Thursday Dec 23 News Updates Lakewood

 Weather: Sunny to partly cloudy. High 38F 

- 53 new covid cases in Lakewood totals 18084/329

- 82 new cases in Jackson totals 9157/124

- 104 new cases in Toms River totals 15408/362

- Clinics in Lakewood ramp up covid testing today at OHI, Chemed and others 

- Mishpacha magazine  continues the public discussion about yeshiva Bochurim here 

- New Jersey on Thursday shattered its single-day record for COVID-19 cases for a second straight day, reporting another 15,482 confirmed positive tests as well as another 33 confirmed deaths. That’s nearly 6,000 cases more than the record set on Wednesday.

-New York reports 38,835 new coronavirus cases, the biggest one-day increase on record, of which 22,808 are in New York City

- In a major settlement, New Jersey agrees to pay $52.9 million to families over COVID deaths in the state’s hard-hit veterans homes.

Tehillim for 10 year old Lakewood boy in the hospital from Flu complications  situation is critical Chaim Shaul ben Pessel join online Tehillim Here

- Cuomo will not be prosecuted for his actions AG announces "Our exhaustive investigation found the allegations credible, deeply troubling, but not criminal under New York law,”

- Covid Plasma initiative: there is currently a shortage and limited supply of Monoclonal antibodies therefore treatment centers will be prioritizing it to the most vulnerable patients.

- NY Gov Hochul signed a bill that makes producing or using a fake vaccination card a state crime which carries a $1,000 fine and a one-year prison.

- Girls' schools that are open tomorrow are encouraging parents to car pool. others that are closed will have phone conferences for the students 

- Morahs, playgroups and schools ask parents to keep their children home when sick to avoid having to shut down when too many kids come in sick. The Flu virus is hard to detect in advance, kids can be contagious without showing symptoms right away. 

- Omicron is up to 45% less likely to cause hospitalization than Delta, according to a major British study.

-The new 4th district map means that all the Orthodox Jewish communities in Ocean County, i.e. Lakewood, Toms River, Jackson, Manchester, Brick and Howell, will be included in the same Congressional District.(Reporter S Schorr)Petition: over 825 have signed the petition to stop the solid waste  transfer station in Lakewood sign here 

- FDA grants emergency authorization for Merck's COVID pill.

-BDE Petirah of Rebbetzin Zeldy Alpert A"H She was the wife of Harav Nissan Alpert, zt”l, who was the talmid muvhak of Hagaon Harav Moshe Feinstein, zt”l. R''M in MTJ, Posek in Riets, Rav of Tiferes bachurim in the east side of Manhattan and the Rav of Agudas Yisrael of Long Island. He was niftar in 1986. Her father was Harav Chaim Pinchas Scheinberg, zt”l, Rosh Yeshiva of Torah Ohr in Yerushalayim Levaya this morning at Agudah of Far Rockaway kevura in EY.