What you need to know for Monday, March 30:
1: Jersey City now has 334 confirmed COVID-19 cases. Mayor Steven Fulop also shared an interesting detail. “Of the 487 ppl we tested yesterday/this AM, 171 were positive. Remember these are people highly screened w/all symptoms matching (cough, fever, breathing issues etc) before being tested. 171 is many but still the majority of those that came to us whom believed that they have it — test negative. Why is this important? Not everyone is going to get it + there’s lots of reasons ppl are sick this time of yr. Stay calm/follow rules + we’ll be to normal sooner than u think.” —Fulop/Twitter
2: New Jersey currently has 13,386 (up from 11,124) positive COVID-19 cases with 161 deaths (up from 140) total. The counties with the most positive cases are:
- Bergen County: 2,169 (up from 1,838)
- Essex: 1,227 (up from 1,086)
- Hudson: 974 (up from 771)
- Middlesex: 938 (up from 808)
- Union: 896 (up from 742)
- Monmouth: 870 (up from 781)
- info via New Jersey COVID-19 Dashboard (Note: Some counties are performing more tests than others, which could be contributing to the sharp increase in positive cases).
3: Local restaurants are being forced to suspend Grubhub deliveries due to glitches wherein Grubhub drivers mark food as picked up and delivered without ever picking up said deliveries. Bottom line: Order direct from restaurants when you can and if you feel comfortable doing an in-person pickup, go for it. —NJ.com
4: Ani Ramen will reopen in late April as a nonprofit serving Detroit style pizza and Thai rotisserie chicken. The two restaurant concepts — called Rock City Pizza and Bang Bang Chicken — will offer discounted meals and make it easy/inexpensive to donate meals to charities/first responders.
Where can you get coronavirus testing in Jersey City?
- Jersey City has two coronavirus testing facilities open 7 days a week from 9am to 5pm. A walk-up center is located at the JC Fire Headquarters at 465 Marin Boulevard and a drive-thru coronavirus testing facility is located at 575 Route 440. You must call (201) 547-5535 to make an appointment.
How you can help
- Ward E Councilperson James Solomon & team have created a Google doc with ways you can donate/volunteer/help organizations in Jersey City
- Running list of restaurants offering pickup and delivery.
- Running list of fundraisers for hospitality workers.
- We’re also posting restaurant news/menus daily on our IG Stories
