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City of Salem COVID-19 Response Update – April 13, 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 Salem Veterans’ Council, in collaboration with the North Shore Veterans’ Coalition, is making available free face mask coverings for the community’s veterans starting on April 14^th and for as long as supplies last. To arrange to receive a mask, veterans can contact the City’s Director of Veterans’ Services, Kim Emerling, at 978-745-0883 or kemerling@salem.com, or Al Nee from the North Shore Veterans’ Coalition at 978-825-7207 or ayee@masshire-nscareers.org.

This week, Preserving Salem’s #SalemTogether tells the stories of the Great Salem Fire of 1914, which destroyed 1,600 buildings and left one-third of the City’s residents homeless, unemployed, or both. Find out how Salem came together after that devastating event at www.preservingsalem.com/salemfire1914.

The Red Cross has issued a call for blood donations and is encouraging individuals to keep scheduled donation appointments and make new ones for the weeks ahead, to ensure a stable supply through the pandemic. Blood drive sites are following rigorous safety and infection control measures. Those who are healthy, feeling well and eligible to give blood or platelets, are urged to make an appointment to donate as soon as possible by using the Red Cross Blood Donor App, visiting RedCrossBlood.org or calling 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767).

The team at Destination Salem has put together a page sharing all the ways you can experience Salem online with virtual programming hosted by some of our museums and attractions. Find it at www.salem.org/virtualsalem/.

The deadline for applying for Community Preservation Act grants has been extended to April 29^th.

New on salem.com/together: registration for non-tax filers to receive their federal Economic Impact payment and how to make a fabric face-covering.

Status of Cases

As of 4:00 p.m. on April 13, 2020, 170 Salem residents have tested positive for novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Additional data about Salem COVID-19 cases is below.

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.

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