{"id":3683,"date":"2021-12-30T20:02:53","date_gmt":"2021-12-30T20:02:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localtalkweekly.com\/?p=3683"},"modified":"2021-12-30T20:03:00","modified_gmt":"2021-12-30T20:03:00","slug":"east-orange-to-serve-as-federal-testing-site-for-new-jersey-residents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/localtalkweekly.com\/index.php\/2021\/12\/30\/east-orange-to-serve-as-federal-testing-site-for-new-jersey-residents\/","title":{"rendered":"EAST ORANGE TO SERVE AS FEDERAL TESTING SITE FOR NEW JERSEY RESIDENTS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>EAST ORANGE<\/strong> &#8211; In response to the rapid increase in COVID-19 cases and a surge in access to testing, Mayor Ted R. Green, the East Orange City Council and the Department of Health and Human Services, under the direction of Director Dr. Monique S. 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The site will have the capacity to administer up to 1,000 rapid, nasal PCR tests per day with results being provided in approximately 24 hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe will utilize every resource that is made available to help combat the spread of the COVID-19 virus in our communities,\u201d said Mayor Green. \u201cWe want to make testing more accessible and convenient for residents, and thanks to the ongoing support of the federal government, we have been provided the means to make that possible.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Wednesday, December 22, Mayor Green re-implemented a mask mandate for the City of East Orange amid the increase of COVID-19 cases and the emergence of the Omicron variant. To date, East Orange has a total of 10,908 positive cases, with 255 new cases reported this week, and one new death. The city is only second in Essex County behind the City of Newark in its number of positive cases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe new Omicron variant is spreading more easily, and our numbers of positive cases are rising rapidly,\u201d said Dr. Griffith. \u201cThe last two years have impacted us all greatly, but with the recent increase in positive cases, as well as hospitalizations, we cannot get tired or minimize what is occurring. The pandemic is real and we have to remain diligent in our efforts to engage all resources and partners to stop the spread. We\u2019ve come too far to not see this through.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Free parking will be available at a main lot at Freeway Drive and Halsted Street with overflow parking available in two additional adjacent lots. 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