Locally, 23,267 people have been infected by the virus and 671 have died from related complications.
By Matt Skoufalos | December 13, 2020
NJDOH COVID-19 Dashboard – 12-13-20. Credit: NJDOH.
Since December 9, 22 more Camden County residents have lost their battles with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), and an additional 831 tested positive, according to reports from the Camden County government.
That brings the local impact of the pandemic to 23,267 infected residents and 671 related deaths.
Camden County is now tracking more than 350 new positive cases of the virus per day.
That increase in infections has led to a corresponding rise in hospitalizations and fatalities in the county and across the state.
“The numbers are high. We’ve all heard the numbers are high. It’s hard to wrap your brain around the numbers,” Camden County Health Director Anne Walters said in a briefing Friday.
Infection among strangers doesn’t seem to be as strong a factor in the new cases as does transmission among family members, and new cases are being led by residents in their 30s and 40s rather than among the elderly, the Health Director said.
“The transmission appears to be mostly from small gatherings in the home,” Walters said. “There was a spike in the cases after Halloween; we’re seeing a spike now from Thanksgiving.
“That’s why I am asking people to please not let your guard down,” she concluded.
Despite the expected availability of a COVID-19 vaccine within the coming months, it will not be widely available immediately, and citizens must still maintain their mitigation behaviors.
“We have to get this surge under control and do everything in our power to prevent the next one, so that we don’t face any additional loss of life,” Camden County Freeholder-Director Lou Cappelli said in a written statement Friday.
“Please remember to wear a mask, social-distance, and avoid all indoor gatherings, including holiday parties,” he wrote.
The 22 recently deceased Camden County residents are:
- an Audubon man in his 90s
- a Bellmawr woman in her 80s
- a Berlin Township man in his 50s
- a Camden City man in his 60s
- four Cherry Hill men, two each in their 80s and 90s; and three women, two in their 90s, and one in her 50s
- a Gloucester City woman in her 80s
- two Gloucester Township women in their 70s; and two men, one each in his 60s and 80s
- a Lawnside woman in her 70s, and a man of unknown age
- two Pennsauken women, one each in her 70s and 80s; and a man in his 80s
- a Runnemede man in his 80s
Throughout New Jersey, 400,650 people have been sickened by COVID-19, and 15,883 have perished from causes related to the virus. In addition to those lab-confirmed fatalities, the state also recognizes another 1,868 probable COVID-19-related deaths.
Camden County OEM ships PPE to long-term care sites across the county. Credit: Rich Ratner.
LTC cases and deaths
Long-term care (LTC) facilities account for almost half of all deaths in the state and 12% of those infected, and new cases continue to occur there.
Of 23,267 reported local COVID-19 cases, 2,681 (12 percent) have originated in a Camden County LTC facility: 1,791 are residents and 890 are staff.
LTCs are believed to be associated with 54 percent, or 365 of 671 total deaths in Camden County: 362 were residents and three were staff.
At this time, 27 of the 56 LTCs in Camden County are experiencing an active outbreak of COVID-19 cases.
New cases
According to the New Jersey Department of Health COVID-19 dashboard, on December 13, Camden County was eleventh in the state in new COVID-19 cases, with 147.
In response to the uptick in cases, pop-up testing sites have been established in Camden City at three schools on a rolling schedule.
No appointment is required, and the sites will be open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the following days:
- Monday: Veterans Memorial School, 800 North 26th Street in Cramer Hill
- Wednesday: Cooper Poynt School, 201 State Street in North Camden
- Thursday: Dr. Charles Brimm Medical Arts High School, 1626 Copewood Street in Whitman Park.
Camden County also maintains a pop-up testing site at the Cherry Hill campus of Camden County College and another at the Charles J. DePalma complex in Lindenwold. For a full list of local testing sites, click here.
The newest local cases (831) are:
- eight Audubon Borough women, four in their 60s, and one each in her 20s, 30s, 70s, and 80s; and five men, three in their 50s, one each in his 30s and 40s, and two young boys
- an Audubon Park woman in her 70s
- nine Barrington women, three in their 60s, two each in their 20s and 50s, one each in her 30s and 40s, and three young girls; and six men, four in their 50s, one each in his 20s and 70s, and a young boy
- 10 Bellmawr men, four in their 40s, two each in their 20s and 80s, one each in his 50s and 60s, and a young boy; and nine women, five in their 60s, two in their 30s, one each in her 20s and 50s, and a teenaged girl
- three Berlin Borough men, one each in his 30s, 40s, and 80s; and two teenaged girls, a young girl, and a woman in her 70s
- four Berlin Township women, two in their 30s, and one each in her 50s and 70s; and three men, two in their 30s, and one in his 20s
- a Brooklawn man in his 40s
- 71 Camden City women, 17 in their 30s, 16 in their 20s, 14 in their 60s, 11 in their 40s, 10 in their 50s, two in their 70s, one in her 80s, seven teenaged girls, and six young girls; and 59 men, 12 each in their 20s and 40s, 11 in their 60s, 10 in their 30s, nine in their 50s, four in their 70s, one in his 80s, 10 teenaged boys, and five young boys; and a person of unknown gender in their 40s
- 42 Cherry Hill women, nine in their 20s, eight in their 80s, seven in their 60s, six each in their 40s and 50s, four in their 30s, two in their 70s, three young girls, and two teenaged girls; and 39 men, nine in their 20s, eight in their 30s, six each in their 40s and 70s, five in their 50s, four in their 60s, one in his 80s, six teenaged boys, and four young boys; and a teenaged person of unknown gender
- a Chesilhurst woman in her 20s
- five Clementon women, two each in their 20s and 50s, and one in her 30s; and two men, one each in his 20s and 60s
- nine Collingswood women, three each in their 50s and 60s, one each in her 20s, 30s, and 40s, and a young girl; and three men, one each in his 20s, 30s, and 50s, and a young boy
- a Gibbsboro woman in her 50s
- seven Gloucester City women, three in their 20s, two in their 50s, one each in her 30s and 60s, and a teenaged girl; and six men, two in their 20s, one each in his 30s, 40s, 50s, and 60s, and two young boys
- 50 Gloucester Township women, 12 in their 30s, 11 each in their 20s and 50s, nine in their 40s, three each in their 70s and 80s, one in her 60s, nine teenaged girls, and three young girls; and 41 men, 11 in their 50s, 10 in their 30s, nine in their 40s, six in their 60s, four in their 20s, one in his 70s, nine teenaged boys, and two young boys
- three Haddon Heights men, two in their 30s, and one in his 50s; and a person of unknown gender in their 50s
- seven Haddon Township women, two each in their 20s and 40s, one each in her 30s, 50s, and 60s, three teenaged girls, and a young girl; and five men, three in their 30s, one each in his 40s and 50s, two teenaged boys, and a young boy
- four Haddonfield men, one each in his 30s, 50s, 60s, and 70s, two young boys, and a teenaged boy; and two teenaged girls, and a woman in her 30s
- a Hi-Nella woman in her 50s
- a Laurel Springs woman in her 50s, and man in his 60s
- eight Lawnside men, three in their 40s, two in their 20s, and one each in his 50s, 70s, and 80s; and four women, two in their 30s, one each in her 20s and 80s, and a teenaged girl
- 15 Lindenwold men, four each in their 20s and 30s, two each in their 40s and 50s, and one each in his 60s, 70s, and 80s; and 11 women, four in their 30s, three in their 20s, two each in their 50s and 60s, and three teenaged girls
- three Magnolia women, two in their 40s, and one in her 30s; and two men, one each in his 30s and 60s
- two Merchantville women in their 20s; and two men, one each in his 40s and 60s
- six Mount Ephraim women, three in their 50s, and one each in her 30s, 70s, and 80s; and four men, two in their 40s, and one each in his 20s and 50s
- three Oaklyn men, two in their 30s, and one in his 20s; and a woman in her 70s
- 44 Pennsauken women, nine each in their 30s and 40s, eight in their 50s, seven in their 20s, six in their 60s, three in their 80s, two in their 70s, seven teenaged girls, and four young girls; and 38 men, 11 in their 50s, eight in their 20s, seven in their 30s, six in their 40s, four in their 60s, one each in his 70s and 80s, four young boys, and three teenaged boys; and a person of unknown gender in their 20s
- 12 Pine Hill women, five in their 30s, three in their 50s, one each in her 40s, 60s, 70s, and 80s, and a teenaged girl; and six men, two each in their 30s and 60s, one each in his 20s and 40s, and two teenaged boys
- five Runnemede men, two each in their 20s and 50s, one in his 40s, and four young boys; and five women, two in their 50s, one each in her 40s, 60s, and 70s, and a teenaged girl
- five Somerdale men, two in their 70s, and one each in his 30s, 40s, and 60s; and four women, two each in their 20s and 60s
- three Stratford men, one each in his 20s, 30s, and 50s, and a young boy; and three women, one each in her 30s, 40s, and 60s
- 13 Voorhees women, three each in their 20s and 30s, two each in their 50s, 60s, and 80s, one in her 40s, five teenaged girls, and a young girl; and 13 men, four in their 20s, three in their 40s, two each in their 30s and 80s, one each in his 60s and 70s, a young boy, and a teenaged boy
- four Waterford women, two in their 30s, and one each in her 20s and 60s; and three men, one each in his 30s, 40s, and 60s
- 22 Winslow women, six in their 50s, five in their 20s, four each in their 30s and 40s, one each in her 60s, 70s, and 80s, and four teenaged girls; and 19 men, seven in their 20s, four in their 40s, two each in their 30s, 50s, and 60s, one each in his 70s and 80s, and two teenaged boys
- four Woodlynne women, two in their 40s, and one each in her 30s and 60s; and two teenaged boys, two men, one each in his 20s and 60s, and a young boy.
The Camden County and New Jersey Health Department are working to facilitate trace investigations into all cases.
Read our ongoing round-up of COVID-19 coverage here.
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