Locally, 16,218 people have been infected by the virus and 588 have died from related complications. County health officials are asking residents to limit their social contacts to help mitigate its spread.
By Matt Skoufalos | November 18, 2020
NJDOH COVID-19 Dashboard – 11-18-20. Credit: NJDOH.
Another 434 Camden County residents have tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) since Monday, according to reports from the Camden County government.
That brings the local impact of the pandemic to 16,218 infected residents and 588 related deaths.
“We aren’t seeing any signs of this surge slowing down,” Freeholder Director Lou Cappelli said in a written statement Wednesday.
“Our daily average of new cases over the last week is higher than it’s ever been,” he continued, “even with yesterday’s relatively low caseload [of 100].
“We need to minimize our contact with others, achieve universal mask-wearing, and continue social distancing,” Cappelli said.
“The only way to protect your friends and loved ones is to limit this year’s Thanksgiving celebrations to the members of your household.”
Throughout New Jersey, 289,562 people have been sickened by COVID-19, and 14,843 have perished from causes related to the virus. In addition to those lab-confirmed fatalities, the state also recognizes another 1,812 probable COVID-19-related deaths, 11 more than previously reported.
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 almost half of all deaths in the state and 14 percent of those infected, and new cases continue to occur there.
Of 16,218 reported local COVID-19 cases, 2,389 (15 percent) have originated in a Camden County LTC facility: 1,658 are residents and 731 are staff.
LTCs are believed to be associated with 60 percent, or 350 of 588 total deaths in Camden County: 347 were residents and three were staff.
At this time, 55 of the 56 LTCs in Camden County have experienced at least one case of COVID-19.
New cases
According to the New Jersey Department of Health COVID-19 dashboard, on November 18, Camden County was ninth in the state in new COVID-19 cases, with 211.
The newest local cases (434) are:
- five Audubon men, two in their 70s, one each in his 30s, 40s, and 50s, and a teenaged boy; and two women, one each in her 20s and 50s
- two Audubon Park women, one each in her 50s and 80s; and a man in his 20s
- three Barrington teenaged girls
- seven Bellmawr women, two each in their 20s and 50s, and one each in her 40s, 60s, and 70s; and five men, two in their 50s, and one each in his 20s, 60s, and 70s
- six Berlin Borough men, two in their 20s, and one each in his 30s, 40s, 50s, and 60s; and two women, one each in her 40s and 50s, and a teenaged girl
- two Berlin Township women, one each in her 40s and 50s; a teenaged boy, and a man in his 60s
- two Brooklawn men, one each in his 40s and 50s
- 29 Camden City women, six in their 30s, five each in their 20s and 40s, four each in their 50s, 60s, and 80s, one in her 70s, five teenaged girls, and two young girls; and 27 men, eight in their 50s, seven in their 30s, five each in their 20s and 40s, two in their 60s, three teenaged boys, and a young boy
- 23 Cherry Hill women, seven in their 40s, four each in their 30s, 60s, and 70s, three in their 50s, one in her 20s, three young girls, and three teenaged girls; and 19 men, five in their 40s, four in their 30s, three in their 60s, two each in their 20s, 50s, and 70s, one in his 80s, three young boys, and a teenaged boy
- two Clementon women, one each in her 20s and 40s, and a young girl; and a man in his 20s
- four Collingswood men, one each in his 20s, 30s, 50s, and 60s, and a young boy; and two women in their 20s
- six Gloucester City men, two in their 40s, and one each in his 20s, 30s, 50s, and 70s; and three women, one each in her 40s, 60s, and 80s
- 25 Gloucester Township men, seven in their 50s, six in their 20s, four each in their 30s and 40s, two each in their 60s and 70s, four teenaged boys, and a young boy; and 22 women, five in their 50s, four each in their 20s, 30s, and 40s, three in their 70s, two in their 60s, and five teenaged girls
- two Haddon Heights women, one each in her 30s and 40s; and a man in his 70s
- five Haddon Township women, two in their 40s, and one each in her 20s, 30s, and 70s; and three men, two in their 20s, one in his 30s, and a teenaged boy
- six Haddonfield teenaged boys, and six men, two in their 50s, and one each in his 20s, 30s, 40s, and 70s; and three women, two in their 20s, one in her 30s, and a teenaged girl
- three Lawnside women, one each in her 20s, 40s, and 50s; and a man in his 30s
- seven Lindenwold women, three in their 30s, and one each in her 20s, 50s, 60s, and 70s; and five men, two each in their 20s and 30s, and one in his 40s
- two Magnolia women in their 40s, and a man in his 30s
- three Merchantville women, one each in her 30s, 40s, and 70s; a young boy, and a man in his 70s
- five Mount Ephraim women, two in their 20s, and one each in her 30s, 50s, and 80s; and a man in his 50s
- an Oaklyn woman in her 20s
- 12 Pennsauken women, four each in their 20s and 50s, two in their 30s, one each in her 40s and 60s, three teenaged girls, and two young girls; and nine men, three in their 20s, two each in their 30s and 50s, one each in his 40s and 70s, three teenaged boys, and two young boys
- six Pine Hill men, three in their 20s, one each in his 30s, 40s, and 60s, a young boy, and a teenaged boy; and three women, one each in her 20s, 30s, and 40s
- a Runnemede young girl, a teenaged girl, and a man in his 40s
- a Somerdale young boy, and woman in her 20s
- two Stratford women, one each in her 30s and 60s; and a man in his 50s
- 15 Voorhees women, six in their 20s, four in their 40s, two in their 50s, one each in her 30s, 60s, and 70s, two young girls, and two teenaged girls; and 14 men, five in their 20s, two each in their 30s, 50s, and 60s, one each in his 40s, 70s, and 80s, and a teenaged boy
- four Waterford women, two in their 50s, one each in her 20s and 70s, and a teenaged girl; and three men, one each in his 20s, 30s, and 60s, and two teenaged boys
- 13 Winslow women, seven in their 40s, three in their 20s, one each in her 30s, 50s, and 60s, five teenaged girls, and three young girls; and 12 men, four in their 20s, three in their 50s, two each in their 30s and 70s, one in his 40s, and two teenaged boys
- five Woodlynne women, two in their 50s, and one each in her 20s, 30s, and 60s; and four men, one each in his 20s, 30s, 40s, and 50s, and a teenaged boy
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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