To date, the local toll of the pandemic has hit 1,135 related deaths and nearly 45,000 infections.
By Matt Skoufalos | April 12, 2021
NJ COVID-19 Dashboard – 4-12-21. Credit: NJDOH.
Over the last 11 days, 12 additional Camden County residents lost their battles with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), and another 1,861 residents tested positive for the virus, according to reports from the Camden County government.
That brings the local impact of the pandemic to 44,654 infected residents and 1,135 related deaths.
The 12 recently deceased hail from nine communities.
They are:
- a Barrington woman in her 80s
- a Cherry Hill man in his 80s
- a Clementon man in his 80s
- two Gloucester Township women in their 90s
- a Haddonfield woman in her 80s
- a Laurel Springs man in his 60s
- a Voorhees man in his 70s, and woman in her 90s
- a Waterford man in his 70s
- a Winslow man in his 70s, and woman in her 90s
“We are continuing to see increased numbers of new COVID-19 cases each day, with infection and test positivity rates remaining stubbornly high over the last several weeks,” said Camden County Commissioner-Director Louis Cappelli, Jr. in a statement Friday.
“It is critically important that everyone get their shot as soon as possible once they become eligible,” Cappelli, Jr. said.
As of April 19, New Jersey will open up access to the COVID-19 vaccine to everyone 16 and older who wants to be scheduled for an immunization. Even after having been vaccinated, people are still required to wash hands, social-distance, wear masks in public, and adhere to pandemic protocols until the virus is fully eliminated.
As of April 12, 323,235 COVID-19 vaccine doses were administered in Camden County with 136,821 of those being fully vaccinated; seventh-most in the state.
Throughout New Jersey, 837,052 people have been sickened by COVID-19, and 22,297 have perished from causes related to the virus. In addition to those lab-confirmed fatalities, the state also recognizes another 2,573 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 44,654 reported local COVID-19 cases, 3,678 (8 percent) have originated in a Camden County LTC facility: 2,330 are residents and 1,348 are staff.
LTCs are believed to be associated with 41 percent, or 468 of 1,135 total deaths in Camden County: 461 were residents and seven were staff.
At this time, 11 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 12, Camden County was fourth in the state in new COVID-19 cases, with 137.
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 (1,861) are:
- 11 Audubon Borough men, four in their 50s, three in their 30s, two in their 20s, one each in his 40s and 60s, and a teenaged boy; and nine women, four in their 60s, three in their 30s, one each in her 40s and 80s, and two teenaged girls
- an Audubon Park man in his 20s, and woman in her 50s
- 10 Barrington women, four in their 20s, three in their 30s, two in their 40s, one in her 50s, and a teenaged girl; and nine men, three each in their 30s and 60s, two in their 20s, one in his 70s, and a young boy
- 13 Bellmawr women, five in their 50s, three in their 60s, two each in their 20s and 40s, one in her 30s, two teenaged girls, and a young girl; and 10 men, four in their 30s, three in their 20s, two in their 60s, one in his 50s, three young boys, and two teenaged boys
- eight Berlin Borough men, three in their 40s, two in their 50s, one each in his 20s, 30s, and 80s, a young boy, and a teenaged boy; and eight women, three each in their 20s and 50s, one each in her 60s and 80s, and a young girl
- 13 Berlin Township women, four in their 30s, three in their 70s, two each in their 40s, 50s, and 60s, and two young girls; and 12 men, three in their 40s, two each in their 20s, 30s, and 70s, one each in his 50s, 60s, and 80s, three young boys, and two teenaged boys
- two Brooklawn women, one each in her 20s and 30s, and a teenaged girl; and two men, one each in his 20s and 40s
- 165 Camden City women, 44 in their 20s, 21 in their 30s, 30 each in their 40s and 50s, 21 in their 60s, eight in their 70s, one in her 90s, 24 young girls, and 22 teenaged girls; and 125 men, 30 in their 30s, 27 each in their 20s and 40s, 20 in their 60s, 12 in their 50s, seven in their 70s, one each in his 80s and 90s, 17 young boys, and nine teenaged boys; and a person of unknown gender in their 30s
- 94 Cherry Hill women, 24 each in their 20s and 30s, 15 in their 40s, 11 in their 50s, eight in their 70s, seven in their 60s, three in their 80s, two in their 90s, 18 teenaged girls, and eight young girls; and 86 men, 26 in their 20s, 18 in their 30s, 14 in their 50s, 10 in their 40s, nine in their 60s, six in their 70s, three in their 80s, nine teenaged boys, and eight young boys
- a Chesilhurst woman in her 60s, and man in his 70s
- 11 Clementon women, four in their 20s, three in their 40s, two in their 30s, one each in her 50s and 60s, two teenaged girls, and a young girl; and eight men, two each in their 30s, 40s, and 50s, one each in his 60s and 70s, three teenaged boys, and a young boy
- 19 Collingswood men, seven in their 40s, five in their 20s, two each in their 30s, 50s, and 60s, and one in his 70s; and 14 women, five in their 20s, two each in their 30s, 40s, and 50s, one each in her 60s, 70s, and 90s, four teenaged girls, and two young girls
- a Gibbsboro young girl, a teenaged boy and girl, a woman in her 30s, and man in his 40s
- 19 Gloucester City men, six in their 30s, five in their 20s, four in their 40s, three in their 50s, one in his 60s, three young boys, and three teenaged boys; and 16 women, four each in their 30s and 40s, three each in their 20s and 50s, two in their 60s, four teenaged girls, and a young girl
- 105 Gloucester Township women, 29 in their 20s, 20 in their 40s, 17 each in their 30s and 50s, 15 in their 60s, four in their 70s, two in their 80s, one in her 90s, 12 teenaged girls, and eight young girls; and 76 men, 22 in their 20s, 14 each in their 30s and 50s, 11 in their 40s, eight in their 60s, five in their 70s, two in their 80s, 11 young boys, and 11 teenaged boys
- 14 Haddon Heights women, four in their 30s, three in their 20s, two each in their 40s, 50s, and 80s, one in her 60s, and one teenaged girl; and five men, two in their 60s, one each in his 20s, 40s, and 50s, three teenaged boys, and a young boy
- 20 Haddon Township women, nine in their 20s, five in their 30s, two each in their 40s and 50s, one each in her 60s and 80s, five young girls, and four teenaged girls; and 14 men, six in their 30s, three in their 50s, two in their 40s, one each in his 20s, 60s, and 70s, two teenaged boys, and a young boy
- 15 Haddonfield men, five each in their 20s and 50s, three in their 40s, one each in his 30s and 60s, six teenaged boys, and a young boy; and five women, two each in their 20s and 30s, one in her 70s, three teenaged girls, and a young girl
- four Hi-Nella men, one each in his 20s, 30s, 40s, and 60s; and two women in their 20s
- seven Laurel Springs women, three in their 50s, two in their 30s, one each in her 20s and 40s, and two teenaged girls; and four men, three in their 20s, and one in his 60s
- eight Lawnside women, three in their 50s, two in their 20s, and one each in her 30s, 40s, and 70s; and two men, one each in his 40s and 50s
- 38 Lindenwold women, 10 in their 20s, nine in their 40s, eight in their 30s, six in their 60s, four in their 50s, one in her 70s, four young girls, and two teenaged girls; and 22 men, nine in their 20s, three each in their 30s, 60s and 70s, two each in their 40s and 50s, two teenaged boys, and a young boy
- eight Magnolia men, two each in their 20s, 50s, and 60s, and one ach in his 30s and 40s; and five women, two each in their 20s and 40s, one in her 30s, three teenaged girls, and a young girl
- six Merchantville women, three in their 30s, and one each in her 20s, 40s, and 50s; and three men, two in their 20s, one in his 30s, and a teenaged boy
- 10 Mount Ephraim women, three each in their 50s and 60s, two in their 20s, one each in her 30s and 40s, and a teenaged girl; and eight men, four in their 40s, two in their 30s, and one each in his 20s and 50s
- six Oaklyn women, three in their 50s, two in their 20s, one in her 30s, a young girl, and a teenaged girl; and three men, two in their 30s, one in his 60s, and a teenaged boy
- 62 Pennsauken women, 15 each in their 20s and 30s, 13 in their 40s, 10 in their 50s, four in their 60s, three in their 70s, two in their 80s, 12 teenaged girls, and five young girls; and 53 men, 14 in their 30s, 12 in their 20s, nine in their 40s, seven in their 60s, six in their 50s, three in their 70s, one in his 80s, 15 teenaged boys, six young boys, and a man of unknown age
- 13 Pine Hill women, five in their 50s, three in their 20s, two each in their 30s and 40s, one in her 60s, and two young girls; and seven men, four in their 40s, two in their 30s, one in his 20s, and four teenaged boys; and a person of unknown gender in their 30s
- 12 Runnemede women, four in their 20s, three in their 60s, two in their 70s, one each in her 30s, 40s, and 50s, and three teenaged girls; and nine men, two each in their 30s, 40s, and 60s, one each in his 20s, 50s, and 80s, and two teenaged boys
- 11 Somerdale women, three each in their 20s, 30s, and 40s, and two in their 80s; and 10 men, three in their 50s, two each in their 30s and 40s, one each in his 20s, 60s, and 90s, and a teenaged boy
- 12 Stratford women, three each in their 20s and 30s, two each in their 40s and 50s, one each in her 60s and 80s, and three teenaged girls; and seven men, three in their 30s, two each in their 20s and 40s, a young boy, and a teenaged boy
- 35 Voorhees women, 10 in their 30s, nine in their 20s, six in their 40s, five in their 50s, two in their 60s, one each in her 70s, 80s, and 90s, 13 teenaged girls, and two young girls; and 26 men, eight in their 20s, seven in their 30s, three each in their 40s and 50s, two each in their 60s and 70s, one in his 80s, and 10 teenaged boys
- 14 Waterford women, four in their 20s, three in their 50s, two each in their 30s, 40s, and 60s, one in her 90s, and five teenaged girls; and 13 men, six in their 20s, three each in their 30s and 40s, one in his 60s, two teenaged boys, and a young boy
- 58 Winslow women, 16 in their 30s, 13 in their 20s, 12 in their 50s, nine in their 40s, five in their 60s, two in their 70s, one in her 80s, nine young girls, and eight teenaged girls; and 56 men, 16 in their 50s, 11 in their 20s, 10 each in their 30s and 60s, eight in their 40s, one in his 70s, 15 teenaged boys, and eight young boys; and two persons of unknown gender, one each in their 40s and 80s
- five Woodlynne women, three in their 20s, and one each in her 40s and 60s; and four men, two in their 30s, one each in his 40s and 60s, and two young boys
two women of unknown residence, one each in her 20s and 30s; and a young boy, and man in his 20s
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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