Newark, NJ Coronavirus Updates & News For June 3 – Patch.com

Newark kicked off a cautious, three-phase plan to reopen the city amid the coronavirus crisis. See full details here.

NEWARK, NJ — Newark has begun a cautious, three-phase plan to reopen the city amid the coronavirus crisis…. Read more

Here’s what you can – and can’t do – now that Gov. Murphy has announced several NJ reopenings amid the coronavirus. And here’s what’s next.

NEW JERSEY – Wanna go to the beach? Please do. Just get a beach badge before they run out…. Read more

South Orange residents – symptomatic or asymptomatic – can be tested for COVID-19 at a drive-through location in the SOPAC parking lot.

SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The following news release comes courtesy of the Township of South Orange Village Office of Emergency Management. Learn more about posting announcements or events to your local Patch site.On Friday, June 5, South Orange residents – symptomatic or asymptomatic – can be tested for COVID-19 at a drive-through location in the SOPAC parking lot. The Township of South Orange Village, in partnership with… Read more

A free coronavirus testing event for symptomatic and asymptomatic people will take place in North Caldwell on Wednesday, June 3.

NORTH CALDWELL, NJ — A free coronavirus testing event for symptomatic and asymptomatic people will take place in North Caldwell on Wednesday, June 3…. Read more

ALSO: A free Essex County mobile testing site will come to the township June 4. Read on for other coronavirus updates.

MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Maplewood Mayor Frank McGehee said in his nightly coronavirus update on Saturday that the town had lost its 25th member to coronavirus, Dr. Godwin Molokwu, 59. Molokwu was a gastroenterologist affiliated with RWJBarnabas Health, and had also run for the South Orange-Maplewood Board of Education in 2014…. Read more

An event in Belleville will offer 400 free coronavirus tests for local residents on Monday, June 8, organizers say.

BELLEVILLE, NJ — An event in Belleville will offer 400 free coronavirus tests for local residents on Monday, June 8, organizers say…. Read more

WATCH: An “aggressive” illness connected to the coronavirus has sickened NJ kids. And not just little kids. Here’s the latest.

NEW JERSEY – An “aggressive” illness that’s connected to the coronavirus is now posing a threat to New Jersey’s children, state health officials said during a Tuesday news conference. The information came as Gov. Phil Murphy announced 708 new cases and 51 more deaths in the coronavirus outbreak (you can watch it here, below)…. Read more

Here’s how NJ towns and counties are impacted, as well as the latest developments on the coronavirus crisis and reopenings in NJ.

NEW JERSEY – Developments in the new coronavirus outbreak continue to unfold rapidly in New Jersey now that the number of cases has risen to 161,545, and 11,770 people have died. Patch will be running regular updates as more information is released, and lists of towns and counties and their numbers of cases and fatalities are below.Gov. Phil Murphy is expected to address the public during a 2 p.m. news conference on Wednesday. Patch… Read more