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Confirmed cases
Infections
Bloomfield: 781 (+1%)
Essex County: 13,047 (+1%)
New Jersey: 111,188 (2%)
Deaths
Bloomfield: 43 (+0%)
Essex County: 1,028 (+0%)
New Jersey: 6,044 (+2%)
As of 04/27/20 01:32 PM. Percentage indicates day-to-day change from 4/26 to 4/27. Sources: State of New Jersey and Essex County.
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Donations to Toni’s Kitchen being matched dollar-for-dollar up to $80k through May to provide food aid during coronavirus
Toni’s Kitchen
Essex County expands number of daily coronavirus tests available to 600 at site in Newark as waiting list for tests remains
Bloomfield Patch
Governor Phil Murphy expands ban on evictions to hotels, motels, other short term rentals to help those affected by domestic violence, housing insecurity
Mendham-Chester Patch
N.J. residents can receive naloxone by mail amid coronavirus
WHYY
Essex County publishes list of food pantries, shelters in county
Essex County
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Local news
Bloomfield-Montclair CSA supporting local farmers and offering weekly produce pickup now accepting new members
Bloomfield-Montclair CSA
Bloomfield Center Alliance hosting drawing for $50 gift card, enter by submitting selfie on Facebook
Bloomfield Center Alliance
Jalapeno Cycling now offering free pickup, drop-off for repairs over $45 amid coronavirus
Jalapeno Cycling
Bloomfield Recreation urges residents to complete census as parks, services depend on federal funding
Bloomfield Recreation
Local resident offers virtual music lessons amid coronavirus
Community contribution on Citizens of Bloomfield
Bella Napoli and Gencarelli’s Bakery gave away 300 dinners on Easter Weekend
Essex Daily News
Tree trimming to close parts of Brookside Dr between South Orange Ave and Glen Ave week of April 27
County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo Jr.
Local groups to call for rent cancellation amid coronavirus in car caravan through Newark on May 1
Newark Patch
12 military jets to fly over Newark, NYC on April 28 in salute to coronavirus responders
NJ.com
NJ Transit bus union sets up coronavirus testing site for its members in Irvington
NorthJersey.com
Other news
Coalition of unions protests lack of protection for Rutgers University healthcare workers, job cuts for part-time lecturers
TAPinto New Brunswick
Number of coronavirus patients at N.J. hospitals drops to 3-week low
NJ.com
N.J. unemployment system is back up and running after weekend outage
NJ.com
Coronavirus antibody tests are not being vetted by Food and Drug Administration, some have false-positive rates of up to 16%
New York Times
No evidence that presence of coronavirus antibodies indicates immunity from second infection
NPR
Why it’s hard to order online groceries right now, explained
Marker