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Saturday, jun 13
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Covid-
19: Campgaw, Darlington, Ramapo Reservation Closed
Bergen County Executive Jim Tedesco on Thursday closed Ramapo Valley County Reservation, Campgaw Mountain Reservation and Darlington County Park in Mahwah to the public during the COVID-19 pandemic as of 8 a.m. Friday. Other county parks remain open but don't allow any vehicular traffic. Tedesco said he was forced into the executive order "in a further effort to slow the spread of the pandemic." County of Bergen Executive Order No. 2020-01D / Continuing Suspension and Modification of County Ordinances, Rules or Regulations Relating to the COVID-19 Pandemic Pursuant t…
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Exposure To Coronavirus-Positive Holy Name Hospital CEO Forces Tedesco To Self-Quarantine
Bergen County Executive Jim Tedesco self-quarantined on Tuesday, nine days after hosting a news conference in Teaneck with, among others, Holy Name Medical Center CEO Michael Maron, who tested positive for COVID-19. That means a number of people who also attended the March 15 event -- among them, elected and appointed officials, their staff members and reporters -- may need to do so, too. A spokesman for Tedesco said the county health officer recommended that he self-quarantine after attending an undisclosed press conference with someone "identified as COVID-19 positive." Sources con…
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ICE Detainee In Bergen County Jail Tests Positive For Coronavirus
A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainee being held in the Bergen County Jail tested positive for coronavirus, authorities said. The 31-year-old Mexican national was quarantined and receiving care, ICE officials said in a release Tuesday. "Consistent with CDC guidelines, those who have come in contact with the individual have been cohorted and are being monitored for symptoms," the release said. "ICE is suspending intake at the facility until further information is available." The New Jersey Supreme Court on Sunday ordered the release of low-risk inmates serving sen…
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Critical Patient, 25, From Metuchen Can't Get Experimental
Covid-
19 Drug, Mom Says
UPDATE: A teacher from Ridgewood says she's living a nightmare: Her 25-year-old son is in critical condition at JFK Hospital in Edison, tested positive for COVID-19, but waits for an experimental life-saving drug. Jack Allard of Metuchen first became ill on March 13. His symptoms quickly worsened and he was hospitalized three days later, said his mother, Genny Allard. He tested positive for coronavirus over the weekend and remains in critical condition on a ventilator, she said Monday. Original COVID-19 tests were misplaced by the lab, so the 2012 Ridgewood High School graduate had to…
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Bergen County Jail Corrections Officer Tests Positive For Coronavirus, 7 Others Self-Quarantine
A corrections officer at the Bergen County Jail tested presumptive positive for the coronavirus, leading seven co-workers to self-quarantine as well, Sheriff Anthony Cureton said Thursday. Fifteen inmates at the jail were placed on quarantine, as well, the sheriff said. "The test was declared presumptive positive on Wednesday by the New Jersey State Department of Health and has been sent to the Center for Disease Control for confirmation," Cureton said. "Upon medical evaluation, the officer was asked to self-quarantine for 14 days," the sheriff said. "Seven additional corrections officers …
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Stop & Shop Reserves Shopping Times For Customers Ages 60+
Stop & Shop stores have reduced their hours and will be setting aside times for older customers to shop in safety amid growing COVID-19 concerns. Starting Thursday, Stop & Shop will set aside the hours of 6 a.m. to 7:30 a.m. for customers ages 60 and older. Most stores will be open from 7:30 a.m. through 8 p.m. to “allow more time for our associates to unload deliveries, stock shelves, and better serve our customers throughout the day,” officials said in a press release. “Stop & Shop is making the decision to allow community members in this age category to shop in a less crowde…
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Executive Order Closes Bergen County Theaters, Cancels Public Gatherings Amid
Covid-
19 Fears
Bergen County Executive Jim Tedesco ordered the shutdown of public places amid fears around COVID-19 Friday effective immediately. Since Gov. Phil Murphy declared a state of emergency, the number of cases has risen to 50 -- with 17 in Bergen County alone. "It is necessary to use every means at our disposal to implement additional measures," said Tedesco in issuing Executive Order 2020-01A, "including but not limited to those directed at places of public gathering in order to flatten the curve of the spread of COVID-19." The following places will close: Movie theaters with fixed seating P…
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Covid-
19: All Bergen Schools Closed Indefinitely
Schools in all 75 Bergen County districts will shut down indefinitely at the close of Friday's school day in a bid to stem the spread of the coronavirus, County Executive Jim Tedesco said Thursday night. Bergen schools will be closed after 3 p.m. Friday, giving staff the rest of the day and all weekend to prepare for online learning, he said. Although no students should be in the schools Monday, Tedesco said he expected some staffers would be, as preparations continue. Bergen County had 13 presumed cases of COVID-19 when the county executive made what he called "a paramount decision..…
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Update
: Monmouth County Coronavirus Cases Linked To Golden Age Senior Program, Officials Say
Two of the newest presumptive positive cases of coronavirus in Monmouth County have a common link to a senior program, officials said. The Golden Age adult day-care program in Morganville, which has closed, is associated with two women -- one 66 years old and the other 83, state and county health officials said. Both women are from Hazlet and have ben admitted to Bayshore Medical Center in Holmdel. As of Thursday, there were three other presumptive positive cases of COVID-19 in Monmouth County, including a newly announced case involving a 53-year-old man from Manalapan. The man …
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Healthy Blood Donors ‘Urgently Needed’ For Hospital Patients As Coronavirus Spreads
With six confirmed coronavirus cases across the state (and counting), a number of national community blood service providers are urging healthy people to donate blood that could be lifesaving to current hospital patients. Officials with the AABB (formerly the American Association of Blood Banks) Interorganizational Task Force on Domestic Disasters and Acts of Terrorism say blood drives must continue to prevent a potentially disastrous shortage of healthy blood. “Hospitals will be extremely challenged if COVID-19 infections increase,” said Dr. Ralph Vassallo, chief medical and scientific off…
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