From March 23 through 29, nearly 1,000 more Camden County residents tested positive for COVID-19 and 10 others perished from related complications. The local impact of the pandemic exceeds 1,100 deaths and 43,000 infections.
By Matt Skoufalos | April 2, 2021
NJDOH COVID-19 Dashboard – 4-2-21. Credit: NJDOH.
In the last full week of March, 10 more Camden County residents lost their battles with novel coronavirus (COVID-19), and another 975 residents tested positive, according to reports from the Camden County government.
That brings the local impact of the pandemic to 42,793 infected residents and 1,123 related deaths.
The 10 recently deceased hail from seven communities.
They are:
- a Bellmawr man in his 80s
- two Camden City men, one each in his 60s and 80s; and a woman in her 50s
- a Cherry Hill woman in her 70s
- a Collingswood woman in her 70s
- a Gloucester Township young boy, and woman in her 70s
- a Lindenwold woman in her 70s
- a Voorhees woman in her 70s
In a statement Monday, Camden County Commissioner-Director Louis Cappelli, Jr. expressed his sadness over the recent deaths, including “an infant who lost his life in January and whose death has since been attributed to COVID-19.”
Even as New Jersey crossed the 4-million-vaccine dose threshold this week, with nearly 4.5 million COVID-19 inoculations having been administered, infection rates continue to rise throughout the state.
“We are hearing warnings from federal public health officials that signs of a potential fourth wave may be appearing across the country.” Cappelli said. “We have not yet vaccinated enough of our population to stop this surge through shots alone.”
As of April 2, 269,683 COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered in Camden County; seventh-most in the state.
Throughout New Jersey, 807,970 people have been sickened by COVID-19, and 22,047 have perished from causes related to the virus. In addition to those lab-confirmed fatalities, the state also recognizes another 2,568 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 seven percent of those infected, and new cases continue to occur there.
Of 42,793 reported local COVID-19 cases, 3,665 (9 percent) have originated in a Camden County LTC facility: 2,329 are residents and 1,336 are staff.
LTCs are believed to be associated with 42 percent, or 467 of 1,123 total deaths in Camden County: 460 were residents and seven were staff.
At this time, 17 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 2, Camden County was 10th in the state in new COVID-19 cases, with 194.
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 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 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 full list of local testing sites, click here.
The newest local cases (975) are:
- 10 Audubon Borough women, three each in their 30s and 50s, two in their 20s, one each in her 40s and 80s, a young girl, and a teenaged girl; and three men, one each in his 20s, 30s, and 70s, and two teenaged boys
- an Audubon Park man in his 60s
- six Barrington women, two each in their 20s and 30s, and one each in her 50s and 60s; and four men, two in their 50s, one each in his 20s and 80s, a young boy, and a teenaged boy; and a teenaged and person in their 30s, gender unknown
- five Bellmawr men, two each in their 40s and 60s, one in his 30s, and a young boy; and five women, one each in her 20s, 30s, 50s, 60s, and 70s
- three Berlin Borough men, one each in his 20s, 40s, and 60s, and a teenaged boy; and three women, two in their 50s, and one in her 40s
- five Berlin Township men, two each in their 20s and 40s, one in his 70s, three young boys, and two teenaged boy; and four women, one each in her 20s, 30s, 50s, and 70s
- a Brooklawn teenaged boy
- 83 Camden City women, 22 in their 20s, 20 in their 30s, 14 in their 40s, 11 in their 50s, 10 in their 60s, three in their 70s, two in their 80s, one in her 90s, 15 teenaged girls, and six young girls; and 56 men, 14 in their 20s, 12 in their 60s, 11 each in their 30s and 50s, eight in their 40s, 10 young boys, and 10 teenaged boys
- 37 Cherry Hill men, 11 in their 20s, seven in their 60s, six in their 50s, five in their 40s, four in their 30s, three in their 70s, one in his 80s, five teenaged boys, and four young boys; and 31 women, 11 in their 30s, five each in their 20s and 60s, four in their 50s, three in their 40s, two in their 80s, one in her 70s, seven teenaged girls, and six young girls; and a person of unknown gender in their 20s
- two Chesilhurst women, one each in her 50s and 80s; and a man in his 20s
- seven Clementon men, two each in their 30s and 50s, one each in his 20s, 40s, and 60s, a young boy, and a teenaged boy; and four women, two each in their 30s and 40s
- 10 Collingswood men, five in their 20s, two each in their 30s and 40s, one in his 50s, and a young boy; and nine women, four in their 20s, two each in their 40s and 50s, one in her 30s, two teenaged girls, and a young girl
- a Gibbsboro young girl, and teenaged boy
- 10 Gloucester City women, four in their 40s, three in their 20s, two in their 50s, one in her 60s, two young girls, and two teenaged girls; and seven men, three in their 30s, two in their 60s, one each in his 40s and 70s, two young boys, and a teenaged boy
- 54 Gloucester Township women, 16 in their 30s, 13 in their 20s, 10 in their 50s, eight in their 40s, four in their 60s, two in their 70s, one in her 80s, five teenaged girls, and four young girls; and 52 men, 14 in their 20s, 11 in their 30s, 10 in their 40s, nine in their 60s, seven in their 50s, one in his 70s, three young boys, and two teenaged boys; and a person of unknown gender in their 40s
- 13 Haddon Heights women, four each in their 20s and 50s, two each in their 60s and 80s, and one in her 30s; and three men, one each in his 20s, 40s, and 80s; and a person of unknown gender in their 20s
- 11 Haddon Township men, five in their 20s, three each in their 30s and 60s, and a young boy; and eight women, three in their 50s, two in their 30s, one each in her 20s, 40s, and 80s, three young girls, and two teenaged girls
- three Haddonfield men, one each in his 30s, 40s, and 50s, and a teenaged boy; and two women, one each in her 20s and 50s, and a teenaged boy; and a young person of unknown gender
- a Hi-Nella teenaged girl, and woman in her 40s
- two Laurel Springs teenaged girls, a young girl, a teenaged boy, a woman in her 60s, and a young person of unknown gender
- a Lawnside teenaged girl, and woman in her 20s
- 15 Lindenwold women, five in their 20s, four in their 30s, and two each in their 40s, 50s, and 60s; and 12 men, six in their 50s, four in their 20s, one each in his 30s and 70s, two teenaged boys, and a young boy
- nine Magnolia men, five in their 30s, two in their 20s, and one each in his 40s and 50s; and six women, four in their 20s, one each in her 30s and 60s, and a young girl
- five Merchantville men, three in their 20s, and two in their 50s; and two women in their 20s, a young girl, and a teenaged girl
- three Mount Ephraim women, one each in her 20s, 40s, and 60s, and two teenaged girls; and two men, one each in his 30s and 40s
- five Oaklyn women, two each in their 20s and 60s, one in her 30s, and two young girls; and five men, two in their 30s, one each in his 40s, 50s, and 60s, and a young boy
- 43 Pennsauken men, 11 in their 50s, 10 in their 30s, eight in their 20s, seven in their 40s, six in their 60s, one in his 70s, six teenaged boys, and four young boys; and 40 women, 14 in their 20s, seven in their 60s, six in their 30s, five in their 50s, three each in their 40s and 80s, two in their 70s, three teenaged girls, and two young girls
- six Pine Hill women, four in their 20s, two in their 50s, and a teenaged girl; and two young boys, and two men, one each in his 30s and 50s
- six Runnemede women, three each in their 20s and 30s; and five men, two in their 20s, and one each in his 30s, 50s, and 60s
- eight Somerdale women, three in their 40s, two each in their 20s and 30s, and one in her 60s; and three men, two in their 20s, and one in his 60s
- seven Stratford men, three in their 30s, two in their 20s, one in his 50s, one of unknown age, and two teenaged boys; and five teenaged girls, and three women, two in their 30s, one in her 50s, and two young girls
- 19 Voorhees women, eight in their 20s, five in their 60s, four in their 40s, one each in her 50s and 70s, three young girls, and two teenaged girls; and 16 men, seven in their 20s, four in their 40s, three in their 50s, two in their 30s, two teenaged boys, and a young boy
- 12 Waterford men, three each in their 20s and 70s, two each in their 30s and 60s, one each in his 40s and 80s, three young boys, and a teenaged boy; and 10 women, four in their 30s, three in their 20s, one each in her 50s, 60s, and 70s, and a teenaged girl
- 47 Winslow women, 14 in their 40s, 11 in their 30s, eight in their 50s, six in their 60s, four in their 20s, three in their 70s, one in her 90s, 12 teenaged girls, and two young girls; and 23 men, five each in their 20s and 50s, four each in their 30s and 40s, three in their 60s, two in their 70s, eight teenaged boys, and one young boy; and a person of unknown gender in their 80s
- two Woodlynne women, one each in her 40s and 60s, and a teenaged girl
a woman in her 20s, residence unknown
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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