Message from Mayor Sarah Neibart
Wednesday, April 1, 2020
As of 3:00pm yesterday, 14 Mendham Township
residents<https://health.morriscountynj.gov/coronavirus/> have tested positive for
COVID-19 Coronavirus.
An increase in positive cases is not an indicator that our social distancing methods are
not working, rather that the availability of testing is increasing. Non-pharmaceutical
interventions, such as social distancing, are necessary public health methods to reduce a
sharp increase in cases in an effort to “flatten the curve” to reduce the overwhelming
burden on our healthcare system.
The below two charts were presented by Governor Phil Murphy and New Jersey Department of
Health Commissioner Judith Persichilli at Monday’s Daily Press
Briefing<https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=2458&v=rDBI4fpT…e=emb_logo>.
These charts were created using a tool, called CHIME, or COVID-19 Hospital Impact Model
for Epidemics which computes the theoretical number of people infected with a contagious
virus in a population over time to predict outcomes. These illustrations are a good
reminder of why aggressive social distancing practices are so important.
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True social distancing is staying at home as much as possible. If you have to go out for a
necessary reason, maintain a minimum of 6 feet from others and limit your time in public
places. There should be no reason - other than assisting a neighbor with obtaining medical
care/medicine and food/groceries - that you should be over at someone else’s home. No one
should be getting together to hang out during this time.
We will get through this, but we all have to play a part in it. Please stay virtually
connected with your family, friends, and neighbors. If you want us to check-in with an
individual, please send an e-mail to outreach(a)mendhamtownship.org with the name, telephone
number, e-mail, and home address of the resident. If you sense that a resident needs
immediate medical and/or emergency care, please contact 911.