Locally, more than 32,000 people have been infected by the virus and 815 have died from related complications. Local government officials say the caseload is a ‘post-holiday surge.’
By Matt Skoufalos | January 12, 2021
NJDOH COVID-19 Dashboard – 1-12-21. Credit: NJDOH.
Another 34 Camden County residents have lost their battles with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) over the weekend, and 940 more residents have tested positive for the virus, according to reports from the Camden County government.
That brings the local impact of the pandemic to 31,992 infected residents and 815 related deaths.
The 34 recently deceased hailed from 18 local communities.
They are:
- an Audubon man and woman in their 70s
- a Barrington woman in her 70s
- two Camden City men, one each in his 50s and 70s; and a woman in her 50s
- two Cherry Hill men in their 90s; and two women, one each in her 80s and 100s
- a Chesilhurst man in his 80s
- a Clementon woman in her 80s
- two Collingswood women, one each in her 60s and 90s; and a man in his 50s
- a Gloucester City man in his 90s
- three Gloucester Township men, one each in his 50s, 70s, and 80s; and two women, one each in her 80s and 90s
- two Lindenwold men in their 80s
- a Magnolia man in his 40s
- a Pennsauken man in his 60s, and woman in her 80s
- a Pine Hill woman in her 80s
- a Runnemede woman in her 70s
- a Somerdale woman in her 90s
- a Stratford man and woman in their 80s
- a Voorhees man in his 70s
- two Winslow men in their 80s
“The post-holiday surge is beginning to manifest as expected,” Commissioner Director Lou Cappelli said in a statement Monday.
“Over the last seven days, we have averaged more than 319 cases per day, after falling to as few as 251 at the beginning of the month,” Cappelli said.
He reiterated the cautions to wear a mask and minimize gatherings, adding that residents should register on the state portal for a vaccination as soon as they become eligible.
Throughout New Jersey, 537,115 people have been sickened by COVID-19, and 17,980 have perished from causes related to the virus. In addition to those lab-confirmed fatalities, the state also recognizes another 2,059 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 10 percent of those infected, and new cases continue to occur there.
Of 31,992 reported local COVID-19 cases, 3,220 (10 percent) have originated in a Camden County LTC facility: 2,099 are residents and 1,121 are staff.
LTCs are believed to be associated with 52 percent, or 426 of 815 total deaths in Camden County: 423 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 January 12, Camden County was eleventh in the state in new COVID-19 cases, with 184.
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 9 a.m. to 1 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 pop-up testing sites at both the Cherry Hill and Camden City campus locations 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 (940) are:
- eight Audubon women, five in their 40s, two in their 20s, one in her 50s, and a teenaged girl; and six men, two each in their 40s and 50s, and one each in his 20s and 30s
- an Audubon Park man in his 50s
- six Barrington men, two in their 20s, and one each in his 30s, 40s, 60s, and 70s; and three women, two in their 50s, and one in her 20s
- eight Bellmawr men, two each in their 50s, 60s, and 80s, one each in his 20s and 40s, and three teenaged boys; and four women, one each in her 30s, 40s, 50s, and 80s, and a young girl
- seven Berlin Borough men, three in their 50s, one each in his 30s, 40s, 60s, and 90s, and a teenaged boy; and six women, two in their 50s, one each in her 60s, 70s, 80s, and 90s, a young girl, and a teenaged girl
- five Berlin Township men, two in their 50s, and one each in his 20s, 30s, and 60s; and five women, two each in their 40s and 60s, and one in her 80s
- three Brooklawn men, one each in his 20s, 30s, and 40s, and a teenaged boy; and three women, one each in her 20s, 30s, and 70s
- 77 Camden City women, 20 in their 30s, 14 each in their 20s and 50s, 13 in their 40s, eight in their 60s, six in their 70s, one each in her 80s and 90s, 10 teenaged girls, and 6 young girls; and 57 men, 12 each in their 30s and 50s, ten each in their 20s, 40s, and 60s, two in their 70s, one in his 80s, 11 teenaged boys, and seven young boys; and a person of unknown gender in their 20s
- 44 Cherry Hill men, 12 in their 50s, eight in their 20s, five each in their 30s, 40s, 60s, and 70s, three in their 80s, one in his 90s, four young boys, and a teenaged boy; and 42 women, 10 in their 40s, nine in their 20s, seven in their 50s, six in their 60s, five in their 30s, four in their 70s, one in her 80s, four young girls, and two teenaged girls
- five Chesilhurst women, two in their 60s, and one each in her 20s, 40s, and 50s; and two men, one each in his 60s and 70s
- seven Clementon women, two in their 40s, and one each in her 20s, 30s, 50s, 60s, and 70s; and five men, two in their 40s, and one each in his 30s, 50s, and 70s
- 15 Collingswood women, four in their 20s, three each in their 30s and 50s, two in their 60s, one each in her 40s, 70s, and 90s, and a teenaged girl; and eight men, three in their 40s, one each in his 20s, 30s, 70s, 80s, and 90s, and a young boy
- two Gibbsboro women, one each in her 20s and 30s; and a man in his 30s
- 13 Gloucester City women, three each in their 50s and 70s, two each in their 20s and 40s, one each in her 30s, 60s, and 80s, and a teenaged girl; and seven men, two each in their 40s and 50s, and one each in his 20s, 60s and 70s
- 66 Gloucester Township women, 16 in their 20s, 15 in their 30s, 12 in their 60s, 11 in their 50s, seven in their 40s, four in their 70s, one in her 90s, and eight teenaged girls; and 38 men, nine in their 50s, seven each in their 20s, 30s, and 60s, four in their 40s, two each in their 70s and 80s, four teenaged boys, and a young boy
- five Haddon Heights men, four in their 30s, and one in his 20s; and three women, two in their 30s, one in her 60s, and a teenaged girl
- 10 Haddon Township women, four in their 20s, and one each in her 30s, 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s, and 80s; and seven men, four in their 20s, two in their 30s, one in his 50s, and a young boy
- six Haddonfield women, two each in their 30s and 70s, one each in her 40s and 80s, and a young girl; and three men, one each in his 20s, 30s, and 50s, a young boy, and a teenaged boy
- three Laurel Springs women, one each in her 20s, 50s, and 60s; and a man in his 20s
- four Lawnside women, two in their 20s, and one each in her 40s and 50s; and a man in his 70s
- 30 Lindenwold women, 10 in their 20s, seven in their 40s, five in their 30s, four in their 60s, two in their 50s, one each in her 70s and 80s, a young girl, and a teenaged girl; and 17 men, five in their 30s, three each in their 20s and 50s, two each in their 40s and 70s, one each in his 60s and 80s, a young boy, and a teenaged boy
- four Magnolia women, two in their 20s, and one each in her 40s and 50s
- a Merchantville teenaged boy, and woman in her 30s
- a Mount Ephraim teenaged boy, man in his 20s, and woman in her 60s
- two Oaklyn women, one each in her 20s and 50s; and a man in his 50s
- 34 Pennsauken women, 11 in their 30s, eight in their 20s, six in their 40s, five in their 50s, four in their 60s, five teenaged girls, and a young girl; and 30 men, nine in their 30s, eight in their 50s, five each in their 20s and 40s, two in their 60s, one in his 80s, four young boys, and a teenaged boy
- four Pine Hill women, two in their 20s, one each in her 30s and 40s, and two teenaged girls; and four men, two in their 60s, one each in his 30s and 40s, and a teenaged boy
- nine Runnemede men, four in their 20s, two each in their 40s and 60s, and one in his 30s; and five women, three in their 20s, one each in her 50s and 60s, and a young girl
- five Somerdale men, two in their 50s, one each in his 60s, 70s, and 80s, and a young boy; and four women, two in their 30s, and one each in her 20s and 60s; and a person of unknown gender in their 20s
- 18 Stratford women, six in their 60s, four in their 80s, three in their 70s, two each in their 20s and 40s, one in her 30s, and two teenaged girls; and four men, two in their 20s, and one each in his 30s and 70s
- 28 Voorhees women, 10 in their 60s, five in their 30s, four in their 50s, three in their 20s, two each in their 40s and 80s, one each in her 70s and 90s, and three teenaged girls; and 22 men, seven in their 50s, five in their 20s, three each in their 40s and 70s, two in their 30s, one each in his 60s and 80s, and two teenaged boys
- nine Waterford men, three in their 70s, two each in their 20s and 50s, and one each in his 40s and 60s; and eight women, three in their 20s, two in their 40s, one each in her 30s, 50s, and 80s, and a teenaged girl
- 44 Winslow women, 11 in their 40s, 10 in their 30s, eight in their 20s, six in their 80s, four each in their 50s and 60s, one in her 70s, and three teenaged girls; and 38 men, 11 each in their 20s and 40s, eight in their 50s, four in their 30s, two in their 60s, one each in his 70s and 80s, three teenaged boys, and a young boy; and two persons of unknown gender: a young child, and an adult in their 30s
- two Woodlynne women, one each in her 20s and 30s; and two men, one each in his 50s and 60s
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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