The deceased hailed from 12 Camden County communities. Locally, nearly 29,000 people have been infected by the virus and almost 750 have died from related complications.
By Matt Skoufalos | December 31, 2020
NJDOH COVID-19 Dashboard – 12-31-20. Credit: NJDOH.
Since Monday, another 44 Camden County residents have lost their battles with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), and an additional 781 have tested positive, according to reports from the Camden County government.
That brings the local impact of the pandemic to 28,769 infected residents and 747 related deaths on a day when New Jersey surpassed 17,000 COVID-related fatalities for the year.
The 44 recently deceased local residents hailed from 12 communities:
- an Audubon woman in her 90s
- a Bellmawr woman in her 90s
- a Berlin Township man in his 70s
- five Camden City men, three in their 70s, and one each in his 80s and 90s; and a woman in her 70s
- six Cherry Hill men, three in their 70s, two in their 90s, and one in his 80s; and five women, two each in their 80s and 90s, and one in her 70s
- a Gloucester City man in his 60s
- six Gloucester Township men, two each in their 60s and 80s, and one each in his 50s and 70s; and a woman in her 70s
- three Pennsauken men, one each in his 60s, 70s, and 80s; and two women in their 90s
- a Runnemede man in his 50s
- three Voorhees women, one each in her 60s, 80s, and 90s; and two men, one each in his 70s and 90s
- a Waterford man in his 50s
- three Winslow men, one each in his 50s, 60s, and 70s; and a woman in her 60s
“While our daily case totals have leveled off for the time being, deaths in our county continue to rise at a pace only seen during the first wave in the spring,” said Freeholder Director Lou Cappelli in a statement Tuesday.
Camden County continues to experience an average of more than 250 new cases a day.
Cappelli urged residents to observe New Year’s Eve responsibly, saying, “We have to take this threat seriously until vaccinations have been broadly administered.”
Throughout New Jersey, 477,360 people have been sickened by COVID-19, and 17,021 have perished from causes related to the virus. In addition to those lab-confirmed fatalities, the state also recognizes another 2,021 probable COVID-19-related deaths—76 more than previously reported.
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 10 percent of those infected, and new cases continue to occur there.
Of 28,769 reported local COVID-19 cases, 3,033 (11 percent) have originated in a Camden County LTC facility: 1,980 are residents and 1,053 are staff.
LTCs are believed to be associated with 52 percent, or 392 of 747 total deaths in Camden County: 389 were residents and three were staff.
At this time, 31 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 December 31, Camden County was seventh in the state in new COVID-19 cases, with 333.
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 the Camden City and Cherry Hill campuses 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 (781) are:
- eight Audubon women, two each in their 40s, 50s, and 80s, one each in her 30s and 60s, and a teenaged girl; and six men, three in their 30s, one each in his 20s, 50s, and 70s, and a teenaged boy
- an Audubon Park woman in her 50s
- three Barrington teenaged boys, and three men, one each in his 20s, 30s, and 80s; and two women, one each in her 50s and 70s
- eight Bellmawr men, two each in their 20s and 30s, and one each in his 40s, 60s, 70s, and 80s; and seven women, two each in their 30s and 40s, one each in her 20s, 50s, and 60s, and two young girls
- four Berlin Borough women, one each in her 20s, 40s, 60s, and 70s, and two teenaged girls; and three men, one each in his 20s, 40s, and 50s, and two teenaged boys
- five Berlin Township women, two each in their 60s and 80s, and one in her 30s; and two men, one each in his 20s and 60s, and a teenaged boy
- 68 Camden City women, 16 in their 50s, 14 in their 40s, 12 in their 20s, 11 in their 60s, eight in their 30s, five in their 70s, two in their 80s, four teenaged girls, and three young girls; and 52 men, 15 in their 40s, nine each in their 50s and 70s, seven in their 20s, six in their 30s, five in their 60s, one in his 80s, five teenaged boys, and one young boy
- 46 Cherry Hill women, 13 in their 20s, nine in their 30s, eight in their 50s, five in their 40s, four each in their 60s and 80s, three in their 70s, and a young girl; and 27 men, six in their 50s, five each in their 30s and 40s, four in their 20s, three each in their 60s and 80s, one in his 70s, a young boy, and a teenaged boy
- four Chesilhurst women, two in their 50s, and one each in her 30s and 80s
- two Clementon women, one each in her 30s and 50s; and a man in his 40s
- six Collingswood men, two in their 70s, and one each in his 20s, 40s, 50s, and 80s; and four women, three in their 50s, and one in her 60s
- two Gibbsboro men, one each in his 20s and 70s, and a young boy; and two women, one each in her 20s and 40s
- 14 Gloucester City women, four each in their 20s and 30s, three in their 60s, two in their 40s, one in her 50s, and four teenaged girls; and four men, two in their 60s, one each in his 70s and 80s, a young girl, and a teenaged girl
- 47 Gloucester Township women, 12 in their 50s, 10 in their 30s, nine in their 20s, eight in their 40s, five in their 60s, two in their 70s, one in her 80s, four teenaged girls, and two young girls; and 35 men, nine each in their 30s and 40s, seven in their 20s, four in their 60s, three each in their 50s and 70s, five teenaged boys, and three young boys
- three Haddon Heights women, two in their 50s, and one in her 40s; and two young boys, and a man in his 70s
- 14 Haddon Township women, three each in their 50s and 80s, two each in their 20s, 30s, and 40s, one each in her 60s and 70s, three teenaged girls, and a young girl; and eight men, two each in their 20s, 30s, and 60s, one each in his 50s and 80s, and a teenaged boy
- five Haddonfield women, three in their 50s, two in their 40s, and a young girl; and three men, one each in his 20s, 60s, and 70s, and a teenaged boy
- a Hi-Nella teenaged girl
- a Laurel Springs woman in her 30s
- four Lawnside men, one each in his 50s, 60s, 70s, and 80s, and a young boy
- 21 Lindenwold women, seven in their 20s, six in their 30s, three in their 40s, two in their 50s, one each in her 60s, 70s, and 80s, four teenaged girls, and two young girls; and 14 men, four in their 40s, three each in their 30s and 60s, two in their 50s, one each in his 20s and 70s, six teenaged boys, and a young boy
- four Magnolia women, two in their 80s, and one each in her 30s and 90s; and a teenaged boy, and man in his 60s
- two Merchantville men, one each in his 40s and 50s, and a young boy; and a woman in her 40s
- three Mount Ephraim women, two in their 20s, and one in her 30s; and a man in his 50s
- two Oaklyn men, one each in his 60s and 70s; and a woman in her 50s
- 47 Pennsauken women, 11 each in their 50s and 60s, eight each in their 20s and 40s, five in their 30s, two each in their 70s and 80s, two teenaged girls, and a young girl; and 29 men, eight in their 50s, six in their 20s, five in their 30s, four in their 60s, three each in their 40s and 70s, five young boys, and five teenaged boys
- 13 Pine Hill men, five in their 20s, three each in their 30s and 50s, one each in his 60s and 80s, and a young boy; and five women, two in their 20s, one each in her 40s, 60s, and 80s, and three teenaged girls
- five Runnemede men, two in their 50s, and one each in his 20s, 60s, 70s; and three women, one each in her 20s, 30s, 50s
- three Somerdale women, two in their 40s, and one in her 80s; and two men, one each in his 50s and 60s
- 15 Stratford women, four in their 80s, three in their 60s, two each in their 40s, 50s, and 90s, and one each in her 20s and 70s; and six men, two each in their 40s and 60s, and one each in his 50s and 80s
- 13 Voorhees men, four in their 20s, three in their 30s, two each in their 40s and 80s, one each in his 50s and 70s, and three teenaged boys; and 10 women, four in their 20s, two in their 60s, one each in her 30s, 50s, 80s, and 90s, two teenaged girls, and a young girl
- eight Waterford men, three each in their 20s and 30s, and one each in his 40s and 60s; and three women in their 50s
- 32 Winslow women, seven each in their 20s, 30s, 40s, and 60s, four in their 50s, four young girls, and a teenaged girl; and 26 men, 10 in their 20s, five in their 40s, four in their 30s, three in their 70s, two each in their 50s and 60s, and two teenaged boys
- two Woodlynne women, one each in her 30s and 40s; and two men, one each in his 30s and 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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