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Article to Read: 3-21-2020 Mustard Seed Dinner Fundraiser

Attended the Mustard Seed dinner fundraiser in Clifton? You may have been exposed to coronavirus

A couple hundred people may have been exposed to the new coronavirus at the annual Mustard Seed dinner fundraiser that was hosted at a venue in Clifton on Mar. 14, according to an alert issued by Paterson health officials.

Health officials are asking anyone who attended the event at the Valley Regency, 1129 Valley Road in Clifton, to contact their local health department as they may have been exposed to a case of Covid-19.

An organizer for the dinner has tested positive for the new coronavirus.

Residents of Paterson, Totowa, North Haledon, Prospect Park, and Hawthorne should contact Paterson health officials at (973) 321-1277 and leave a message with their name and phone number.