DOVER – With more than 1300 cases shown of COVID-19, Dover police are making their component to curb the spread of the wave for now.
With the current cumulative maximum number of COVID-19 cases in Morris County, city police will distribute mask loads in the center to citizens who need them.
“Dover has been hit by COVID-19,” said Dover police chief Johnathan Delaney.
“We perceive and recognize that certain racial and ethnic teams have been disproportionately affected by COVID-19 and the most productive thing we can do is what is happening. “
Black citizens living in densely populated cities, as well as immigrants living off pay mea cheques, were among the highest affected by the pandemic. In May, Dover had one of the highest rates of per capita infection in northern Jersey, with 351 cases corresponding to 10,000 inhabitants. , almost 3 times the rate in Morris County.
Wednesday’s COVID-19 county totals showed that Dover had 1,391 cases, Parsippany, Morris County’s most populous city, with 1,464, and on Thursday, New Jersey reported 4,913 new cases.
Delaney the virus before this fall and, after its recovery, said it had been tested to prevent others from getting sick.
“I myself have had COVID-19 and it’s a very genuine scenario that’s deteriorating,” Delaney said. “I went to see the town manager and mayor and advised him some other way to solve this problem. I showed up to do this the busiest hours downtown.
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This week, full-time Class II officials were sent to Blackwell Street to distribute masks to citizens. Over the next few weeks, or until stocks run out, piles of masks will be distributed in the region. Delaney said citizens can easily “detect “Officers with their reflective vests, allowing for greater visibility at night.
“Any resident who has a mask or mask is encouraged to wear them. We do this in combination with our app look,” Delaney added.
With falling temperatures, at least 10 subpoenas were sent to bars and restaurants in the city for violating Governor Phil Murphy’s executive orders, which restrict food to 25% of capacity and indoor meetings to 10 people, Delaney said.
Before issuing subpoenas, officials warn corporations not to comply with state orders, Delaney said. In addition, the branch touches the county attorney’s workplace and informs them of the fact at the time of the violation. Once the prosecutor has approved the branch’s shares, officials hand over subpoenas to corporations.
“We just can’t pass out and factor a subpoena,” Delaney added. “We are discreet, we are not looking to open the holidays, but we need other people to use common sense and we check to restrict other people who congregate outdoors or inside. “
Delaney said it’s vital that citizens be checked for the virus. Over citizens can be reviewed at the Zufall Health Center, which has provided more than 10,000 COVID controls in their service domain and plans to open a control site at the Father Connolly Parish Center in Essex. Street.
“We seek to teach and inspire Americans and let them know that COVID-19 is gone,” Delaney said.
Starting next week, New Jersey will restrict meetings to up to 25 other people and postpone high school hockey and all indoor sports through January. The new restriction takes effect at 6am on Monday, December 7 and does not apply to meals. Governor Phil Murphy said.
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