Tuesday News Podcast: No Timetable Set for MA Four Phases Reopening Plan; School Supts. Across State Face Common Challenges

News Podcast – Salem COVID-19 Update (Charts) – Videos of the Day – Some More Good News with John Krasinski – Lynn Police Photo

No time table set for Massachusetts four phase reopening plan; School Supts. across state face common challenges; Local communities still recording COVID-19 deaths; Fire causes $250K damage to Essex restaurant; Peabody looking to hold high school graduation in June

North Shore Today newscast with Bill Newell and Rick Moore

Weather – Sunshine today, 50s

From Lynn Police – 1’st Division officers and the Gang Unit worked together to make two arrests and recover two illegally possessed firearms in separate incidents over the weekend. One suspect did attempt to practice social distancing by running from the officers but was not successful

City of Salem COVID-19 Response Update – May 11, 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

Mayor Kim Driscoll and Salem Health Agent David Greenbaum will provide a public update on the City’s response to COVID-19 at this Thursday evening’s City Council meeting at 7:00 p.m. Watch on SATV Channel 22 or via the Zoom link that will be posted at https://www.salem.com/city-council/events/268403 later this week.
This week, the #SalemTogether page from Preserving Salem is sharing stories about Salem’s resilience in the face of the Great Depression of the 1930s. Find out more at www.preservingsalem.com/salemtogether.

Status of Cases

As of 3:30 p.m. on May 8, 2020, 487 Salem residents have tested positive for novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and 24 Salem residents have died from the virus. Since the outbreak began, at least 122 Salem residents who had been infected by the virus have cleared their isolation period. There are currently 365 active cases. As of May 6, 2020 Salem’s case rate (988.48/100k population) was 4.4% below the state case rate (1033.83/100k population). Local demographic data as of May 8, 2020 is included below in this update.

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.