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Confirmed cases
Infections
Bloomfield: 1,035 (+1%)
Essex County: 16,852 (+1%)
New Jersey: 150,399 (+1%)
Deaths
Bloomfield: 59 (+2%)
Essex County: 1,569 (+<1%)
New Jersey: 10,747 (+2%)
As of 5/21/20 at 09:55 AM EST. Percentage indicates day-to-day change from 5/19 to 5/20. Sources: State of New Jersey and Essex County.
Top news
Bloomfield Department of Health continues providing food, rent, utility assistance, social services amid COVID-19
TAPinto Bloomfield
Bloomfield offering free online training on overdose prevention, distributing naloxone nasal spray kits to participants
Community contribution on Bloomfield Pulse
Online grocery shopping to be available to NJ SNAP recipients starting May 27
State of New Jersey
Black and Latino N.J. residents will continue to be disproportionately harmed by COVID-19 as restrictions ease, virus resurges
NorthJersey.com
Earlier stay-at-home orders could have saved as many as 54k lives nationally, reduced NYC, regional deaths by 80%
New York Times
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Local news
Feminine hygiene products collected across Bloomfield for Women’s History Month to go to local food pantries
Councilwoman Jenny Mundell
Bloomfield council waves sidewalk license fees to encourage restaurants, cafes to use outdoor seating as COVID-19 restrictions ease
TAPinto Bloomfield
Bloomfield Public Works to be closed for Memorial Day, no waste pickup May 25
Bloomfield Public Works
Bloomfield Recreation to begin offering free live virtual art and fitness classes on May 22
Bloomfield Recreation
Bloomfield Board of Health meeting on May 21 to be livestreamed, residents can submit questions by email
Bloomfield Pulse
Bloomfield police and public safety staff receive COVID-19 infection, antibody tests
Bloomfield Public Safety
John’s Deli in Bloomfield now open for walk-ins, continues to offer curbside pickup amid COVID-19
John’s Deli and Italian Bistro
Obal’s Inn expands hours after re-opening for curbside pickup amid COVID-19
Obal’s Inn
Rutgers Newark celebrates graduation of 4,086 students online due to COVID-19 restrictions
TAPinto Newark
Virtual event on Lenape Trail History to be held on May 21 at 7 PM
Bloomfield Pulse