Locally, 562 people have died from complications related to the virus. Cases are on the rise, and health officials say new infection rates have doubled since September.
By Matt Skoufalos | October 19, 2020
NJDOH COVID-19 Dashboard – 10-19-20. Credit: NJDOH.
Since last Thursday, 278 more Camden County residents have tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), according to reports from the county government.
That brings the local impact of the pandemic to 11,691 infected residents and 562 related deaths.
Camden County Freeholder-Director Lou Cappelli described current conditions as a “pivotal” moment in a written statement Monday.
His remarks reflect growing concerns as cases climb across the state: Camden County has reported an additional 1,017 local infections since the start of October.
New Jersey Health Commissioner Judy Persichilli blamed “parties and gatherings,” as well as daycare and farm work for the increase in community spread.
“As we approach the holiday season, now is the time to double down on good hygiene.” Persichilli cautioned. “Our behavior will be critical in shaping how our holidays will be celebrated.”
Cappelli urged residents to “limit these gatherings as much as possible.”
Throughout New Jersey 221,205 people have been sickened by COVID-19, and 14,425 have perished from causes related to the virus. In addition to those lab-confirmed fatalities, the state also recognizes another 1,789 probable COVID-19-related deaths.
At the Camden County Office of Emergency Management, Cherry Hill Fire Chief Chris Callan oversees a delivery of personal protective gear for long-term care sites. Credit: Rich Ratner.
LTC cases and deaths
Long-term care (LTC) facilities account for half of all deaths in the state and almost one-fifth of those infected, and new cases continue to occur there.
Of 11,691 reported local COVID-19 cases, 2,161 (18 percent) have originated in a Camden County LTC facility: 1,525 are residents and 636 are staff.
LTCs are believed to be associated with 60 percent, or 336 of the 562 total deaths in Camden County: 333 were residents and three were staff.
To date, 88 percent of the 56 LTCs in Camden County (49) have experienced at least one case of COVID-19.
New cases
According to the New Jersey Department of Health COVID-19 dashboard, on October 10, Camden County was eighth in the state in new COVID-19 cases, with 75.
The newest local cases (278) are:
- two Audubon women in their 20s
- a Barrington woman in her 20s
- eight Bellmawr women, two each in their 20s, 30s, and 40s, one each in her 50s and 80s, a young girl, and a teenaged girl; and four men, two in their 20s, and one each in his 30s and 70s
- two Berlin Borough men, one each in his 80s and 90s; and a woman in her 20s
- two Berlin Township men, one each in his 20s and 30s; and a woman in her 50s
- 42 Camden City women, 16 in their 20s, seven each in their 30s and 50s, six in their 40s, four in their 60s, two in their 70s, three teenaged girls, and two young girls; and 21 men, six in their 20s, four in their 40s, three each in their 30s and 50s, two each in their 60s and 80s, one in his 70s, four teenaged boys, and a young boy
- 12 Cherry Hill women, four in their 50s, two each in their 40s, 60s, and 80s, one each in her 30s and 70s, and a teenaged girl; and 10 men, two each in their 30s and 50s, one each in his 20s, 40s, 60s, 70s, 80s, and 90s, and a young boy
- a Chesilhurst young girl, and a teenaged girl
- three Clementon women, two in their 30s and one in her 60s; a teenaged boy, and a man in his 30s
- four Collingswood women, two in their 60s, and one each in her 40s and 90s; and two men, one each in his 30s and 60s
- 15 Gloucester Township women, five in their 20s, four in their 30s, three in their 50s, two in their 40s, one in her 70s, three teenaged girls, and a young girl; and 13 men, 11 in their 20s, two in their 40s, four teenaged boys, and a young boy
- four Haddon Township men, two in their 20s, and one each in his 30s and 40s; a young girl, and a woman in her 20s
- four Haddonfield women, two in their 50s, one each in her 30s and 80s, and a teenaged girl
- seven Lindenwold women, two each in their 20s and 40s, one each in her 30s, 50s, and 60s, and a young girl; and two men, one each in his 20s and 40s, and a teenaged boy
- a Magnolia woman in her 40s
- a Merchantville woman in her 30s
- a Mount Ephraim woman in her 30s, and man in his 40s
- nine Pennsauken men, four in their 30s, one each in his 20s, 40s, 50s, 60s, and 80s, and a young boy; and eight women, three in their 20s, two in their 50s, one each in her 30s, 40s, and 60s; and a person of unknown gender in their 40s
- five Pine Hill men, two in their 30s, one each in his 20s, 50s, and 60s, and a young boy; and a woman in her 30s
- a Runnemede man and woman in their 40s
- two Somerdale men, one each in his 40s and 50s; and a woman in her 30s
- a Stratford teenaged boy, and woman in her 40s
- 12 Voorhees women, three each in their 40s and 90s, two each in their 50s and 80s, one each in her 30s and 60s, and two young girls; and two men, one each in his 30s and 80s, and a teenaged boy
- five Waterford women, two in their 60s, and one each in her 20s, 40s, and 50s; and four men, one each in his 20s, 40s, 50s, and 60s
- 12 Winslow men, five in their 60s, three in their 50s, two in their 70s, and one each in his 20s and 40s; and eight women, three in their 20s, two in their 30s, one each in her 40s, 60s, and 70s, and a teenaged girl
- a Woodlynne teenaged girl and a man in his 60s
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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