What you need to know for Friday, April 10:
1: Jersey City now has 2,164 confirmed COVID-19 cases (up from 2,071) and 68 deaths (up from 59). For the second straight day, new cases significantly dropped to just 93 for Thursday. Deaths, unfortunately, continue to rise and hit an all-time high of 68 on Thursday. (Health officials generally say that deaths will lag as the number of new cases drops). —COVID-19 JC Stats
2: Mayor Steven Fulop tweeted about a COVID-19 outbreak in one of Jersey City’s nursing homes. Although the home wasn’t mentioned by name, the mayor states that healthy residents will be moved to local hotels. Meanwhile, NJ.com reports about Alaris Health at Hamilton Park and how administrators allegedly failed to inform staff of residents who had tested positive for coronavirus until weeks later, which likely led to more COVID-19 infections at the nursing home.
In the last week we’ve had increased issues w/nursing homes + sadly we have a cluster of fatalities in one of our #JeraeyCity facilities – this is a growing problem statewide + this is a priority for us right now. We’re working w/state + our local hotels to move healthy residents
— Steven Fulop (@StevenFulop) April 9, 2020
3: New Jersey currently has 51,027 positive COVID-19 cases (up from 47,437) with 1,700 deaths (up from 1,504). —NJ Dept. of Health
- (Note: Some counties are performing more tests than others, which could be contributing to the sharp increase in positive cases).
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.
- You must call (201) 547-5535 to make an appointment.
- A walk-up center is located at the JC Fire Headquarters at 465 Marin Boulevard.
- A drive-thru testing facility is located at 575 Route 440.
- Grocery store workers and health care workers will be tested first.
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
