LAKEWOOD NJ: COVID-19 cases have risen in Monmouth and Ocean counties over the last two weeks to levels not seen since New Jersey became a global coronavirus hotspot in the spring. Ocean County reported its largest single-day total of the pandemic on Sept. 16 when it added 187 new cases to its tally. Three of the five largest one-day tallies in Ocean County were reported during the week ending Sept. 19, according to the county Health Department. In total, cases in Ocean County have increased by about 8% over the two-week period between Sept. 10 and 24. In Monmouth County, cases have risen 5% over that span, according to data reported by both counties. The spike has attracted the attention of state officials and the concern of local health departments, but officials say there are several key differences between this recent uptick and the outbreak in the spring that filled hospitals and led to hundreds of deaths in the two counties. NEW YORK CITY: The city Health Department is warning that private schools and non-essential businesses could be forced to close in neighborhoods of Brooklyn and Queens seeing spikes in coronavirus cases. “If the indicators continue to rise, there must be additional enforcement actions,” the Health Department said in a statement late Thursday. “For the first time in the city’s recovery period, there could be the immediate scaling back of activities in these ZIP codes if progress is not made by Monday evening (Sept. 28).” The department said that starting Friday there will be regular inspections of all non-public schools within clusters and their adjacent ZIP codes. The number of enforcement staff will continue to increase in order to make sure mask and social distancing requirements are complied with in the areas, the agency said. The clusters include the following neighborhoods that have seen an increase in infection rates: Gravesend/Homecrest (6.0%), Midwood, (4.95%), Edgemere Far Rockaway (4.08%), Kew Gardens (3.99%), Borough Park (3.53%), Bensonhurst/Mapleton (3.16%), Gerritsen Beach/Homecrest/Sheepshead Bay (3.07%), Flatlands/Midwood (3.06%) and Williamsburg (1.67%). View this post on Instagram Heshy Tischler calls Dr. Mitchell Katz a “Jew hater”, and insinuated that he is a “Kapo”. Katz is Jewish and is the President and Chief Executive Officer of NYC Health and Hospitals. The father of Dr Katz was sadly Niftar this week in Israel from COVID-19. Another Jewish man then arrived at the press conference and used the “N” word in front of dozens of news cameras and national news agencies. A post shared by TheYeshivaWorld.com (@theyeshivaworld) on Sep 25, 2020 at 10:47am PDT Among the actions that the city could take are prohibiting all gatherings of more than 10 people; issuing fines for refusals to wear a mask after being offered a mask; ordering private schools and child care centers to close if they don’t meet DOE standards; closing all non-essential businesses immediately. The Sheriff and NYPD are continuing to monitor mask compliance in the neighborhoods, the department said, adding compliance has been “overwhelmingly low compared to other areas of the city.” Officials have been engaging community leaders and members about the increase in cases and how to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Meanwhile, the NYC Test and Trace Corps and Department of Health have continued on-the-ground outreach and engagement. The Test and Trace Corps is also deploying mobile […]

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