Locally, 20,848 people have been infected by the virus and 636 have died from related complications.
By Matt Skoufalos | December 4, 2020
NJDOH COVID-19 Dashboard – 12-4-20. Credit: NJDOH.
Since Wednesday, 21 more Camden County residents have lost their battles with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), making Thursday the largest single-day total of local lives lost since July 10, when 22 COVID-19-related deaths were reported.
In addition, another 654 residents have tested positive for the virus, according to reports from the Camden County government.
That brings the local impact of the pandemic to 20,848 residents sickened with the virus and 636 lives lost due to COVID-19-related complications.
Thursday brought with it the greatest single-day report of new infections to date (373).
The most recently deceased are:
- two Barrington men, one each in his 80s and 90s; and a woman in her 60s
- a Bellmawr man in his 70s
- a Berlin Township woman in her 90s
- two Camden City women, one each in her 60s and 80s; and a man in his 60s
- a Gloucester City woman in her 70s
- four Gloucester Township men, one each in his 50s, 60s, 70s, and 80s
- a Magnolia man in his 80s
- two Pennsauken women, one each in her 60s and 70s
- a Voorhees woman in her 80s, and a man in his 90s
- two Winslow men, one each in his 70s and 90s; and a woman in her 90s
“The Director of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), warned [Wednesday] that the United States may soon find itself losing as many as 2,500 people per day to this pandemic,” wrote Camden County Freeholder-Director Lou Cappelli in a statement Thursday.
“Let there be no doubt that the threat posed by COVID-19 is still extremely real,” he said, “and the risk we face only intensifies as our hospitals and their staff are inundated with more patients.
“Stay home if you are sick, get tested, wear a mask, and social distance.”
Throughout New Jersey, 356,662 people have been sickened by COVID-19, and 15,419 have perished from causes related to the virus. In addition to those lab-confirmed fatalities, the state also recognizes another 1,836 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 12% of those infected, and new cases continue to occur there.
Of 20,848 reported local COVID-19 cases, 2,571 (12 percent) have originated in a Camden County LTC facility: 1,725 are residents and 846 are staff.
LTCs are believed to be associated with 57 percent, or 365 of 638 total deaths in Camden County: 362 were residents and three were staff.
At this time, 25 of the 56 LTCs in Camden County are experiencing an active outbreak of COVID-19 cases.
New cases
According to the New Jersey Department of Health COVID-19 dashboard, December 4, Camden County was fourth in the state in new COVID-19 cases, with 489.
The newest local cases (654) are:
- three Audubon men, two in their 50s, one in his 40s, and two teenaged boys; and three women, two in their 30s, one in her 50s, and a teenaged girl
- four Barrington men in their 20s, and two teenaged boys; and two women, one each in her 20s and 60s, and a teenaged girl
- 11 Bellmawr women, three each in their 40s and 50s, two each in their 20s and 60s, one in her 30s, and three teenaged girls; and six men, three in their 40s, two in their 20s, one in his 50s, and three teenaged boys
- four Berlin Borough men, two in their 50s, one each in his 20s and 70s, and a teenaged boy; and two women, one each in her 30s and 60s
- seven Berlin Township men, three in their 30s, two in their 40s, and one each in his 50s and 70s; and two women in their 30s, and a young girl
- a Brooklawn woman in her 20s
- 48 Camden City women, 12 in their 20s, nine each in their 30s and 50s, eight in their 40s, five in their 60s, three in their 70s, two in their 80s, nine teenaged girls, and six young girls; and 48 men, 12 each in their 40s and 50s, 11 in their 30s, seven in their 20s, three each in their 60s and 70s, eight young boys, and four teenaged boys
- 39 Cherry Hill women, 10 in their 30s, nine in their 40s, eight each in their 20s and 50s, two each in their 60s and 70s, and a teenaged girl; and 31 men, eight each in their 20s and 40s, five each in their 50s and 60s, three in their 30s, one each in his 70s and 80s, six teenaged boys, and three young boys
- five Clementon men, two each in their 30s and 50s, one in his 20s, and a teenaged boy; and four women, two in their 50s, and one each in her 40s and 60s
- five Collingswood women, four in their 30s, one in her 60s, three teenaged girls, and a young girl; and five men, two in their 60s, and one each in his 20s, 30s, and 40s
- nine Gloucester City men, three in their 20s, two each in their 40s and 60s, and one each in his 30s and 70s; and four women, two in their 20s, and one each in her 30s and 40s
- 38 Gloucester Township women, 12 in their 40s, eight each in their 20s and 60s, four in their 30s, three each in their 50s and 70s, six teenaged girls and three young girls; and 28 men, eight in their 30s, five each in their 20s, 50s, and 60s, three in their 40s, two in their 70s, seven teenaged boys, and a young boy
- two Haddon Heights men, one each in his 50s and 60s; and a teenaged girl
- six Haddon Township women, five in their 20s, and one in her 50s; and two men, one each in his 40s and 50s, and a young boy
- four Haddonfield women, two in their 50s, and one each in her 20s and 40s; and a man in his 50s
- two Hi-Nella teenaged girls, and two women, one each in her 20s and 30s; and two men, one each in his 20s and 40s, and a young boy
- two Laurel Springs women, one each in her 50s and 60s
- five Lawnside men, two in their 70s, one each in his 20s, 40s, and 50s, a young boy, and a teenaged boy; and four women, three in their 20s, and one in her 50s
- 15 Lindenwold men, five in their 20s, three in their 50s, two each in their 30s, 40s, and 60s, one in his 80s, a young boy, and a teenaged boy; and seven women, two each in their 30s, 40s, and 50s, one in her 70s, a young girl, and a teenaged girl
- five Magnolia women, two in their 30s, one each in her 20s, 40s, and 50s, and a young girl
- three Merchantville men, one each in his 20s, 40s, and 90s; and a young girl, and a woman in her 20s
- four Mount Ephraim women, two in their 20s, and one each in her 50s and 70s; and three men, one each in his 20s, 50s, and 70s
- four Oaklyn women, two in their 30s, and one each in her 40s and 70s; and two men, one each in his 50s and 60s
- 35 Pennsauken men, 12 in their 30s, eight in their 50s, seven in their 20s, four in their 40s, two in their 60s, one each in his 70s and 80s, three teenaged boys, and two young boys; and 27 women, eight in their 30s, five in their 20s, four each in their 50s and 60s, three in their 40s, two in their 70s, one in her 80s, six teenaged girls, and five young girls
- six Pine Hill men, four in their 20s, and one each in his 40s and 50s; and six women, one each in her 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s, 70s, and 80s
- five Runnemede men, two each in their 50s and 80s, and one in his 20s; and two women, one each in her 30s and 60s
- six Somerdale women, one each in her 20s, 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s, and 80s; and two men, one each in his 20s and 40s
- four Stratford women, one each in her 30s, 40s, 50s, and 60s; and a teenaged boy, and man in his 20s
- nine Voorhees women, three in their 60s, two each in their 20s and 70s, one each in her 40s and 50s, and three young girls; and five men, one each in his 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s, and 60s, two young boys, and two teenaged boys
- five Waterford women, two in their 40s, and one each in her 20s, 50s, and 60s; and two young boys, two teenaged boys, and a man in his 30s
- 19 Winslow men, six in their 50s, four each in their 30s and 40s, three in their 20s, one each in his 60s and 70s, and four teenaged boys; and 17 women, four each in their 40s and 60s, three each in their 20s and 50s, one each in her 30s, 70s, and 80s, two teenaged girls, and a young girl
The Camden County and New Jersey Health Department are working to facilitate trace investigations into all cases.
Read our ongoing round-up of COVID-19 coverage here.
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