In total, nearly 40,000 local residents have been infected by the virus, and nearly 1,100 have succumbed to complications related to the disease.
By Matt Skoufalos | March 8, 2021
NJDOH COVID-19 Dashboard – 3-8-21. Credit: NJDOH.
In the past week, 21 additional Camden County residents lost their battles with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), and another 762 residents tested positive, according to reports from the Camden County government.
That brings the local impact of the pandemic to 39,857 infected residents and 1,079 related deaths.
The 21 recently deceased hailed from 14 local communities.
They are:
- an Audubon Borough man in his 70s
- a Barrington woman in her 90s
- a Bellmawr man in his 80s
- two Cherry Hill men, one each in his 40s and 80s
- a Chesilhurst woman in her 80s
- a Clementon man in his 60s
- three Gloucester Township women, one each in her 60s, 70s, and 90s
- a Haddonfield woman in her 70s, and man in his 80s
- two Lawnside women, one each in her 60s and 70s
- a Pennsauken man in his 70s
- a Pine Hill man in his 70s, and woman in her 80s
- two Runnemede men, one each in his 80s and 90s
- a Voorhees man in his 50s
- a Winslow woman in her 90s
March 6, 2021 marked the one-year anniversary of the first discovered case of COVID-19 in Camden County, and in the 12 months since, the pandemic “has caused unfathomable economic and personal devastation,” said County Commissioner Director Louis Cappellli, Jr. in a written statement Friday.
“As we reflect on this unfortunate milestone, I urge everyone to continue fighting to protect others by wearing a mask, social distancing, and getting your vaccine once you’re eligible,” Cappelli said.
Throughout New Jersey, 722,997 people have been sickened by COVID-19, and 21,193 have perished from causes related to the virus. In addition to those lab-confirmed fatalities, the state also recognizes another 2,331 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 39,857 reported local COVID-19 cases, 3,635 (9 percent) have originated in a Camden County LTC facility: 2,316 are residents and 1,319 are staff.
LTCs are believed to be associated with 43 percent, or 467 of 1,079 total deaths in Camden County: 460 were residents and seven were staff.
At this time, 21 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 March 8, Camden County was eleventh in the state in new COVID-19 cases, with 89.
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 (762) are:
- five Audubon men, two in their 20s, one each in his 30s, 40s, and 50s, and a teenaged boy; and three women, one each in her 30s, 50s, and 60s, and two teenaged girls
- nine Barrington women, three each in their 20s and 40s, two in their 50s, one in her 30s, three teenaged girls, and two young girls; and six men, two each in their 20s, 30s, and 50s, and two teenaged boys
- 15 Bellmawr women, five in their 40s, four in their 20s, three each in their 50s and 60s, and four teenaged girls; and nine men, four in their 40s, two in their 30s, one each in his 20s, 50s, and 70s, and four teenaged boys
- seven Berlin Borough men, three in their 50s, two in their 20s, one each in his 60s and 70s, a young boy, and a teenaged boy; and four women, two in their 40s, one each in her 30s and 50s, and a teenaged girl
- four Berlin Township women, one each in her 20s, 40s, 60s, and 70s
- four Brooklawn men, one each in his 20s, 30s, 40s, and 50s; and two women, one each in her 30s and 50s
- 40 Camden City women, 13 in their 30s, eight in their 50s, six each in their 40s and 70s, five in their 20s, one each in her 60s and 80s, six teenaged girls, and three young girls; and 30 men, 10 in their 30s, seven in their 20s, four each in their 40s and 50s, three in their 70s, two in their 60s, six young boys, and five teenaged boys
- 32 Cherry Hill women, 10 in their 40s, seven in their 20s, six in their 50s, four in their 30s, three in their 60s, one each in her 70s and 80s, five teenaged girls, and two young girls; and 30 men, 11 in their 50s, six each in their 20s and 40s, two each in their 30s, 60s, and 80s, one in his 70s, six teenaged boys, and two young boys
- three Chesilhurst men, one each in his 40s, 50s, and 60s; and a woman in her 50s
- three Clementon men, two in their 20s, and one in his 30s; and a teenaged girl, and woman in her 30s
- four Collingswood women, two in their 50s, one each in her 30s and 40s, and three teenaged girls; and four men, two in their 30s, one each in his 20s and 60s, and a teenaged boy
- two Gibbsboro women, one each in her 50s and 60s; and two men, one each in his 30s and 80s
- 12 Gloucester City women, four in their 40s, three in their 20s, two each in their 30s and 60s, and one in her 50s; and 10 men, four in their 20s, three in their 30s, one each in his 50s, 60s, and 90s, and two teenaged boys
- 52 Gloucester Township women, 14 in their 40s, 11 each in their 20s and 30s, seven in their 50s, five in their 60s, three in their 70s, one in her 80s, 13 teenaged girls, and two young girls; and 46 men, 12 in their 20s, 11 each in their 40s and 50s, seven in their 30s, four in their 60s, one in his 70s, 10 teenaged boys, and one young boy
- five Haddon Heights men, four in their 40s, one in his 20s, and four teenaged boys; and five women, three in their 30s, two in their 20s, and one teenaged girl
- 12 Haddon Township men, five in their 50s, three in their 20s, two in their 60s, one each in his 30s and 70s, and two teenaged boys; and six women, two in their 40s, one each in her 20s, 50s, 60s, and 70s, two teenaged girls, and a young girl
- four Haddonfield men, three in their 50s, one in his 40s, and a teenaged boy; and two young girls, a teenaged girl, and two women, one each in her 30s and 70s
- a Hi-Nella man in his 20s
- a Laurel Springs woman in her 20s
- three Lawnside men, two in their 20s, one in his 40s, and a young boy; and three women, one each in her 40s, 50s, and 60s, and a young girl
- 14 Lindenwold women, four in their 20s, three each in their 40s and 50s, two in their 30s, one each in her 70s and 80s, a young girl, and a teenaged girl; and 10 men, five in their 40s, three in their 30s, one each in his 20s and 70s, and three teenaged boys
- four Magnolia women, two in their 30s, and one each in her 40s and 70s; and three men, one each in his 30s, 40s, and 60s
- two Merchantville men, one each in his 20s and 60s, and a teenaged boy; and two women in their 30s
- two Mount Ephraim women, one each in her 30s and 60s; and a man in his 30s
- four Oaklyn women, two in their 30s, and one each in her 20s and 50s; and two men in their 20s
- 24 Pennsauken women, seven each in their 20s and 40s, four in their 50s, three each in their 30s and 60s, eight teenaged girls, and a young girl; and 18 men, five in their 30s, four in their 40s, three in their 60s, two each in their 20s, 50s, and 70s, six teenaged boys, and a young boy
- seven Pine Hill women, three in their 30s, two in their 70s, one each in her 20s and 50s, and a teenaged girl; and three men, two in their 20s, one in his 30s, and a young boy
- 12 Runnemede women, three in their 30s, two each in their 20s, 40s, 50s, and 60s, one in her 70s, and a young girl; and 10 men, five in their 20s, two in their 30s, one each in his 50s, 60s, and 90s, and a teenaged boy
- four Somerdale men, two in their 50s, one each in his 20s and 30s, and two young boys; and two women, one each in her 20s and 50s
- seven Stratford men, three in their 30s, two in their 50s, one each in his 20s and 60s, and a teenaged boy; and six women, three in their 50s, and one each in her 20s, 60s, and 70s
- 14 Voorhees women, three in their 20s, two each in their 30s, 40s, 50s, 70s, and 90s, one in her 60s, and four teenaged girls; and 12 men, five in their 20s, three in their 50s, two in their 60s, one each in his 30s and 70s, and five teenaged boys
- nine Waterford men, four each in their 40s and 50s, one in his 20s, a young boy, and a teenaged boy; and six women, two each in their 40s and 60s, one each in her 20s and 70s, and a young girl
- 21 Winslow men, six in their 20s, five each in their 50s and 60s, two each in their 30s and 40s, one in his 70s, three teenaged boys, and a young boy; and 16 women, three each in their 30s, 40s, 50s, and 80s, two in their 20s, one each in her 60s and 70s, five teenaged girls, and a young girl
- five Woodlynne men, two each in their 30s and 50s, one in his 40s, a young boy, and a teenaged boy; and a young girl, and woman in her 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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