Locally, nearly 29,000 people have been infected by the virus and more than 700 have died from related complications.
By Matt Skoufalos | December 29, 2020
NJDOH COVID-19 Dashboard – 12-28-20. Credit: NJDOH.
In the past six days, 1,527 more Camden County residents have tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), an average of 254 new infections per day, according to Camden County government officials.
That brings the local impact of the pandemic to 27,988 infected residents and 703 related deaths, and “much like Thanksgiving, we don’t know what the impact of the holidays will be for several weeks,” said Camden County Freeholder Jonathan Young in a briefing Tuesday.
“It is hard to feel good about where we are, especially when we have other tests coming in the next few days, when family and friends typically get together for New Year’s Eve,” Young said, urging residents to “just make it your personal circle that you are going to celebrate your holidays with.”
Throughout New Jersey, 463,965 people have been sickened by COVID-19, and 16,706 have perished from causes related to the virus. In addition to those lab-confirmed fatalities, the state also recognizes another 1,945 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 10 percent of those infected, and new cases continue to occur there.
Of 27,988 reported local COVID-19 cases, 2,985 (11 percent) have originated in a Camden County LTC facility: 1,972 are residents and 1,013 are staff.
LTCs are believed to be associated with 55 percent, or 384 of 703 total deaths in Camden County: 381 were residents and three 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 December 28, Camden County was tenth in the state in new COVID-19 cases, with 120.
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 the Camden City and Cherry Hill campuses 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 (1,527) are:
- eight Audubon Borough women, three in their 30s, two in their 50s, one each in her 20s, 40s, and 80s, and a young girl; and eight men, three in their 30s, two in their 20s, and one each in his 40s, 60s, and 70s
- an Audubon Park teenaged girl, and a woman in her 40s
- 10 Barrington women, four in their 40s, three in their 20s, and one each in her 60s, 70s, and 80s; and six men, two each in their 40s and 50s, one each in his 20s and 70s, and a young boy
- 23 Bellmawr women, six in their 60s, four each in their 30s and 50s, and three each in their 20s, 40s, and 70s; and 17 men, seven in their 50s, four in their 60s, three in their 30s, two in their 20s, one in his 40s, and a young boy; and a person of unknown gender in their 50s
- six Berlin Borough women, two each in their 70s and 80s, and one each in her 50s and 60s; and five men, two each in their 20s and 40s, and one in his 30s; and three people of unknown gender, one each in their 20s, 40s, and 50s
- four Berlin Township women, two in their 80s, and one each in her 30s and 70s; and a man in his 80s
- two Brooklawn men, one each in his 20s and 40s; and a woman in her 30s
- 116 Camden City women, 25 in their 40s, 23 in their 50s, 22 in their 30s, 20 in their 60s, 15 in their 20s, seven in their 70s, four in their 80s, nine young girls, and nine teenaged girls; and 112 men, 25 in their 20s, 23 in their 40s, 20 in their 50s, 19 in their 30s, 15 in their 60s, six in their 70s, four in their 80s, 10 young boys, and 10 teenaged boys; and seven persons of unknown gender, one each in their 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s, and a teenager
- 71 Cherry Hill women, 17 in their 20s, 16 in their 50s, 13 in their 60s, 11 in their 40s, eight in their 30s, three each in their 70s and 80s, eight teenaged girls, and three young girls; and 66 men, 16 in their 50s, 13 in their 20s, 12 in their 60s, nine in their 30s, eight in their 40s, six in their 70s, two in their 80s, and nine teenaged boys; and 11 persons of unknown gender, nine in their 80s, and one each in their 60s and 70s
- five Chesilhurst women, three in their 50s, and one each in her 20s and 40s; and three men, one each in his 20s, 40s, and 50s
- six Clementon men, three each in their 20s and 40s, and two teenaged boys; and four women, two each in their 20s and 30s, and a young girl; and a person of unknown gender in their 20s
- eight Collingswood men, three in their 50s, two each in their 20s and 80s, and one in his 70s; and seven women, three in their 40s, and two each in their 50s and 80s; and a person of unknown gender in their 30s
- five Gibbsboro women, three in their 60s, and one each in her 50s and 70s
- 27 Gloucester City women, nine in their 20s, five in their 50s, four each in their 30s and 60s, two each in their 40s and 80s, one in her 70s, and two young girls; and 12 men, four in their 30s, two each in their 50s, 60s, and 80s, one each in his 20s and 40s, and a teenaged boy; and a person of unknown gender in their 30s
- 97 Gloucester Township men, 21 in their 30s, 20 in their 20s, 17 in their 50s, 16 in their 60s, 13 in their 40s, seven in their 70s, three in their 80s, 10 teenaged boys, and six young boys; and 92 women, 22 in their 20s, 21 in their 30s, 13 each in their 40s and 50s, 12 in their 60s, nine in their 70s, two in their 80s, six teenaged girls, and a young girl; and five persons of unknown gender, two in their 40s, and one each in their 20s, 50s, and 60s
- nine Haddon Heights women, three each in their 30s and 40s, two in their 20s, one in her 70s, and a teenaged girl; and nine men, three in their 30s, two each in their 60s and 70s, and one each in his 40s and 50s
- 17 Haddon Township men, six in their 20s, four in their 50s, two each in their 40s and 80s, and one each in his 30s, 60s, and 70s; and 14 women, five in their 70s, two each in their 20s, 30s, 50s, and 60s, one in her 40s, and two teenaged girls
- 14 Haddonfield men, four in their 40s, three in their 30s, two each in their 20s, 50s, and 70s, one in his 60s, and a teenaged boy; and 11 women, four each in their 20s and 40s, one each in her 30s, 60s, and 80s, a young girl, and a teenaged girl; and a teenaged person of unknown gender
- a Hi-Nella young girl
- three Laurel Spring men, one each in his 20s, 30s, and 40s, and a young boy; and a woman in her 20s
- four Lawnside women, two in their 50s, one each in her 60s and 70s, and a teenaged girl; and four men, two in their 80s, and one each in his 40s and 50s
- 26 Lindenwold women, eight in their 20s, six in their 30s, five in their 40s, three in their 70s, two each in their 50s and 60s, and three young girls; and 20 men, seven in their 40s, six in their 20s, four in their 30s, one each in his 50s, 60s, and 70s, three teenaged boys, and a young boy; and five persons of unknown gender, two in their 50s, one each in their 30s and 40s, and a young child
- four Magnolia women, two in their 50s, and one each in her 20s and 30s; and four men, two in their 30s, and one each in his 50s and 70s
- five Merchantville women, two in their 30s, and one each in her 20s, 40s, and 50s; and four men, two in their 20s, one each in his 40s and 60s, and a teenaged boy; and two persons of unknown gender, one each in their 30s and 40s
- five Mount Ephraim women, one each in her 30s, 50s, 60s, 70s, and 80s; and three men, two in their 70s, and one in his 20s
- four Oaklyn women, two in their 50s, one each in her 20s and 30s, and a teenaged girl; and three men, two in their 20s, and one in his 50s
- 65 Pennsauken women, 14 in their 30s, 13 in their 50s, 10 in their 40s, eight each in their 60s and 80s, seven in their 20s, five in their 70s, and eight teenaged girls; and 57 men, 14 in their 50s, 13 in their 20s, 12 in their 30s, seven in their 60s, five each in their 40s and 70s, one in his 80s, 10 teenaged boys, and three young boys; and six persons of unknown gender, three in their 30s, one each in their 20s and 60s, and a young child
- 14 Pine Hill men, five in their 30s, three in their 50s, two each in their 40s and 70s, one each in his 20s and 60s, and a young boy; and 13 women, three each in their 30s, 40s, and 50s, two in their 20s, and one each in her 70s and 80s; and two persons of unknown gender, one each in their 20s and 60s
- 18 Runnemede women, five in their 20s, three each in their 30s and 60s, two each in their 40s, 50s, and 80s, one in her 70s, and five teenaged girls; and seven men, three in their 30s, two in their 40s, one each in his 20s and 80s, and a young boy; and a person of unknown gender in their 20s
- eight Somerdale women, three in their 40s, two each in their 30s and 50s, and one in her 80s; and six men, two in their 40s, and one each in his 20s, 30s, 70s, and 80s
- 14 Stratford women, six in their 20s, four in their 40s, one each in her 30s, 50s, 60s, and 80s, and two teenaged girls; and 10 men, four in their 20s, three in their 30s, one each in his 40s, 70s, and 80s, a young boy, and a teenaged boy; and two persons of unknown gender, one each in their 40s and 50s
- 41 Voorhees women, 12 in their 80s, seven in their 50s, six each in their 20s and 60s, five in their 40s, three in their 30s, two in their 70s, and three teenaged girls; and 26 men, six in their 50s, five each in their 20s and 80s, three each in their 30s and 70s, two each in their 40s and 60s, and five teenaged boys
- 17 Waterford women, four each in their 20s and 60s, three in their 50s, and two each in their 30s, 40s, and 80s; and 16 men, five in their 20s, three each in their 40s and 50s, two each in their 60s and 80s, and one in his 30s; and a person of unknown gender in their 20s
- 58 Winslow women, 14 in their 20s, 10 each in their 40s and 60s, nine in their 30s, eight in their 50s, four in their 70s, three in their 80s, four young girls, and four teenaged girls; and 45 men, 13 in their 50s, eight each in their 40s and 60s, seven in their 20s, five in their 30s, two each in their 70s and 80s, seven teenaged boys, and two young boys; and two persons of unknown gender, one each in their 30s and 40s
- four Woodlynne women, two in their 30s, one each in her 20s and 70s, and a young girl; and a young boy, and man in his 50s
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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