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City of Salem COVID-19 Response Update – May 28, 2020
The City of Salem continues to advance measures to help slow the spread of novel coronavirus (COVID-19), lessen impacts on healthcare providers responding to this evolving situation, and support Salem residents and businesses during this public health emergency. To view previous updates, please visit www.salem.com/news and click on a previous COVID-19 update.
New Updates
The City of Salem is planning to reopen offices at City Hall (93 Washington Street) and City Hall Annex (98 Washington Street) to the public no earlier than Monday, June 15th. That date is subject to change. Offices will reopen for their regular business hours: Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Thursdays from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Fridays from 8 a.m. to noon. Residents are still able and encouraged to conduct as much City business as possible online via email, the City website, or telephone, even after offices reopen to the public. If you must visit a City office after they reopen, please observe all posted safety restrictions that will be in place inside these buildings.
- The City will resume enforcing and charging for all metered parking spaces, both those on-street and in lots, on Monday, June 8th. The temporary 15-minute restaurant pick-up spaces will remain in effect and no payment to the meters is required to park in those spaces. Parking enforcement will monitor and ticket if vehicles are left in those spaces for more than 15 minutes, however.
- Salem’s small businesses are invited to participate in a Small Business Town Hall with City officials to talk about safe reopening and ask questions. The Town Hall takes place on June 4th at 3 p.m. Registration is required and can be done at www.salem.com/registration.
Status of Cases
As of 4:00 p.m. on May 28, 2020, there are 589 Salem residents who have tested positive for novel coronavirus (COVID-19), of which 206 cases are currently active. 27 Salem residents have died from the virus. Since the outbreak began, 383 Salem residents who had been infected by the virus have cleared their isolation period. As of May 27, 2020, Salem’s case rate was 3.9% below the state’s case rate and the City’s testing rate was 6.5% below the state’s testing rate. Of all Salem residents tested through that date 17.5% had tested positive.
For more information about COVID-19, please visit www.coronavirus.gov and www.mass.gov/coronavirus. Mass DPH has posted an FAQ at https://www.mass.gov/info-details/frequently-asked-questions-about-covid-19 and has activated an information line that can be reached by dialing 2-1-1.
Visit www.salem.com/together to find community resources, ask for help, or sign up to volunteer through Salem Together.
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