Locally, 24,932 people have been infected by the virus and 692 have died from related complications.
By Matt Skoufalos | December 18, 2020
NJDOH COVID-19 Dashboard – 12-18-20. Credit: NJDOH.
Since Monday, 17 more Camden County residents have lost their battles with novel coronavirus (COVID-19), and an additional 660 have tested positive, according to reports from the Camden County government.
That brings the local impact of the pandemic to 24,932 infected residents and 692 related deaths.
Two previously reported deaths were removed from the county total after they were determined not to have been local residents.
“Please remember as we head into the holidays that this pandemic is still extremely dangerous and active in our community,” said Camden County Freeholder-Director Lou Cappelli in a statement. “We are still losing people every day to this virus.”
Cappelli urged residents to refrain from indoor gatherings and celebrations during the holiday season and beyond until COVID-19 vaccines become more widely available.
The 17 most recently deceased Camden County residents are:
- an Audubon woman in her 80s
- a Berlin Township man in his 60s
- three Camden City women, one each in her 50s, 60s, and 70s; and a man in his 80s
- two Cherry Hill women in their 90s, and a man in his 90s
- a Haddon Township woman in her 80s
- a Lindenwold man in his 60s
- a Magnolia woman in her 70s
- two Pennsauken women in their 60s
- a Pine Hill woman in her 80s
- a Runnemede man in his 70s, and a woman in her 80s
Throughout New Jersey, 419,330 people have been sickened by COVID-19, and 16,172 have perished from causes related to the virus. In addition to those lab-confirmed fatalities, the state also recognizes another 1,908 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 11 percent of those infected, and new cases continue to occur there.
Of 24,932 reported local COVID-19 cases, 2,765 (11 percent) have originated in a Camden County LTC facility: 1,837 are residents and 928 are staff.
LTCs are believed to be associated with 53 percent, or 369 of 692 total deaths in Camden County: 366 were residents and three were staff.
At this time, 29 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 17, Camden County was fourth in the state in new COVID-19 cases, with 366.
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 a pop-up testing site at the Cherry Hill campus 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 (660) are:
- three Audubon women, one each in her 50s, 60s, and 70s, and two young girls; and three men, one each in his 20s, 30s, and 50s; and a person of unknown gender in their 30s
- two Barrington women, one each in her 50s and 70s, and a teenaged girl; and a man in his 80s
- nine Bellmawr men, two each in their 50s and 70s, and one each in his 20s, 30s, 40s, 60s, and 80s; and six women, two each in their 20s and 50s, one each in her 60s and 70s, and a teenaged girl; and a person of unknown gender in their 30s
- six Berlin Borough women, two in their 30s, and one each in her 20s, 40s, 50s, and 60s; and five men, three in their 50s, and one each in his 30s and 70s
- three Berlin Township women, two in their 60s, and one in her 20s; and a man in his 70s
- a Brooklawn teenaged girl, and a man in his 60s
- 58 Camden City women, 21 in their 30s, 15 in their 20s, seven in their 40s, six in their 60s, five in their 50s, three in their 70s, one in her 80s, four teenaged girls, and a young girl; and 48 men, 13 in their 40s, 11 in their 20s, 10 in their 50s, six in their 60s, three each in their 30s and 70s, two in their 80s, four teenaged boys, and a young boy; and a teenaged person of unknown gender
- 53 Cherry Hill women, 22 in their 80s, seven in their 60s, six each in their 20s and 30s, four each in their 40s, 50s, and 70s, a young girl, and a teenaged girl; and 43 men, nine each in their 30s and 50s, seven each in their 20s and 60s, four each in their 40s and 80s, three in their 70s, two teenaged boys, and a young boy; and three adults of unknown gender, two in their 80s, one in their 60s, and a young person
- a Chesilhurst man in his 30s
- five Clementon men, three in their 30s, and two in their 40s; and three women, one each in her 20s, 40s, and 60s, and a teenaged girl
- five Collingswood women, two in their 60s, and one each in her 30s, 50s, and 90s; and four men, three in their 50s, and one in his 30s
- a Gibbsboro man in his 70s
- eight Gloucester City men, three in their 20s, two each in their 30s and 70s, one in his 60s, and a teenaged boy; and eight women, three in their 30s, two each in their 20s and 50s, one in her 60s, and a teenaged girl
- 40 Gloucester Township men, 13 in their 20s, 11 in their 50s, six in their 30s, five in their 60s, three in their 40s, two in their 70s, six teenaged boys, and a young boy; and 27 women, six in their 20s, five each in their 30s and 40s, four in their 50s, three each in their 60s and 70s, one in her 80s, four young girls, and three teenaged girls; and a young person of unknown gender
- six Haddon Heights men, three in their 30s, two in their 20s, and one in his 40s; and two women, one each in her 40s and 50s
- 11 Haddon Township women, three in their 20s, two each in their 40s, 50s, and 70s, one each in her 30s and 60s, and a teenaged girl; and two men, one each in his 30s and 60s
- five Haddonfield women, two each in their 40s and 50s, one in her 80s, and a teenaged girl; and a man in his 50s
- a Laurel Springs man and woman in their 20s
- three Lawnside men, two in their 20s, and one in his 60s
- 18 Lindenwold women, six each in their 30s and 40s, two each in their 20s and 60s, and one each in her 50s and 80s; and 14 men, six in their 20s, two each in their 30s, 50s, and 60s, one each in his 70s and 80s, two young boys, and a teenaged boy
- a Magnolia teenaged girl, a man in his 20s, and a woman in her 30s
- two Merchantville women, one each in her 30s and 50s, a young girl, and a teenaged girl; and a man in his 50s
- six Mount Ephraim men, two each in their 50s and 60s, and one each in his 40s and 70s; and three women, two in their 80s, and one in her 50s
- two Oaklyn women, one each in her 20s and 40s
- 30 Pennsauken women, 10 in their 20s, seven in their 30s, five in their 40s, three each in their 50s and 60s, one each in her 70s and 80s, five young girls, and a teenaged girl; and 24 men, seven in their 50s, six in their 30s, five in their 20s, four in their 40s, two in their 80s, two teenaged boys, and a young boy; and a teenager and person in their 70s, gender unknown
- nine Pine Hill women, three in their 30s, two in their 50s, and one each in her 20s, 40s, 60s and 70s; and four men, two in their 60s, and one each in his 40s and 70s
- two Runnemede men, one each in his 20s and 50s; and two women, one each in her 30s and 40s
- two Somerdale women in their 20s; and two men, one each in his 40s and 50s
- seven Stratford women, four in their 20s, and one each in her 50s, 60s, and 70s; and two men, one each in his 30s and 40s, and a young boy
- 14 Voorhees women, four in their 20s, three each in their 40s and 50s, two in their 60s, one each in her 30s and 70s, and a teenaged girl; and 12 men, three each in their 50s and 60s, two in their 30s, one each in his 20s, 40s, 70s, and 80s, and three teenaged boys
- four Waterford men, two in their 30s, and one each in his 50s and 60s; and three women, one each in her 20s, 30s, and 50s, and a teenaged girl
- 21 Winslow women, nine in their 50s, four each in their 20s and 60s, two in their 70s, one each in her 30s and 80s, and a teenaged girl; and 19 men, five in their 20s, four in their 30s, three in their 60s, two each in their 40s, 50s and 70s, one in his 80s, two teenaged boys, and a young boy; and two people of unknown gender in their 30s
- two Woodlynne women in their 20s, and a 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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