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Walmart, Quest Labs Offer Drive-Thru Covid-19 Tests, Self-Swabs
Walmart and Quest Diagnostic labs will offer self-administered tests for coronavirus starting next week, Gov. Phil Murphy said Wednesday.
By appointment only, residents can drive-up to seven Walmart stores to be tested for COVID-19, and get results in about two days, Murphy said during an afternoon briefing.
More details can be found at www.MyQuestCOVIDtest.com.
Tests will be offered at Walmart drive-thru sites in Garfield, North Bergen, Kearny, Flemington, Burlington, Howell and Mount Laurel. Walmart tests will be offered Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday next week, and Monday, Wednesda…
Pastor, EMT, Supermarket Operator Among NJ Covid-19 Deaths, Cases Surge Above 51,000
The owner of several South Jersey ShopRite stores and a pastor from Bayonne are among the 1,700 coronavirus deaths in New Jersey, Gov. Phil Murphy announced Thursday as cases climbed to 51,027
"The number of cases by county are doubling," the governor said.
Nearly 7,400 residents remain hospitalized with COVID-19, Murphy said, including 1,523 in intensive care.
Of the 1,700 fatalities, 198 new deaths were accounted for Thursday, Murphy said. Those include Steve Ravitz, who operated five ShopRite supermarkets, and the Rev. H. Gene Sykes, 78, who preached at Friendship Baptis…
Rochelle Park PD: Meth, Ecstasy, Loaded Gun Found In Series Of Stops
ROCHELLE PARK, N.J. -- A driver stopped by a Rochelle Park police officer before dawn Monday was carrying pot for sale, packaging materials -- and a stolen handgun, authorities said.
It was one of a series of stops by township police over three days that produced meth, Ecstasy and pot, leading to four arrests.
In one, Gregory Eatman, 37, of Paterson, "made several abrupt maneuvers" in a parking lot hotel after being spotted by Lt. Dean Pinto around 1 a.m. Monday, Sgt. James DePreta said.
Pinto approached the vehicle "and immediately noticed a strong odor of unburnt marijuana…
