May 8th 😷

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Well, today's crisis was Jenni finding out that her uncle posted to Facebook that her grandfather died before he messaged her.  Seeing as how they have been at odds with each other for months, it didn't seem like a big deal to me. She also wasn't in touch with her grandfather lately either. So she called to cry on my shoulder. I told her to call her father and her uncle and talk to them, tell them how sad she was to hear about her grandpa. I told her I didn't know what she expected me to do. 

Steve's gone to Pizza Cleaners and Kings. I don't know if he's going to get what he ought to - I gave him a list. But you know how that goes? Not well.

Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic

Essex County cases

Updated May 8 at 5:16 PM local

Confirmed

15,256

+161

Deaths

1,398

+17

Recovered

-

New Jersey cases

Updated May 8 at 5:16 PM local

Confirmed

135,454

+1,819

Deaths

8,952

+151

Recovered

-

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United States cases

Updated May 8 at 5:16 PM local

Confirmed

1,312,004

+28,797

Deaths

77,727

+1,306

Recovered

178,348

+5,455

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Global cases

Updated May 8 at 5:16 PM local

Confirmed

3,910,738

+126,653

Deaths

272,778

+8,099

Recovered

1,306,204

+50,519