Locally, nearly 900 people have lost their lives during the pandemic and almost 35,000 have been infected in the past 10 months.
By Matt Skoufalos | January 22, 2021
NJDOH COVID-19 Dashboard – 1-22-21. Credit: NJDOH.
In the past eight days, 63 additional Camden County residents have lost their battles with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), and another 1,862 residents have tested positive, according to reports from the Camden County government.
That brings the local impact of the pandemic to 34,607 infected residents and 896 related deaths.
The 63 recently deceased hailed from 20 local communities.
They are:
- a Barrington man in his 70s
- three Bellmawr men, two in their 80s, and one in his 90s
- six Camden City men, one each in his 30s, 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s, and 90s
- five Cherry Hill men, two each in their 60s and 80s, and one in his 90s; and four women, three in their 90s, and one in her 80s
- a Chesilhurst man in his 60s, and woman in her 80s
- a Gloucester City man in his 60s
- three Gloucester Township men, two in their 70s, and one in his 80s; and two women, one each in her 60s and 70s
- a Haddon Heights woman in her 70s
- two Haddon Township women, one each in her 60s and 90s
- a Haddonfield man and woman in their 90s
- three Lawnside men, one each in his 50s, 70s, and 90s
- a Lindenwold man in his 70s
- a Mount Ephraim man in his 70s
- three Pennsauken women, one each in her 50s, 70s, and 90s; and a man in his 70s
- a Pine Hill woman in her 80s
- two Runnemede men, one each in his 60s and 70s
- a Stratford man in his 60s, and woman in her 70s
- four Voorhees women, two each in their 60s and 90s; and four men, two each in their 80s and 90s
- a Waterford man in his 70s
- seven Winslow men, three in their 70s, and one each in his 50s, 60s, 80s, and 90s; and a woman in her 60s
“We continue to join the community in placing the families who have lost a loved one during this pandemic in our thoughts and prayers,” said Camden County Commissioner Director Louis Cappelli, Jr.
“Today we learned that the fast-spreading UK variant of COVID-19 has been diagnosed in New Jersey for the first time,” Cappelli said. “While this variant hasn’t been found in Camden County yet, we must prepare for the possibility that it will.
“Remember that even if this variant is no more deadly, an exponential growth in cases would lead to countless more deaths,” the commissioner said. “We must continue to wear masks, social distance, and strictly adhere to other mitigation tactics to protect ourselves and those around us.”
Throughout New Jersey, 584,291 people have been sickened by COVID-19, and 18,754 have perished from causes related to the virus. In addition to those lab-confirmed fatalities, the state also recognizes another 2,121 probable COVID-19-related deaths, 30 more than previously reported.
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 less than half of all deaths in the state and nine percent of those infected, and new cases continue to occur there.
Of 34,607 reported local COVID-19 cases, 3,344 (10 percent) have originated in a Camden County LTC facility: 2,163 are residents and 1,181 are staff.
LTCs are believed to be associated with 48 percent, or 431 of 896 total deaths in Camden County: 427 were residents and four were staff.
At this time, 31 of the 56 LTCs in Camden County are experiencing an active outbreak of COVID-19.
New cases
According to the New Jersey Department of Health COVID-19 dashboard, on January 22, Camden County was ninth in the state in new COVID-19 cases, with 186.
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 are open from 9 a.m. to 1 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 pop-up testing sites at both the Cherry Hill and Camden City campus locations 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 (1,862) are:
- eight Audubon Borough women, four in their 60s, two in their 70s, one each in her 40s and 50s, two teenaged girls, and a young girl; and eight men, three in their 30s, two in their 50s, one each in his 40s, 60s, and 80s, and a young boy
- two Audubon Borough women, one each in her 50s and 60s; and a young boy
- 10 Barrington men, four in their 30s, two each in their 50s and 60s, and one each in his 20s and 40s; and eight women, three in their 70s, two in their 30s, one each in her 20s, 60s, and 90s, and a teenaged girl
- 24 Bellmawr women, 10 in their 20s, six in their 40s, three in their 60s, two in their 30s, one each in her 50s, 70s, and 80s, two teenaged girls, and a young girl; and 18 men, five in their 20s, four in their 60s, three in their 50s, two each in their 30s and 70s, one each in his 40s and 80s, a young boy, and a teenaged boy
- 11 Berlin Borough women, four in their 50s, two each in their 30s, 60s, and 70s, and one in her 80s; and nine men, three each in their 20s and 40s, one each in his 30s, 50s, and 60s, two young boys, and two teenaged boys
- 10 Berlin Township women, three in their 50s, two each in their 20s and 70s, one each in her 30s, 40s, and 60s, and two teenaged girls; and six men, two each in their 20s and 60s, one each in his 30s and 50s, a young boy, and a teenaged boy
- two Brooklawn men, one each in his 50s and 60s, and a young boy; and two women, one each in her 20s and 30s
- 130 Camden City women, 38 in their 20s, 24 in their 30s, 22 in their 40s, 20 in their 60s, 17 in their 50s, seven in their 70s, one each in her 80s and 90s, 15 young girls, and 15 teenaged girls; and 73 men, 22 in their 30s, 17 in their 20s, 12 in their 50s, 10 in their 60s, six each in their 40s and 70s, 23 teenaged boys, and nine young boys
- 89 Cherry Hill women, 20 in their 30s, 15 in their 50s, 14 in their 20s, 12 in their 40s, 10 in their 60s, seven in their 70s, six in their 90s, five in their 80s, 12 young girls, and nine teenaged girls; and 85 men, 19 in their 20s, 18 in their 30s, 14 in their 50s, 12 in their 60s, 11 in their 40s, six in their 70s, three in their 90s, two in their 80s, 13 teenaged boys, and nine young boys; and a person of unknown gender in their 40s
- three Chesilhurst women, two in their 60s, and one in her 20s; and three men, one each in his 40s, 60s, and 80s
- 10 Clementon women, two each in their 60s, 70s, and 80s, one each in her 20s, 30s, 40s, and 50s, a young girl, and a teenaged girl; and six men, two each in their 20s and 40s, one each in his 50s and 60s, and a young boy
- 24 Collingswood men, six in their 40s, five each in their 20s and 30s, four in their 50s, three in their 60s, one in his 70s, two teenaged boys, and a young boy; and 20 women, six in their 20s, four in their 30s, three each in their 50s and 60s, two in their 80s, one each in her 40s and 70s, and two young girls
- six Gibbsboro women, two in their 40s, one each in her 30s, 50s, 70s, and 80s, and a teenaged girl; and three men, one each in his 20s, 30s, and 60s
- 26 Gloucester City women, seven in their 30s, six in their 50s, five in their 40s, four in their 20s, three in their 60s, one in her 90s, and three teenaged girls; and 11 men, four in their 50s, three in their 20s, two in their 40s, one each in his 60s and 70s, and a young boy
- 131 Gloucester Township women, 38 in their 20s, 24 in their 40s, 22 in their 50s, 19 in their 30s, 13 in their 60s, nine in their 70s, three each in their 80s and 90s, 15 teenaged girls, and 11 young girls; and 93 men, 19 in their 30s, 18 each in their 20s and 40s, 15 in their 60s, 13 in their 50s, seven in their 70s, three in their 80s, 13 teenaged boys, and six young boys
- 10 Haddon Heights men, two each in their 30s, 40s, 60s, and 80s, one each in his 20s and 50s, a young boy, and a teenaged boy; and eight women, four in their 60s, two each in their 20s and 50s, two young girls, and a teenaged girl
- 24 Haddon Township women, eight in their 50s, four each in their 20s and 40s, three in their 60s, two each in their 30s and 70s, one in her 90s, and a teenaged girl; and 16 men, five in their 30s, four each in their 20s and 60s, two in their 40s, one in his 50s, four teenaged boys, and two young boys
- 16 Haddonfield men, four each in their 40s and 50s, three each in their 20s and 60s, one each in his 30s and 70s, five teenaged boys, and two young boys; and 14 women, four in their 60s, three in their 50s, two each in their 20s and 40s, one each in her 30s, 70s, and 80s, three young girls, and three teenaged girls; and a person of unknown gender in their 60s
- a Hi-Nella man in his 30s, and woman in her 50s
- a Laurel Springs teenaged girl, woman in her 60s, and man in his 30s
- four Lawnside men, two in their 30s, and one each in his 50s and 60s; and two women in their 50s, and a teenaged girl
- 39 Lindenwold women, 12 in their 40s, 10 in their 20s, eight in their 30s, five in their 50s, two each in their 60s and 70s, five teenaged girls, and a young girl; and 26 men, six each in their 20s and 40s, five each in their 30s and 60s, three in their 50s, one in his 70s, six teenaged boys, and three young boys
- six Magnolia women, three in their 40s, two in their 50s, and one in her 20s; and five men, three in their 50s, one each in his 30s and 60s, and two teenaged boys
- seven Merchantville women, three in their 30s, two in their 40s, one each in her 20s and 80s, and a teenaged girl; and six men, two each in their 20s and 30s, one each in his 50s and 60s, and a teenaged boy
- seven Mount Ephraim men, two each in their 20s and 40s, one each in his 30s, 50s, and 60s, and a teenaged boy; and three women, two in their 60s, and one in her 30s
- six Oaklyn men, two each in their 20s and 30s, one each in his 40s and 50s; and four women, two in their 30s, and one each in her 40s and 50s
- 62 Pennsauken women, 15 in their 20s, 12 each in their 40s and 50s, 11 in their 60s, five each in their 30s and 70s, two in their 80s, five young girls, and four teenaged girls; and 49 men, 14 in their 20s, 10 in their 40s, nine in their 30s, eight in their 70s, three each in their 50s and 60s, two in their 80s, four teenaged boys, and three young boys; and a teenager of unknown gender
- 25 Pine Hill women, seven each in their 20s and 50s, six in their 40s, five in their 30s, three young girls, and three teenaged girls; and 25 men, nine in their 20s, six in their 50s, five in their 30s, two each in their 40s and 60s, one in his 70s, and a young boy
- 17 Runnemede men, four each in their 40s and 50s, three in their 20s, two each in their 30s and 60s, one each in his 70s and 80s, two young boys, and two teenaged boys; and 14 women, six in their 50s, four in their 40s, two in their 20s, one each in her 30s and 60s, five teenaged girls, and a young girl
- 10 Somerdale women, four in their 50s, two each in their 30s and 40s, and one each in her 20s and 60s; and four men, one each in his 30s, 40s, 50s, and 70s, and two teenaged boys
- 15 Stratford women, three each in their 20s, 30s, 50s, and 60s, one each in her 40s, 70s, and 80s, and two teenaged girls; and 15 men, three each in their 30s, 40s, 50s, and 60s, two in their 20s, and one in his 70s
- 51 Voorhees women, 10 in their 60s, eight in their 20s, seven each in their 40s and 50s, six in their 30s, five each in their 70s and 90s, three in their 80s, three teenaged girls, and a young girl; and 43 men, 10 in their 50s, seven each in their 20s and 80s, five each in their 30s and 60s, four in their 40s, three in their 70s, two in their 90s, five young boys, and two teenaged boys
- 21 Waterford women, seven in their 20s, four each in their 30s and 50s, three in their 60s, two in their 40s, one in her 70s, and three teenaged girls; and 13 men, four in their 30s, three each in their 50s and 60s, two in their 70s, one in his 20s, two teenaged boys, and a young boy
- 71 Winslow women, 15 in their 30s, 14 in their 40s, 13 in their 20s, 12 in their 50s, eight each in their 60s and 70s, one in her 80s, six teenaged girls, and three young girls; and 65 men, 13 in their 50s, 12 in their 60s, 11 in their 40s, 10 each in their 20s and 30s, five in their 70s, four in their 80s, 14 teenaged boys, and two young boys
- five Woodlynne women, three in their 50s, one each in her 30s and 40s, and a young girl; and four men, one each in his 20s, 30s, 40s, and 50s, a young boy, and a teenaged boy
The Camden County and New Jersey Health Departments are working to facilitate trace investigations into all cases.
Read our ongoing round-up of COVID-19 coverage here.
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