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Confirmed cases
Infections
Bloomfield: 1,046 (+%)
Essex County: 17,255 (+%)
New Jersey: 155,764 (+%)
Deaths
Bloomfield: 61 (+%)
Essex County: 1,605 (+1%)
New Jersey: 11,191 (+%)
As of 5/27/20 at 10:47 AM EST. Percentage indicates day-to-day change from 5/25 to 5/26. Sources: State of New Jersey and Essex County.
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Mayor Michael Venezia and Congressman Donald Payne Jr. to host virtual townhall on May 28 at 6 PM
Township of Bloomfield
Bloomfield to launch mobile COVID-19 testing site for residents in June
Township of Bloomfield
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Local news
Bloomfield holds televised Memorial Day ceremony closed to the public amid COVID-19
WBMA-TV
Lovlee Art Studios launches 3-week virtual science summer camp
Lovlee Art Studios
Montclair landlord association, opposing rent control, seeks to bring the issue to voters this November via referendum
Montclair Patch
Turtle Back Zoo amphitheater project in West Orange on hold amid COVID-19
Belleville-Nutley Patch
Rutgers University’s Virtual Commencement, explained
TAPinto Newark
Rutgers University to waive requirement for SAT, ACT test scores in 2021
New Brunswick Patch
Coalition of 20 unions at Rutgers University present “people-centered” response to COVID-19 budget shortfall
NJ Spotlight
Other news
2,400 likely COVID-19 deaths in N.J. uncounted in official tally
The Philadelphia Inquirer
N.J. allows professional sports team to begin practicing again
TAPinto Newark
People of Asian decent face increased discrimination during pandemic
Gothamist
NOAA predicts above-normal Atlantic hurricane season beginning in June
WHYY