While the threat of a bomb scare had the community reeling on Sunday, news of COVID-19 Hoboken University Medical Center {HUMC} reached a promising milestone last week reporting zero cases of COVID-19 patients for the first time since the pandemic started.
At the peak of the outbreak in New Jersey in April, HUMC cared for 124 COVID-19 positive inpatients in one day and repeatedly treated more than 100 inpatients daily during the month. As part of the CarePoint Health system, HUMC helped care and treat thousands of COVID patients throughout the last few months.
Ann Logan, Chief Hospital Executive said, “This extraordinary milestone is due to the remarkable commitment and incredible sacrifices our nurses, physicians and staff made to provide the best possible care for COVID positive patients and other members of our community requiring acute care in recent months. Our front-line workers have done, and continue to perform, amazing work under unprecedented circumstances.”
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Dr. Achintya Moulick, CEO of CarePoint Health, added, “This achievement is a testament to the incredible staff at Hoboken to best manage this unprecedented time. We plan on taking additional steps in the near future to further protect patients and staff from coronavirus, and reassure our community to feel comfortable to seek necessary care and treatment for other purposes.”
In other related news, Hoboken just announced via Nixle alert that pilates studios and yoga studios can open at 25% capacity, as long as all members are wearing masks. Basketball courts are also now permitted to be open, with no more than 10 people inside the court at one time.
According to Mayor Bhalla’s latest Nixle alert, the Hoboken Health Department reported the following new COVID-19 cases in Hoboken:
July 18: 0 new, known cases
July 19: 1
July 20: 0
Hoboken has a total of 646 known, new cases with fatalities remaining unchanged at 29.
Get the latest from our daily COVID-19 tracker here and the latest COVID-19 updates for Hoboken and Jersey City here.
