency
🔷 New Jersey Patients by County:
- 25 - Bergen
(or 31 according to County) - 10 - Middlesex
- 8 - Monmouth
- 7 - Essex
- 5 - Hudson
- 3 - Burlington
- 3 - Morris
- 2 - Camden
- 2 - Passaic
- 1 - Mercer
- 1 - Ocean
- 1 - Somerset
- 1 - Union
🔷 ESSEX COUNTY CASES:
- Female, 66-year-old, Montclair, at Mountainside Hospital
- Female, 70s, Montclair
- Male, 60s, Montclair
- Female, 60s
- Female, 74, Livingston
- Female, 74, Bloomfield
- Male, 77, Bloomfield
🔷 NEW YORK - 524 Patients (2 deaths)
- 2 deaths: Rockland County and Brooklyn; both had underlying health conditions
- 2 State Assembly members from Brooklyn positive
- Archdiocese of New York cancels public masses
🔷 PENNSYLVANIA - 47 Patients
Bucks, Chester, Delaware and Montgomery Counties ordered to close until further notice:
- Bars
- Recreation centers
- Gyms
- Salons and spas
- Casinos, concert venues, and theaters
- Sporting facilities and golf courses
- Malls
🔷 US PATIENTS - 2,816 people in 49 states, plus DC, and Puerto Rico
🔷 US Patients include:
- 607 - Washington
- 524 - New York
- 348 - California
- 123 - Massachusetts
- 101 - Colorado
- 77 - Louisiana
- 71 - Florida
- 69 - New Jersey
- 66 - Georgia
- 64 - Illinois
🔷 58 US Deaths:
- 40 - Washington
- 5 - California
- 4 - Florida
- 2 - New Jersey
- 2 - New York
- 1- Colorado
- 1- Georgia
- 1- Louisiana
- 1- South Dakota
- 1- Virginia
🔷 US HOSPITALS
Nonemergency Surgeries cancelled
- Overlake Medical Center (WA)
- Seattle Children’s Hospital
- Swedish Medical Center (WA)
- New York City’s Health
- NewYork Presbyterian Hospital
🔷TESTING
- President Trump tests negative for the coronavirus
- 5 million coronavirus tests would be available within a month
- Apple, Urban Outfitters closed for duration
- TacoBell - Drive thru only
🔷 TRAVEL
- US travel ban now extends to UK, Ireland
- Colorado Ski Resorts Closed
🔷 VOTING
- Georgia Mar. 24 primary moved to May 19
🔷 SPORTS
▪️Detroit Pistons forward Christian Wood is positive
Sat. Mar. 14,
3:30pm
From Gov. Murphy's Press Conference
"Residents need to do the little things, practicing good social hygiene and staying home when possible, and we will get thru this....The spread of this disease will be stopped at the community level. Taking personal responsibility will make all the difference. "
🔷 NJ PATIENTS
69 total, including 19 new today:
New Patients
- 13 Females, 6 Male
- Ages 18 to 80
- Bergen 7
- Middlesex 7
- Essex 2
- Female, 74, Bloomfield
- Male, 77, Bloomfield
- Hudson 2
- Monmouth 1
🔷 COUNTY TOTALS
- Bergen: 25
- Burlington: 3
- Camden: 2
- Essex: 7
- Patient 25 - Female, 66-year-old, Montclair at Mountainside Hospital
- Patient 40 - Female, 70s, Montclair
- Patient 41 - Male, 60s, Montclair
- Patient 42 - Female, 60s
- Patient 43 - Female, 74, Livingston
- Patient 51 - Female, 74, Bloomfield
- Patient 52 - Male, 77, Bloomfield
- Patient 25 - Female, 66-year-old, Montclair at Mountainside Hospital
- Hudson: 5
- Mercer: 1
- Middlesex: 10
- Monmouth: 8
- Morris: 3
- Ocean: 1
- Passaic: 2
- Somerset: 1
- Union: 1
There has been confusion over NJDOH's announced patient numbers
- Local Board of Health is given full information for their own municipality and will make it public
- Specimen batches are tested overnight, then reported
- Robert Woods Johnson and Hackensack University hospitals directly report all information to the State
- Private testing companies are only reporting positives to the state, and then slowly transferring the rest of patient information electronically to the state
- State is requesting much better insight into negative and all results from private companies
Governor: "It's inevitable that all of our schools will shut down in a matter of days. I'm very happy with school districts that have already gone ahead on school closures."
Equal Education needs to be confirmed and then schools will close for duration
- Disabilities: Children who have 1/1 support or further needs are handled through the Department of Human Service
- Food: Every child is to have meals covered by schools if needed
- Wifi: Every child is to have hotspots provided by schools if needed
- Computer: Every child is to be provided with loaner laptop / ipads if needed
- Private schools - are already following provisions at this time
Governor: "It makes complete logical sense that Bergen would be the first site for mass testing"
- Hardest hit Bergen will begin accelerated testing using a tent structure system at Bergen County Community College
- American Dream Mall closed for the duration
- All schools closed and remote teaching
Governor: "I'm currently in a room separated by 6 feet from the three others here with me."
NJ Health Commissioner: "Everyone should assume that the corona virus is present in your community. First decide, should you even be there?"
- Keep a healthy distance from everyone
- Stay home
- Public Hearings (anything under 250+ allowed) but social distancing should be in effect
- No visitors in long term care except for end of life, including all Nursing homes.
- Adult day care may decide to close on their own but keep clients at safe distance from each other
- Bergen County accelerated testing begins Monday
- Rest of state within weeks
- Prioritized testing for the most vulnerable: those who were exposed, those showing symptoms
- Anyone with mild symptoms should remain home
- Negative Results: Sometimes the virus is not showing in the initial stages; people will need to be re-tested.
Commissioner
"We know that families are a critical support to inmates, but insuring the health of our inmates and staff is of paramount importance."
Starts today at 5pm
- Inmates still have access to Courts but judicial trials already stopped indefinitely
- Free and extended phones calls
- Free postage
- No one accepted if they present with symptoms
- No inmates have tested positive
Governor: "Incredible heroism of our healthcare workers, they have never been more valuable and their personal well-being more important than now."
- Governor and Vice President Pence spoke last night regarding healthcare needs
- Shipment of thousands of gowns, masks, jumpsuits arrived today; more is needed
Governor: "If we thought there was a reason to hoard, I promise you I would say so."
▪️ The NJ trucking industry has loosened requirements so that supplies can keep getting through to retail stores
FRIDAY, Mar. 13
Day 10
Sat, Mar. 14
5:15am
for Friday, Mar. 13
🔷 National Emergency Declared
🔷 NEW JERSEY - 51 Patients
(including 1 death)
Essex total:
There have been no details released:
🔷 COUNTY PATIENT TOTALS
🔷 NEW YORK - 421 Patients
New York City's Schools to remain open.
🔷 UNITED STATES - 2,174 Patients in 49 States
48 Patients Deceased:
🔷 STATES HAVE ORDERED SCHOOLS CLOSED
18 States, and DC
🔷 COVID TESTING
🔷 BIPARTISAN PACKAGE EXPECTED TO PASS SENATE
🔷 GATHERINGS
🔷 HOME DELIVERIES
🔷 MEDICAL SHORTAGES AND DELAYS
🔷 TRAVEL
🔷 SPORTS CANCELLATIONS
🔷 BUSINESS
🔷 VOTING
🔷 PRISONS
5:15am
for Friday, Mar. 13
🔷 National Emergency Declared
🔷 NEW JERSEY - 51 Patients
(including 1 death)
Essex total:
- 6 or 5 (number has vacillated today)
There have been no details released:
- Patient 30 - Female, 49, Princeton - recently in Boston
- Patient 32 - Male, 40s, Hoboken - isolating at home
- Patient 33 - Female, 41, Jersey City
- Patients 34, 35, 36, 37 - Bergen County
- Patient 38 - Burlington County
- Patient 39 - Female, 74, Livingston
- Patient 40 - Female, 70s, Montclair
- Patient 41 - Male, 60s, Montclair
- Patient 42 - Female, 60s, Essex County
- Patient (43 - MAYBE) Essex County
- Patients (43), 44 - Middlesex County
- Patients 45, 46 - Monmouth County
- Patients 47 - East Hanover
- Patients 48 - Morris County
- Patient 49 - Ocean County
- Patients 50, 51 - Passaic County
🔷 COUNTY PATIENT TOTALS
- Bergen: 17 (including 1 death)
- Monmouth: 7
- Essex: 6
- Middlesex: 4
- Burlington: 3
- Hudson: 3
- Morris: 3
- Passaic: 3
- Camden: 1
- Mercer: 1
- Ocean: 1
- Somerset: 1
- Union: 1
🔷 NEW YORK - 421 Patients
New York City's Schools to remain open.
- America's largest school system: 1.1 million students,
- 114,000 homeless students depend on schools for daily food and shelter. This should not be happening ever, anywhere.
- 114,000 homeless students depend on schools for daily food and shelter. This should not be happening ever, anywhere.
- New York Public Library Closed
🔷 UNITED STATES - 2,174 Patients in 49 States
- 12 Patients Have recovered
- 33 States declare State of Emergency
- 510 - Washington
- 421 - New York
- 314 - California
- 123 - Massachusetts
- 77- Colorado
- 51 - New Jersey
- 51 - Texas
- 46 - Florida
- 46 - Illinois
- 42 - Georgia
48 Patients Deceased:
- 37 - Washington
- 4 - California
- 2 - Florida
- 1 - Colorado
- 1 - Georgia
- 1 - Kansas
- 1 - New Jersey
- 1- South Dakota
🔷 STATES HAVE ORDERED SCHOOLS CLOSED
18 States, and DC
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Delaware
- Illinois
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maryland
- Michigan
- New Mexico
- Ohio
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- Utah
- Virginia
- Washington
- Washington DC
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
🔷 COVID TESTING
- ▪️ US is hoping to vastly increase testing capabilities.
- South Korea is testing 10,000 people DAILY
- US has tested a TOTAL of less than 15,000 patients
- Drive through sites in CVS, Target, Walgreens, and Walmart parking lot will be utilized for fast testing
🔷 BIPARTISAN PACKAGE EXPECTED TO PASS SENATE
- Paid Leave covered for "those infected by the virus, quarantined, have a sick family member or are impacted by school closures"
- FREE Covid19 Testing
- $1 billion in food aid
- 2 weeks Paid Sick Leave
- 3 months paid family and medical leave
🔷 GATHERINGS
- Massachusetts bans gathering of 200+ people
- AMC Theaters caps audiences at 250 people
🔷 HOME DELIVERIES
- UPS reports deliveries have reached "holiday season-levels"
- Wisconsin driver: “We had a guy this morning go out with an entire truck with just toilet paper on it."
🔷 MEDICAL SHORTAGES AND DELAYS
- "After a patient is tested, the room needs to be vacated for two hours and undergo a thorough cleaning"
- American Clinical Laboratory Association reports health centers are running short on:
- Machines that process the test results
- N95 respirators
- gloves
- goggles
- gowns
- masks
- swabs
- viral transport media
🔷 TRAVEL
- Disneyland (CA) and Disneyworld (FL) - closed
- Louvre, Eiffel Tower, Paris Disney - Closed
- Nepal closes Mount Everest
- Carnival, Royal Caribbean, Norwegian and MSC Cruises suspends all voyages
🔷 SPORTS CANCELLATIONS
- Boston Marathon - now Sept. 14
- Masters Tournament, Augusta National Women’s Amateur, and the Drive, Chip and Putt National Finals
- PGA Players Championship and all PGA events through the Valero Texas Open
- ESPN will feature "encore presentations of events, specials and feature programming"
- NBA players are donating to help the hourly arena workers
- NCAA will extend eligibility of spring sports athletes by one year due to lost season
🔷 BUSINESS
- Apple closing all stores outside China
🔷 VOTING
- Louisiana moved April 4 primary to June 20
🔷 PRISONS
- US Prisons are likely unable to stop virus spreading in overcrowded prison populations
- Bureau of Prisons is suspending inmate visits at all 122 federal correctional facilities
- Many state jails are stopping visits, including defense attorneys
THURSDAY, Mar. 12
Day 9
Fri, Mar. 13
12am
for Thursday, Mar. 12
NEW JERSEY - 29 Patients (including 1 deceased)
6 today:
NJ CROWD GATHERING BAN
NJ SCHOOLS
NJ COURTS
REMOTE USAGE:
From Chief Justice Stuart Rabner:
NEWARK ARCHDIOCESE MASSES SUSPENDED
Cardinal Tobin announced tonight:
JERSEY CITY STRICT REGULATIONS AND CURFEW
ATTENDANCE RECORDS
GATHERINGS
Mayor Steve Fulop Executive Order
NEW YORK -328 Patients
NY CONTAINMENT
NY CROWD GATHERING BAN
BROADWAY CLOSES FOR 30 DAYS
NYC MUSEUMS, HALLS CLOSED
NY WORSHIP / REMOTE WORSHIP
New York Archdiocese
Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church Remote Worship Plan
UNITED STATES - 1599 Patients including:
SPORTS CANCELLED
WASHINGTON DC TOURISM SHUT DOWN
Capitol Buildings Closed to Public and Tours Stopped
RESORTS CLOSED
DISNEYLAND (CA) CLOSED STARTING SATURDAY
12am
for Thursday, Mar. 12
NEW JERSEY - 29 Patients (including 1 deceased)
6 today:
- Patient 24 - Female, 16, Englewood at Englewood Heath
- Patient 25 - Female, 66-year-old, Montclair at Mountainside Hospital
- Patient 26 - Male, 51, Butler at Chilton Medical Center
- Patient 27 - Male, 23, Bridgewater
- Patient 28 - Male, 53, Manalapan
- Patient 29 - Female, Teaneck
NJ CROWD GATHERING BAN
- Gov. Murphy bans all gatherings in New Jersey over 250+ people
NJ SCHOOLS
- NJ High School Basketball State Tournament ended
- Verona Schools closed to teach remotely through March 31
NJ COURTS
REMOTE USAGE:
- Video/Phone Motions, Hearings, Non-Jury Trials with only Judge and staff in courtroom
- Training of Judges and Staff will take place next week
- Trials in progress will continue
- No new Criminal / Civil trials to begin
- Grand Juries may continue
- No juror should report if they are sick OR exposed
- Court schedules will be staggered to cut down on crowd
- Activities cancelled: Student tours / Family visit days
- Judges, Staff, Committee to videoconference
- All out of state travel canceled
From Chief Justice Stuart Rabner:
NEWARK ARCHDIOCESE MASSES SUSPENDED
Cardinal Tobin announced tonight:
- Obligation to attend Mass is suspended until further notice
- This weekend all public Masses are cancelled
- Mass decisions will be made daily
- Church buildings to remain open; those that pray are asked to keep a distance from each other
- Weddings / Baptisms / Funerals are permitted but immediate family members only should attend
- All Catholic schools closed Monday through Mar. 22 and will be re-assessed
- CCD classes are suspended through Mar. 20
JERSEY CITY STRICT REGULATIONS AND CURFEW
ATTENDANCE RECORDS
- Restaurant / Worship required to record identity of anyone entering in case it's needed for future exposure tracing
GATHERINGS
- 10pm Curfew
- All public meetings and private events on city property cancelled
- City offices will remain open - but by appointment only to see staff
Mayor Steve Fulop Executive Order
NEW YORK -328 Patients
NY CONTAINMENT
- National Guard is now assisting in New Rochelle until Mar. 25
NY CROWD GATHERING BAN
- Gov. Cuomo ban all gatherings in New York of 500+ people
- New York City State of Emergency
BROADWAY CLOSES FOR 30 DAYS
- Shows hoping to reopen on Apr. 13
- Refunds available for all tickets purchased for this period
NYC MUSEUMS, HALLS CLOSED
- Frick Collection
galleries and library closed
all events cancelled - Metropolitan Museum of Art and Cloisters closed
- 2 staff positive
- 2 staff positive
- Metropolitan Opera, Carnegie Hall closed through March 31
- 9/11 Museum closed
NY WORSHIP / REMOTE WORSHIP
New York Archdiocese
- All Schools closed / activites cancelled
Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church Remote Worship Plan
- Church is closed to all except Staff
- Video Service will be uploaded to Youtube
- Street Ministry will continue
- Shelter has been closed, cleaned and will reopen with 6 guests on Monday
- Adult Education will be online
- Sunday School suspended
- Youth Group will meet using the Zoom app
- "Meals on Heels" will continue delivering meals to needy
UNITED STATES - 1599 Patients including:
- 416 - Washington
- 328 - New York
- 247 - California
- 108 - Massachusetts
- 49 - Colorado
- 36 - Texas
- 31 - Georgia
- 30 - Florida
- 29 - New Jersey
- 25 - Illinois
- 31 - Washington
- 4 - California
- 2 - Florida
- 1 - New Jersey
- 1 - South Dakota
SPORTS CANCELLED
- Miami Open, and Men’s Tennis tour stopped
- NCAA Basketball Tournaments cancelled
- Major League Baseball suspended games; delaying start of 2020 season
- National Hockey League games stopped
- Major League Soccer games stopped
- National Basketball Assn games stopped
- 2nd Utah Jazz player positive
WASHINGTON DC TOURISM SHUT DOWN
Capitol Buildings Closed to Public and Tours Stopped
- Smithsonian
- US Capitol Building
- Pentagon
- White House
- Supreme Court
- Live Nation Entertainment Tours (Billie Eilish, Jason Aldean, Zac Brown Band, Cher, Kiss, Post Malone, Tool, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Chris Stapleton, Lady Gaga)
- AEG Present Tours (Justin Bieber, Rolling Stones, Robert Plant)
RESORTS CLOSED
DISNEYLAND (CA) CLOSED STARTING SATURDAY
- Closing Saturday through March 31
- Hotels remaining open through Monday
- No Illness
- Downtown Disney staying open
- Disney cast members will be paid
- Refunds available for any reserved for this time period
- Closing Saturday through March 28
- No Illness
- Universal CityWalk staying open
Thur, Mar. 12
4pm
29 Patients (including 1 deceased)
Patients are listed in order they were announced
BERGEN COUNTY - 13 Patients
BURLINGTON COUNTY - 2 Patients
CAMDEN COUNTY - 1 Patient
MIDDLESEX COUNTY - 2 Patients
MORRIS COUNTY - 1 Patient
UNION COUNTY - 1 Patient
Thu, Mar. 12
2pm
WEST ESSEX HIGH SCHOOLS / MIDDLE SCHOOLS -
4pm
29 Patients (including 1 deceased)
Patients are listed in order they were announced
BERGEN COUNTY - 13 Patients
- Patient 1: James Cai - Health care worker Male, 32, Fort Lee - at Hackensack Univ Medical Center. He has spoken out about his condition
- Patient 2: Female, 30s, was Englewood Hospital, now isolating at home
- Patient 4 - Male, 55, Englewood Hospital - attended CPAC in Maryland
- Patient 5 - Health care worker Male, 70, Teaneck at St. Joseph's University Medical Center in Paterson
- Patient 8 - Male, 30, Teaneck - at Holy Name Medical Center
- Patient 14 - Bergen County
- Patient 15 - Deceased: Male, age 69, from Little Ferry with preexisting emphysema, diabetes and hypertension. Treated with antibiotics and Tamiflu at Hackensack University Medical Center
- Patient 16 - Bergen County
- Patient 17 - Bergen County
- Patient 18 - Bergen County
- Patient 19 - Bergen County
- Patient 24 - Female, 16, Englewood at at Englewood Hospital
- Patient 29 - Female, Teaneck, at Holy
Name Medical Center
BURLINGTON COUNTY - 2 Patients
- Patient 12 and Patient 13 - Married: Female, 60, and Male 62
CAMDEN COUNTY - 1 Patient
- Patient 3: Male, 61, Cherry Hill at Jefferson Cherry Hill Hospital, Camden
- Patient 25 - Female, 66-year-old, Montclair at Mountainside Hospital
- Patient 6 - Male, 32, West New York at Hackensack University Medical Center
MIDDLESEX COUNTY - 2 Patients
- Patient 20 - Middlesex County
- Patient 21 - Middlesex County
- Patient 10 - Male, 27, Little Silver, not hospitalized (Attended Biogen Conference, Boston)
- Patient 11 - Female, 83, Hazlet - at Bayshore Medical Center, Holmdel
- Patient 22 - Monmouth County
- Patient 23 - Monmouth County
- Patient 28 - Male, 53, Manalapan, at Central State
MORRIS COUNTY - 1 Patient
- Patient 26 - Male, 51, Butler at Chilton Medical Center
- Patient 7 - Female, 18, Clifton - hospitalized
- Patient 27 - Male, 23, Bidgewater
UNION COUNTY - 1 Patient
- Patient 9 - Male, 48, Berkeley Heights - at Overlook Medical Center, Summit
Thu, Mar. 12
2pm
WEST ESSEX HIGH SCHOOLS / MIDDLE SCHOOLS -
- Schools closed through Sunday evening
- Mamma Mia, Tricky Tray, SATs, Sports - postponed
- There is no illness
- Evaluating further school closures
WEDNESDAY, Mar. 11
Day 8
Thu Mar. 12
12:45am
for Wed. March 11:
1 Week After New Jersey's First Patient
WHO declares COVID-19 a Pandemic Outbreak (worldwide, no immunity)
CORONA VS. FLU Death rates
European Travel to US Suspension
30 days, starts Friday
US Citizens can travel, but only if they pass screening
Countries (except UK and Ireland)
Economic relief proposed including:
THE REASON FOR FACE MASKS AND HAND WASHING
US Study Released Today, co-published by Princeton, UCLA, CDC, NIH
The Virus can live
NEW JERSEY - 23 Patients
(including 1 deceased)
8 new patients with limited descriptions:
NJ HOSPITALS
(ATLANTIC HEALTH) - VISITATION RULES
HOSPITALS:
NO VISITORS
OTHER HOSPITALS ALLOWING VISITORS:
REVISED VISITOR RULES
LUTHERAN SOCIAL MINISTRIES OF NJ - NO VISITORS
LOCATIONS
REVISED RULES
SUNRISE SENIOR LIVING - SCREENED VISITING
BRIGHTON GARDENS LOCATIONS
SUNRISE LOCATIONS
REVISED VISITATION RULES
REVISED RESIDENCE RULES
*****
NEW YORK - 218 Patients
PENNSYLVANIA - 16 Patients
DELAWARE - 1 Patient
UNITED STATES - 1,195 Patients in 39 States
Deaths: 37
BROADCAST / ENTERTAINMENT
ST. PATRICK'S PARADES CANCELLED
12:45am
for Wed. March 11:
1 Week After New Jersey's First Patient
WHO declares COVID-19 a Pandemic Outbreak (worldwide, no immunity)
CORONA VS. FLU Death rates
- Corona: 3.4% - no vaccines, no treatments available
- Flu: 0.1% - vaccinations and treatments available
European Travel to US Suspension
30 days, starts Friday
US Citizens can travel, but only if they pass screening
Countries (except UK and Ireland)
- Austria
- Belgium
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Estonia
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Greece
- Hungary
- Iceland
- Italy
- Latvia
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Malta
- Netherlands
- Norway
- Poland
- Portugal
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
Economic relief proposed including:
- Paid family sick leave
- Small business loans
- Deferred tax payments
- Payroll tax relief
THE REASON FOR FACE MASKS AND HAND WASHING
US Study Released Today, co-published by Princeton, UCLA, CDC, NIH
The Virus can live
- 3 hours in the air
- 4 hours on copper
- 24 hours on cardboard
- 2 to 3 days on plastic and stainless steel
NEW JERSEY - 23 Patients
(including 1 deceased)
8 new patients with limited descriptions:
- All hospitalized
- 3 Female Patients, 5 Male Patients, Ages: 17 to 66-years-old
- Patient 16, 17, 18, 19 - Bergen County
- Patient 20, 21 - Middlesex County
- Patient 22, 23 - Monmouth County
- Bergen, Passaic and Essex Counties suspend all contact visitations but continued traditional visits (through a glass)
- Passaic County and Essex County allowing attorney contact visitations
NJ HOSPITALS
(ATLANTIC HEALTH) - VISITATION RULES
HOSPITALS:
- Chilton Medical Center (Pompton Plains)
- Hackettstown Medical Center
- Morristown Medical Center and Goryeb Children's Hospital
- Newton Medical Center
- Overlook Medical Center (Summit)
- Hours: 8am to 8pm
- Limit to 2 visitors in room including NICU, Pediatric
- 1 visitor in waiting areas and ER
- Maternity - 1 support person
- No one under age 18
- Limit to 1 visitor per patient
NO VISITORS
- Bayshore Medical Center (Holmdel)
- Nursing Homes / Rehabilitation facilities except in end-of-life situations: Includes West Caldwell Care Center
OTHER HOSPITALS ALLOWING VISITORS:
- Hackensack Univ, Sanzari Children's (Hackensack)
- Jersey Shore Univ, Hovnanian Children's (Neptune City)
- JFK Med Center (Edison)
- Mountainside Medical Center (Montclair)
- Ocean Med Center (Brick)
- Riverview Med Center (Red Bank)
- Palisades Medical Center (North Bergen)
- Pascack Valley Medical Center (Westwood)
- Raritan Bay Medical Centers (Perth Amboy)(Old Bridge)
- Southern Ocean Medical Center (Manahawkin)
REVISED VISITOR RULES
- 8am to 8pm
- 2 visitors per patient
- No one under age 12
- ALL Visitors screened
LUTHERAN SOCIAL MINISTRIES OF NJ - NO VISITORS
LOCATIONS
- Crane's Mill (West Caldwell)
- The Villa at Florham Park
- Lutheran Senior Life at Jersey City
REVISED RULES
- No Visitors except in emergencies
- ALL Staff and contractors will screen at entry
- Transportation service only for medical appointments
- ALL resident gatherings discouraged
- ALL outside gatherings (social / worship) cancelled
SUNRISE SENIOR LIVING - SCREENED VISITING
BRIGHTON GARDENS LOCATIONS
- Edison
- Florham Park
- Middletown
- Mountainside
- Saddle River
- West Orange, NJ
SUNRISE LOCATIONS
- Basking Ridge
- Bridgewater
- Cresskill
- East Brunswick
- Edgewater
- Jackson
- Lincroft
- Madison
- Marlboro
- Morris Plains
- Old Tappan
- Paramus
- Randolph
- Shrewsbury
- Wall
- Wayne
- West Essex (Fairfield)
- Westfield
- Woodcliff Lake
REVISED VISITATION RULES
- ALL Visitors / Vendors screened at entry
- ALL Staff screened at entry
- Visits take place in residence or in limited public areas
REVISED RESIDENCE RULES
- DAILY Resident screenings
- Limited large family events (over 10 people)
- Limited resident group outings
- Enhanced activities calendar focused on in-house activities and small group gatherings
*****
NEW YORK - 218 Patients
PENNSYLVANIA - 16 Patients
DELAWARE - 1 Patient
- Male, 50, University of Delaware Professor - isolating at home
UNITED STATES - 1,195 Patients in 39 States
Deaths: 37
- Washington - 29
- California - 4
- Florida - 2
- New Jersey - 1
- South Dakota - 1
BROADCAST / ENTERTAINMENT
- 2 New York City CBS News employees tested positive; all employees will work remotely. Any who had contact will isolate
- Shows with no Audience:
- CBS The Late Show
- NBC The Tonight Show
- HBO Last Week Tonight
- Jeopardy
- Wheel of Fortune
- ▪️Tom Hanks, Rita Wilson test positive
ST. PATRICK'S PARADES CANCELLED
- Bergen County
- Jersey City
- Morristown
- Newark
- New York City
- Philadelphia
- Union County
- West Orange
- ▪️"Doing Business under Coronavirus" Conference (DC)
- NBA suspends all games until further notice; Utah Jazz player positive
- NCAA March Madness basketball tournaments essential staff and limited family only - no fans
- San Francisco prohibits all gatherings over 1,000 people
- Seattle prohibits all gatherings over 250 people
- College Basketball Invitational cancelled
- The Ivy League cancels all upcoming competitions and practices
- Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo cancelled
- CinemaCon (Las Vegas) cancelled
- World Figure Skating Championships (Montreal)
TUESDAY, Mar. 10
Day 7
Tues, Mar. 10
11:15pm
NEW JERSEY - 15 Patients
(including 1 deceased)
UNITED STATES - 973 Patients in 37 States
Deaths: 30
ST. PATRICK'S DAY (added)
11:15pm
NEW JERSEY - 15 Patients
(including 1 deceased)
- Patient 1: James Cai - Health care worker Male, 32, Fort Lee - at Hackensack Univ Medical Center. He has spoken out about his condition online here
- Patient 2: Female, 30s, was Englewood Hospital, now isolating at home
- Patient 3: Male, 61, Cherry Hill at Jefferson Cherry Hill Hospital, Camden
- Patient 4 - Male, 55, Englewood Hospital - attended CPAC in Maryland
- Patient 5 - Health care worker Male, 70, Teaneck at St. Joseph's University Medical Center in Paterson
- Patient 6 - Male, 32, West New York at Hackensack University Medical Center
- Patient 7 - Female, 18, Clifton - hospitalized
- Patient 8 - Male, 30, Teaneck - at Holy Name Medical Center
- Patient 9 - Male, 48, Berkeley Heights - at Overlook Medical Center, Summit
- Patient 10 - Male, 27, Little Silver, not hospitalized (Attended Biogen Conference, Boston)
- Patient 11 - Female, 83, Hazlet - at Bayshore Medical Center, Holmdel
- Patient 12
Patient 13 - Married: Female, 60, and Male 62 - Burlington County - Patient 14 - Bergen County
- Patient 15 - Deceased: Male, age 69, from Little Ferry with preexisting emphysema, diabetes and hypertension. Treated with antibiotics and Tamiflu at Hackensack University Medical Center
- Westchester: 108 (10 new)
- New York City: 36 (17 new)
- Nassau: 19 (2 new)
- Rockland: 6 (2 new)
- Saratoga: 2
- Suffolk: 1
- Ulster: 1
- New Rochelle / Eastchester is now a “containment zone." All Schools, Community Centers, Churches, Temples are closed for 2 weeks. National Guard will work to decontaminate buildings and deliver meals to people under quarantine
- New York City - Road Runners Club Half Marathon cancelled
- United Nations - Closed to public
UNITED STATES - 973 Patients in 37 States
Deaths: 30
- Washington - 24
- California - 2
- Florida - 2
- New Jersey - 1
- South Dakota - 1
- American University
- Amherst College
- Bergen Community College
- Boston College
- Boston University
- Bucknell University
- City University of New York State
- Cornell University
- Drew University
- Emerson College
- Fairleigh Dickinson
- Franklin & Marshall College
- Harvard University
- Hofstra University
- Indiana University
- James Madison University
- Juilliard
- Kent State
- Manhattanville College (Purchase NY)
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Monmouth University
- Montclair State University
- Mount Holyoke
- Muhlenberg
- New Jersey Institute of Technology
- Northeastern University
- Ohio State University
- Pennsylvania State University (Penn State)
- Pittsburgh University
- Ramapo College
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
- Rutgers University
- Seton Hall University
- St. John's University
- State University of New York - all campuses
- Syracuse University
- Tufts University
- University of Delaware
- University of Maryland
- University of Massachusetts
- University of Pittsburgh
- University of Scranton
- University of Vermont
- University of Virginia
- Virginia Tech
- Wentworth Institute of Technology (MA)
- Wheaton College (MA)
- William Paterson University
ST. PATRICK'S DAY (added)
- Philadelphia's St. Patrick's Day Parade - cancelled
- Coachella Valley Music and Arts (Indio, CA) cancelled
- Stagecoach Country Music (Indio, CA) cancelled
- Democratic debate in Phoenix - no audience
- Wheel of Fortune gameshow - no audience
- Investigative Reporters and Editors Conference (New Orleans) was not cancelled; attended tested positive
MONDAY, Mar. 9
Day 6
Mon., Mar. 9
10:30pm
New Jersey State of Emergency / Public Health Emergency
Tuesday, Mar. 10 - No School
North Caldwell schools are surveying families to make sure everyone has internet / device capability.
NEW JERSEY - 11 patients
UNITED STATES - 650 patients
26 deaths (WA - 22, CA - 2, FL - 2)
US State of Emergency
SPORTS
10:30pm
New Jersey State of Emergency / Public Health Emergency
- to free up state funds for districts across the state
- NJ Superintendent of Police Col. Patrick A. Callahan and NJ Commissioner of Health Judith M. Persichilli, RN, BSN, MA, will oversee NJ's emergency response
Tuesday, Mar. 10 - No School
- Livingston School
- Cedar Grove Schools
- Fairfield Schools
- Roseland Schools
- West Essex HS / MS
- Verona Schools
- Trinity Academy
North Caldwell schools are surveying families to make sure everyone has internet / device capability.
NEW JERSEY - 11 patients
- Patient 1: Male, 32, Fort Lee - at Hackensack Univ Medical Center
- Patient 2: Female, 30s, was Englewood Hospital, now isolating at home
- Patient 3: Male, 60s, Cherry Hill at Camden County hospital
- Patient 4 - Male, 55, Englewood Hospital - attended CPAC in Maryland
- Patient 5 - Health care worker, 70, Teaneck at St. Joseph's University Medical Center in Paterson
- Patient 6 - Male, 32, West New York at Hackensack University Medical Center
- Patient 7 - Female, 18, Clifton - in hospital
- Patient 8 - Male, 30, Teaneck - at Holy Name Medical Center
- Patient 9 - Male, 48, Berkeley Heights - at Overlook Medical Center, Summit
- Patient 10 - Male, 27, Little Silver, not hospitalized
- Patient 11 - Female, 83, Hazlet - at Bayshore Medical Center, Holmdel
- Westchester: 98
- NYC: 19
- Nassau: 17
- Rockland: 4
- Saratoga: 2
- Suffolk: 1
- Ulster: 1
UNITED STATES - 650 patients
26 deaths (WA - 22, CA - 2, FL - 2)
US State of Emergency
- California
- Florida
- Kentucky
- Maryland
- New Jersey
- New York
- Oregon
- Utah
- Washington
- Rick Cotton, Executive Director of Port Authority of NY/NJ has tested positive
- Amazon Audible, Newark - employees to work remotely
- NASA’s Ames Research Center, CA
- Anthem Insurance, NY
- Boston St. Patrick's Day Parade cancelled
- Ireland: all St. Patrick's Day Parades cancelled
- CVS Health - suspending delivery fee for home prescription service
- Barnard University
- Columbia University
- Fordham University
- New York University
- Princeton University
- Rice University
- Seattle University
- Stanford University
- University of California, Berkeley
- University of Washington
- Yeshiva University
SPORTS
- NBA, NHL, Major League Baseball and Major League Soccer: locker rooms and clubhouses closed to all except essential personnel
- CPAC: Along with Sen. Ted Cruz and Rep. Paul Gosar - Rep. Matt Gaetz, Rep. Doug Collins and White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows also interacted with NJ Patient at CPAC in Maryland and all are isolating.
- Rep Louie Gohmert of Texas also interacted, but returned to work.
- Meadows tested negative
SUNDAY, Mar. 8
Day 5
Sunday, Mar. 8
10:15pm
NEW JERSEY - 6 patients
NEW YORK - 105 Patients
PENNSYLVANIA - 6 patients
UNITED STATES - 480 patients
in 34 states and DC ;
21 deaths (18 - WA, 2 - FL, 1 - CA)
Total Including cruise ships off coast: 550
US State of Emergency
SPORTS
FESTIVALS / SEMINARS
10:15pm
NEW JERSEY - 6 patients
- Patient 1: Male, 32, Fort Lee - at Hackensack Univ Medical Center
- Patient 2: Female, 30s, Englewood Hospital and isolating at home
- Patient 3: Male, 60s, Camden County hospital
- Patient 4 - Male, 55, Englewood Hospital - Recently attended Conservative Political Action Committee (CPAC) in Maryland
- Patient 5 - Health care worker, 70, Teaneck at St. Joseph's University Medical Center in Paterson
- Patient 6 - Male, 32, West New York at Hackensack University Medical Center
NEW YORK - 105 Patients
- Westchester: 82
- New York City: 12
- Nassau: 5
- Rockland: 2
- Saratoga: 2
- Suffolk: 1
- Ulster: 1
- Declared State of Emergency to expedite tests and cleaning supplies
- Governor encourages all residents to work from home, telecommute and avoid places with a lot of people
- New York Southern District Courts issued an order directing anyone with court appearance to be screened first at entrance for temperature of 100.4 or above. If they have a temperature, they won't be admitted.
- Scarsdale Public School District has closed all schools
- Columbia University (NYC) and Barnard College (NYC) suspend classes
PENNSYLVANIA - 6 patients
- Montgomery County - 4
- Delaware County - 1
- Wayne County - 1
UNITED STATES - 480 patients
in 34 states and DC ;
21 deaths (18 - WA, 2 - FL, 1 - CA)
Total Including cruise ships off coast: 550
US State of Emergency
- California
- Florida
- Kentucky
- Maryland
- New York
- Oregon
- Utah
- Washington
SPORTS
- NBA has asked teams to plan for possibility of games without fans and with only essential staff present
- US Army suspending travel for US soldiers to and from South Korea and Italy
FESTIVALS / SEMINARS
- Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Maryland did not cancel. A NJ attendee there was positive; Sen. Ted Cruz and Rep. Paul Gosar both interacted and will now isolate themselves for 2 weeks.
- AIPAC Policy Conference in Washington D.C. did not cancel and two attendees have now tested positive
SATURDAY, Mar. 7
Day 4
Sat, Mar. 7
10:30am
Check prior posts for previous news on these subjects:
NJ SCHOOLS
SPORTS
MORE FESTIVALS / CONVENTIONS CANCELED
10:30am
Check prior posts for previous news on these subjects:
NJ SCHOOLS
- Learn From Home Education Bill
Sen. James Beach (D), Sen. Gerald Cardinale (R) call for NJEA counting online school days toward the 180-day school year if districts are forced to close (Currently schools practicing Learn From Home during bad weather are not allowed to include days as required school year)
"If we have the ability to limit the risk to both our children and their teachers while continuing their education, that’s something that would be smart to do" " Tom Kean Jr (R)
- Amtrak: Nonstop Acela trains between Washington and New York (trains 2401, 2402 and 2403) have been suspended
- New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association: Anyone showing symptoms of illness should not attend public events and refrain from sharing any clothing, wrestling gear, water or food
- Costco stops free samples
- Starbucks not accepting personal cup refills
- Wegmans allowing only 3 purchases of each: Hand sanitizer / Rubbing alcohol / Alcohol wipes / Prep pads / Hydrogen peroxide
- NJ: Johnson & Johnson
Companies working on vaccines include - CA: Gilead Sciences, Vir Biotechnology
- MA: Moderna Inc
- NY: Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
- PA: Inovio Pharmaceuticals
- France: Sanofi
- Japan: Takeda Pharmaceutical
- UK: GlaxoSmithKline
- Yankees warned about signing autographs
- Knicks warned not to high-five, or sign autographs
- National College Players Association calls on NCAA to hold March Madness games inside empty arenas.
- Johns Hopkins University hosted opening rounds of NCAA Division III men’s basketball tournament inside an empty Baltimore gym
“In light of Maryland’s recently confirmed cases of COVID-19, and based on CDC guidance for large gatherings, we have determined that it is prudent to hold this tournament without spectators” - NCAA has formed Medical advisory group; not yet recommending games' cancellation or barring fans from attending sports events
- Chicago State University canceled men's basketball team conference travel and women's basketball hosting
- Northwestern cancelled annual Dance Marathon and all university spring break trips
SPORTS
- 32nd annual Arnold Schwarzenegger Sports Festival in Columbus, OH will ban spectators
- US Federal Reserve quarantining all physical dollars from Asia
- CDC approved disinfectant cleaners list includes (Commercial / Heavy Duty for healthcare) Clorox, Lysol found here
MORE FESTIVALS / CONVENTIONS CANCELED
- American Bar Association Annual Institute (San Diego)
- American Physical Society annual (Denver)
- Annual U.S. Senate Youth Program (DC)
- CERAWeek Energy Conference (Houston)
- Facebook Global Marketing Summit (San Francisco)
- Global Health 2020 Conference & Exhibition (Orlando)
- Google's I/O Developer Conference (Mountain View, CA)
- International Housewares Association Inspired Home Show 2020 (Chicago)
- International Monetary Fund and World Bank Meeting (DC)
- Milken Institute Global Conference (Beverly Hills)
- Natural Products Expo West (Anaheim)
- Women of the World Festival (Baltimore)
- Adobe Annual Summit (Las Vegas)
- Google's Cloud Next '20 (San Francisco)
- IBM Think 2020 (San Francisco)
- Microsoft’s MVP Summit (Redmond, WA)
- Nvidia GPU Technology Conference (San Jose
FRIDAY, Mar. 6
Day 3
Friday, Mar. 6
11:40pm
New Jersey
New York
Colleges Suspending School (Remote teaching)
Festival / Convention Cancellations:
11:40pm
New Jersey
- Patient 1: Male, 32, Hackensack Univ Medical Center. He is a health professional who on Saturday treated 10 patients at the hospital, while wearing masks and gloves
- Patient 2: Female, 30s, Englewood Hospital and isolating at home
- Patient 3: Male, 60s, Camden County hospital
- Patient 4 - Male, 50s, Englewood Hospital
New York
- 44 Patients; 2,773 person quarantined ; Some schools suspend classes
- 2 Patients
- 306 Patients;
17 Deaths
(14-Washington, 1- California,
2-Florida)
Colleges Suspending School (Remote teaching)
- University of Washington, Seattle University, Northeastern University (Seattle campus)
Festival / Convention Cancellations:
- South by Southwest (Austin), Emerald City Comic Con (Seattle), Ultra Music Festival (Miami), McDonald’s "Worldwide Convention" (Orlando)
THURSDAY, Mar. 5
Day 2
Thur. Mar. 5
9:30pm
9:30pm
- Patient 1: Male, 32, Hackensack Univ Medical Center
- Patient 2: Female, 30s, Englewood Hospital and isolating at home
- Possibly Virus without Symptoms: New England Journal of Medicine reports some Chinese patients without symptoms had similar levels of Covid-19 in upper respiratory tract as patients with symptoms have
- Colleges: Rutgers, Kent State, University San Diego, Penn State University, Kennesaw State University, Fairfield University, University of Wisconsin-Madison, University of Connecticut, University of Georgia not allowing students on campus who have traveled to Covid19 world regions
- Beware Scammers: Amazon has removed 1 million products claiming Covid19 cure; Scammers selling 8oz bottles of Purell for $48 to $90
- New York City 4 patients confirmed (state total 22)
- 200 US patients confirmed; California state of emergency, 11 US deaths
Thur. Mar. 5
9:30am
9:30am
- Yesterday's Bergen County patient waiting to be confirmed by CDC: 32-year-old Fort Lee male being treated at Hackensack University Medical Center
- Kean University in Union has suspended all travel for its athletes - including its softball and baseball teams, which were slated to participate in spring break tournaments
- Newark Archdiocese
1. Exchange Sign of Peace without physical contact
2. Suspend distribution of Precious Blood from chalice
3. Reminder: Eucharistic Ministers to clean hands with alcohol sanitizer
4. Reminder: Anyone sick should remain at home - New York City 4 patients confirmed (state total 13)
- 159 US patients confirmed; California state of emergency, 11 US deaths
- List of Airlines suspending travel between China, Hong Kong, Iran, Italy, Japan, Poland, Romania, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand and United States online here
WEDNESDAY, Mar. 4
Day 1
Wed., Mar. 4
9:15pm
1 NJ patient presumed positive
NJ Dept. of Health
"The man was unaware that he had coronavirus, and may have spread the virus to others unknowingly in New Jersey"
Announcement from Gov. Phil Murphy:
“We take this situation very seriously and have been preparing for this for weeks. I urge residents to remain calm and use resources from the New Jersey Department of Health and Centers for Disease Control to prepare and prevent the spread of infection. Safeguarding the public’s health is one of my highest priorities and my Administration is prepared to respond swiftly to any additional positive cases of COVID-19 here in New Jersey.”
9:15pm
1 NJ patient presumed positive
- Tonight, the NJ Department of Health announced the first presumed case of coronavirus (COVID-19) in New Jersey
- Patient is Male, Age 30, hospitalized since yesterday in Bergen County
- Patient had contact with NYC COVID-19 patient
NJ Dept. of Health
"The man was unaware that he had coronavirus, and may have spread the virus to others unknowingly in New Jersey"
- 9 persons in New York confirmed positive
- 11 deaths confirmed in US:
- 10 in Washington state
- 1 in California
Announcement from Gov. Phil Murphy:
“We take this situation very seriously and have been preparing for this for weeks. I urge residents to remain calm and use resources from the New Jersey Department of Health and Centers for Disease Control to prepare and prevent the spread of infection. Safeguarding the public’s health is one of my highest priorities and my Administration is prepared to respond swiftly to any additional positive cases of COVID-19 here in New Jersey.”