Locally, the county has sustained 1,150 related deaths and 45,729 infections during the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
By Matt Skoufalos | April 19, 2021
COVID-19 Dashboard – 4-16-21. Credit: NJDOH.
Last week, 15 additional Camden County residents lost their battles with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), and another 1,075 residents tested positive, according to reports from the Camden County government.
That brings the local impact of the pandemic to 45,729 infected residents and 1,150 related deaths.
The 15 recently deceased hailed from nine local communities.
They are:
- a Berlin Township man in his 50s
- three Camden City men in their 60s, and a woman in her 70s
- a Cherry Hill woman in her 80s
- two Gloucester Township men, one each in his 70s and 80s
- a Haddonfield woman in her 80s
- a Pine Hill woman in her 70s
- a Stratford woman in her 80s
- a Voorhees woman in her 90s
- two Winslow men, one each in his 70s and 80s, and a woman in her 90s
Last week, County Commissioner Director Lou Cappelli mourned the losses, while continuing to admonish residents to get vaccinated, and to practice risk mitigation by social-distancing and wearing masks.
“The end of this battle may be nearing,” he said in a statement Friday, “but we have to do our part to get there.”
As of April 16, 342,576 COVID-19 vaccine doses were administered in Camden County with 147,840 of those being fully vaccinated; eighth-most in the state.
Throughout New Jersey, 852,330 people have been sickened by COVID-19, and 22,502 have perished from causes related to the virus. In addition to those lab-confirmed fatalities, the state also recognizes another 2,592 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 less than half of all deaths in the state and six percent of those infected, and new cases continue to occur there.
Of 45,729 reported local COVID-19 cases, 3,745 (8 percent) have originated in a Camden County LTC facility: 2,370 are residents and 1,375 are staff.
LTCs are believed to be associated with 41 percent, or 473 of 1,150 total deaths in Camden County: 466 were residents and seven were staff.
At this time, 15 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 April 16, Camden County was sixth in the state in new COVID-19 cases, with 252.
A continued decrease in demand for COVID-19 testing has led to time adjustments and closures of some of the existing pop-up sites. Starting this week, residents can find walk-in only testing on Friday, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Kipp Cooper Norcross Academy, 525 Clinton Street, in Camden City.
Camden County will continue to maintain appointment only pop-up testing sites at both the Cherry Hill and Camden City campus locations of Camden County College, at the Charles J. DePalma complex in Lindenwold, and at the Library II and Hope United Methodist Church in Voorhees.
For a county-updated full list of local testing sites, click here.
The newest local cases (1,075) are:
- six Audubon Borough men, two each in their 20s and 30s, one each in his 40s and 50s, a young boy, and a teenaged boy; and three women, two in their 30s, and one in her 20s
- three Audubon Park men, one each in his 20s, 40s, and 50s; and a woman in her 50s
- eight Barrington women, four in their 20s, one each in her 30s, 40s, 50s, and 70s, and a teenaged girl; and
- seven men, three in their 30s, two in their 20s, and one each in his 50s and 80s
- nine Bellmawr women, three in their 30s, two each in their 20s and 40s, one each in her 50s and 70s, two teenaged girls, and a young girl; and five men, three in their 40s, two in their 20s, two young boys, and a teenaged boy
- 12 Berlin Borough women, four in their 20s, three each in their 40s and 50s, one each in her 30s and 70s, and two teenaged girls; and four men, three in their 20s, one in his 60s, and two teenaged boys
- three Berlin Township women, two in their 20s, one in her 30s, two young girls, and two teenaged girls; and two men, one each in his 20s and 30s, and a young boy
- three Brooklawn women, one each in her 20s, 40s, and 50s; and a teenaged boy
- 78 Camden City men, 19 in their 40s, 18 in their 30s, 15 in their 60s, 13 in their 50s, eight in their 20s, three in their 70s, two in their 80s, 15 teenaged boys, and seven young boys; and 65 women, 18 in their 30s, 16 in their 20s, nine each in their 40s and 60s, eight in their 50s, four in their 70s, one in her 80s, 10 teenaged girls, and seven young girls
- 50 Cherry Hill women, 12 in their 30s, 10 in their 20s, nine each in the 40s and 50s, six in their 60s, four in their 70s, seven teenaged girls, and three young girls; and 39 men, eight each in their 20s, 30s, and 50s, six in their 40s, four in their 70s, three in their 60s, one each in his 80s and 90s, 10 teenaged boys, and four young boys
- a Chesilhurst man in his 50s
- nine Clementon women, two each in their 20s, 30s, and 70s, one each in her 40s, 50s, and 60s, and a teenaged girl; and two men, one each in his 30s and 40s, and a young boy
- five Collingswood men, three in their 30s, and one each in his 20s and 50s; and four women, two in their 40s, one each in her 20s and 30s, a young girl, and a teenaged girl
- a Gibbsboro young girl, teenaged girl, and woman in her 40s; and a teenaged boy, and man in his 30s
- 13 Gloucester City women, four in their 40s, three each in their 20s and 60s, two in their 50s, one in her 30s, two teenaged girls, and a young girl; and four young boys, four teenaged boys, and four men, two in their 40s, and one each in his 30s and 70s
- 56 Gloucester Township women, 20 in their 30s, 16 in their 20s, eight in their 50s, six in their 40s, four in their 60s, one each in her 70s and 80s, 12 teenaged girls, and seven young girls; and 50 men, 18 in their 20s, 10 in their 30s, nine in their 50s, seven in their 40s, five in their 60s, one in his 70s, 11 young boys, and 11 teenaged boys
- four Haddon Heights men, two in their 50s, one each in his 30s and 40s, and two teenaged boys; and four women, two in their 60s, and one each in her 30s and 50s
- 14 Haddon Township men, four each in their 20s and 30s, three in their 50s, one each in his 40s, 60s, and 70s, three teenaged boys, and a young boy; and nine women, five in their 50s, four in their 20s, and a teenaged girl
- six Haddonfield women, four in their 30s, two in their 50s, and five young girls; and five men, two each in their 20s and 30s, one in his 40s, two young boys, and a teenaged boy
- two Hi-Nella women, one each in her 20s and 30s; and two men, one each in his 40s and 50s
- four Laurel Springs men, two in their 60s, one each in his 20s and 50s, and a young boy and girl
- three Lawnside men, two in their 40s, and one in his 50s; two women, one each in her 30s and 40s; and two persons of unknown gender, one each in their 40s and 70s
- 21 Lindenwold women, seven in their 30s, six in their 20s, four each in their 40s and 50s, two teenaged girls, and a young girl; and 17 men, seven in their 30s, four in their 20s, two each in their 50s and 70s, one each in his 40s and 60s, four teenaged boys, and two young boys; and a person of unknown gender in their 50s
- five Magnolia women, three in their 50s, one each in her 20s and 70s, and two teenaged girls; and two teenaged boys, and a man in his 30s
- two Merchantville women, one each in her 20s and 30s, and a teenaged girl; and a teenaged boy, and a man in his 20s
- three Mount Ephraim men, two in their 60s, and one in his 20s; and two women, one each in her 20s and 40s, and a teenaged girl
- an Oaklyn man in his 60s
- 39 Pennsauken women, 11 in their 40s, nine in their 20s, seven in their 30s, four each in their 50s and 60s, two each in their 70s and 80s, 10 teenaged girls, and two young girls; and 37 men, 10 in their 20s, seven each in their 30s and 50s, six in their 60s, five in their 40s, two in their 70s, five young boys, and four teenaged boys
- 15 Pine Hill women, five in their 30s, three each in their 20s, 40s, and 50s, one in her 60s, four teenaged girls, and a young girl; and seven men, three in their 20s, two in their 30s, one each in his 40s and 50s, four teenaged boys, and a young boy
- seven Runnemede women, two each in their 20s and 60s, and one each in her 30s, 40s, and 50s; and four men, two in their 20s, one each in his 50s and 80s, a young boy, and a teenaged boy
- four Somerdale men, one each in his 30s, 40s, 60s, and 80s, and two teenaged boys; and three women, one each in her 20s, 40s, and 50s, and a young girl
- eight Stratford men, three each in their 30s and 50s, one each in his 20s and 40s, and a young boy; and eight women, five in their 30s, three in their 30s, and a teenaged girl
- 10 Voorhees women, four each in their 30s and 40s, two in their 60s, five teenaged girls, and a young girl; and nine men, four in their 50s, two each in their 20s and 30s, one in his 70s, three young boys, and two teenaged boys
- 11 Waterford women, three each in their 20s and 30s, two each in their 40s and 60s, one in her 50s, three young girls, and a teenaged girl; and six men, two each in their 20s and 60s, one each in his 30s and 50s, and two teenaged boys
- 50 Winslow women, 11 each in their 20s and 50s, 10 in their 30s, nine in their 40s, six in their 60s, two in their 80s, one in her 70s, nine teenaged girls, and six young girls; and 36 men, 10 in their 20s, nine in their 40s, seven in their 50s, six in their 30s, two each in their 60s and 80s, nine teenaged boys, and six young boys
- four Woodlynne men, two each in their 20s and 30s, and a teenaged boy; and two women, one each in her 30s and 40s
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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