Page 4 THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, July 24, 2020 Local photographer joins nationwide effort to create 10,000 free professional headshots for jobless Americans N Lawrence A. Simeone Jr. Attorney-at-Law ~ Since 1989 ~ * Corporate Litigation * Criminal/Civil * MCAD * Zoning/Land Court * Wetlands Litigation * Workmen’s Compensation * Landlord/Tenant Litigation * Real Estate Law * Construction Litigation * Tax Lein * Personal Injury * Bankruptcy * Wrongful Death * Zoning/Permitting Litigation 300 Broadway, Suite 1, Revere * 781-286-1560 Lsimeonejr@simeonelaw.net othing says “I’m ready to work” more than a freshly pressed suit, an updated resume and, of course, a professional headshot. Regardless of profession, COVID-19 sent millions of Americans to the unemployment line without warning. COVID-19 hurt families. That is why local photographer Kevin Thai, the owner of Three Circles Studio in Malden, recently participated in the largest single-day photo initiative that provided 10,000 unemployed Americans with headshots. For Thai, this pandemic is personal. “My father was forced to retire early and my family had their stores permanently closed, he said. “My company shuttered all their U.S. locations, forcing me to turn to my photography to We Now Offer For Your Eating Pleasure “UBER EATS” Convenient Delivery Service Bianchi’s Pizza and Renzo’s Full Menu To Go Open for Takeout for Bianchi’s Pizza and Renzo’s Food 381 Revere Beach Blvd., Revere 781-284-5600 Booker.com for details and schedule a time to be photographed. More than 200 photographers from all 50 states participated, creating pop-up studios at nearly every Brookfield retail location nationwide. Headshots were provided to participants on-site through event photo sharing platform SpotMyPhotos. “Broadening our communiKevin Thai provide for my first child due in October.” Thai produced the complimentary headshots on July 22 at the Schrafft Center Power House in Charlestown. Complimentary headshots were open to anyone currently unemployed, but participants were asked to visit Headshotty was the reason why I started Three Circles Studio…To help my community by providing 10,000 free headshots for those unemployed because of COVID-19 is one of the greatest things I can do,” said Thai, adding that, according to LinkedIn, people who include headshots receive 21 times more profile views and nine times more “connection” requests. The Coronavirus Count State reports 13 new confirmed Malden COVID-19 cases; state focuses on positive cases over last 14 days O ver the past week, the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Malden increased from 1,267 to 1,280 cases, according to the latest weekly city/town cases available on Wednesday. For the second consecutive week, the state did not publish the rate of COVID-19 cases per 100,000 population -- a statistical analysis which two weeks ago showed Malden had the 29th highest rate for Coronavirus in the state, with an average of 1,844.92 cases per 100,000. The statistic made it easy to compare the incidence of COVID-19 to other communities, large and small. The state Department of Public Health (DPH) website now lists a measurement which focuses on test results over the past 14 days up until Wednesday. Those statistics showed 12,915 Malden residents have been tested for the virus so far – including 1,604 over the past 14 days; of those tested, there were 34 confirmed cases of the virus for a positivity rate of 2.12 percent during that time. That is more than the average state positivity rate of 1.67 percent. Last week’s positivity rate was 2.64 percent, according to the latest state report. That was higher than the state positivity average of 2.25 percent over the same period. People can compare the number of COVID-19 cases confirmed in Malden to those in neighboring cities and towns as well as communities of similar size by going to the DPH website at https://www.mass.gov/ info-details/covid-19-response-reporting, then click on COVID-19 cases by city/ town. Here’s how nine other area communities compare to Malden: Lynn: 3,779 cases, 136 total positive tests in the last 14 days, 3.62 percent positivity. Revere: 1,870 cases, 70 total positive tests in the last 14 days, 4.30 percent positivity. Everett: 1,823 cases, 52 total positive tests in the last 14 days, 2.22 percent positivity. Malden: 1,280 cases, 34 total positive tests in the last 14 days, 2.12 percent positivity. Peabody: 1,021 cases, 29 total positive tests in the last 14 days, 1.79 percent positivity. Saugus: 566 cases, 12 total positive tests in the last 14 days, 1.67 percent positivity. Wakefield: 326 cases, 8 total positive tests in the last 14 days, 1.03 percent positivity. Melrose: 273 cases, 27 positive tests in the last 14 days, 1.48 percent positivity. Reading: 305 cases, 5 positive tests in the last 14 days, .75 percent positivity. Lynnfield: 98 cases, 0 positive tests in the last 14 days, 0 percent positivity. Statewide totals: 112,347 cases, 3,011 positive tests in the last 14 days, 1.67 percent positivity. (Data compiled by DPH and made public as of July 22, 2020.)
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