Locally, nearly 30,000 people have been infected by the virus and almost 750 have died from related complications, as the pandemic enters its tenth month in New Jersey.
By Matt Skoufalos | January 5, 2021
NJDOH COVID-19 Dashboard – 1-4-21. Credit: NJDOH.
Since the New Year, another 989 Camden County residents have tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), according to reports from the Camden County government.
That brings the local impact of the pandemic to 29,758 infected residents and 747 related deaths.
“We are still experiencing more than 250 new cases of COVID-19 each day on average, even as we wait to learn the effects of any potential holiday surge generated over the last several weeks,” said Camden County Commissioner Director Lou Cappelli in a written statement Monday.
(Starting January 1, the Camden County government embraced a name change, from Board of Chosen Freeholders to Board of County Commissioners, in keeping with a state law passed last year to replace the freeholder title, which originated during a time when only white, land-owning men could hold public office.)
“Vaccinations are already underway across the country and here in New Jersey,” Cappelli said, “but this pandemic will still be with us for the foreseeable future.
“If we continue to wear masks and social distance, we can ensure that COVID-19 does not have the chance to cause the same level of devastation in 2021 as it did in 2020.”
Throughout New Jersey, 494,317 people have been sickened by COVID-19, and 17,223 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.
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 29,758 reported local COVID-19 cases, 3,061 (10 percent) have originated in a Camden County LTC facility: 1,991 are residents and 1,070 are staff.
LTCs are believed to be associated with 53 percent, or 395 of 747 total deaths in Camden County: 392 were residents and three were staff.
At this time, 30 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 4, Camden County was seventh in the state in new COVID-19 cases, with 151.
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 (989) are:
- seven Audubon Borough women, three in their 50s, two in their 40s, and one each in her 30s and 60s; and five men, two in their 40s, and one each in his 20s, 30s, and 70s
- two Audubon Park women in their 20s, and a man in his 50s
- four Barrington men, one each in his 20s, 30s, 40s, and 60s; and three women, two in their 40s, and one in her 20s
- 11 Bellmawr women, four in their 50s, two each in their 30s and 40s, one each in her 20s, 60s, and 70s, and three teenaged girls; and six men, two in their 20s, one each in his 30s, 40s, 50s, and 80s, a young boy, and a teenaged boy
- five Berlin Borough men, two in their 50s, one each in his 20s, 40s, and 60s, and a teenaged boy; and four women, two in their 50s, and one each in her 40s and 90s
- five Berlin Township men, two in their 20s, one each in his 30s, 40s, and 70s, and a teenaged boy; and three women, one each in her 30s, 40s, and 70s
- two Brooklawn men, one each in his 30s and 40s; and a woman in her 20s
- 83 Camden City women, 24 in their 20s, 15 in their 30s, 13 in their 40s, 11 each in their 50s and 60s, five in their 70s, four in their 80s, 12 teenaged girls, and five young girls; and 68 men, 16 in their 30s, 15 in their 20s, 11 in their 60s, 10 each in their 40s and 50s, five in their 70s, one in his 90s, 13 teenaged boys, and eight young boys; and a person of unknown gender in their 40s
- 54 Cherry Hill women, 13 in their 30s, 12 in their 20s, eight in their 50s, seven each in their 40s and 60s, four in their 70s, two in their 80s, one in her 90s, seven teenaged girls, and a young girl; and 42 men, 10 in their 30s, nine in their 40s, eight in their 50s, six in their 60s, five in their 20s, four in their 70s, eight teenaged boys, and six young boys
- three Chesilhurst men, two in their 60s and one in his 30s; and two women, one each in her 50s and 60s
- four Clementon women, two in their 20s, and one each in her 30s and 70s; and four men, one each in his 20s, 30s, 40s, and 70s
- eight Collingswood men, three each in their 40s and 50s, one each in his 20s and 30s, and two teenaged boys; and seven women, two in their 20s, one each in her 30s, 40s, 50s, 60s, and 70s, and a teenaged girl
- a Gibbsboro teenaged boy, and a woman in her 30s
- 11 Gloucester City women, four in their 20s, two each in their 40s and 70s, one each in her 30s, 50s, and 60s, and three teenaged girls; and 11 men, two each in their 30s, 40s, 60s, and 70s, and one each in his 20s, 50s, and 80s
- 63 Gloucester Township women, 16 in their 30s, 12 each in their 20s, 40s, and 50s, six in their 60s, four in their 70s, one in her 80s, seven young girls, and six teenaged girls; and 49 men, 12 each in their 40s and 50s, nine in their 20s, eight in their 30s, four each in their 60s and 70s, three young boys, and three teenaged boys; and a person of unknown gender in their 20s
- five Haddon Heights women, two in their 50s, one each in her 30s, 40s, and 60s, and a teenaged girl; and four men, two in their 20s, one each in his 50s and 80s, two young boys, and two teenaged boys
- 11 Haddon Township women, three each in their 30s and 70s, two in their 20s, and one each in her 40s, 50s, and 90s; and eight men, three in their 20s, two each in their 30s and 40s, and one in his 60s
- six Haddonfield men, two each in their 20s and 60s, one each in his 50s and 80s, two young boys, and a teenaged boy; and five women, two in their 50s, and one each in her 30s, 60s, and 70s
- two Hi-Nella women, one each in her 40s and 50s
- three Laurel Springs women, one each in her 30s, 40s, and 70s; and two men, one each in his 50s and 60s, and a young boy
- four Lawnside women, two in their 20s, and one each in her 30s and 50s, and a teenaged girl; and a man in his 30s
- 21 Lindenwold men, nine in their 20s, five in their 30s, four in their 50s, two in their 40s, and one in his 60s; and 14 women, four each in their 20s and 40s, three in their 70s, two in their 30s, one in her 50s, four teenaged girls, and a young girl
- nine Magnolia women, three each in their 30s and 60s, one each in her 20s, 40s, and 70s, and a teenaged girl; and five men, two in their 40s, and one each in his 20s, 30s, and 60s; and a person of unknown gender in their 30s
- five Merchantville women, three in their 30s, and two in their 20s; and two men, one each in his 30s and 90s, and a teenaged boy
- two Mount Ephraim men in their 20s; and a teenaged girl, and woman in her 40s
- two Oaklyn men, one each in his 30s and 40s; and a teenaged girl, and woman in her 30s
- 47 Pennsauken women, 12 in their 50s, eight each in their 20s, 40s, and 60s, six in their 30s, five in their 70s, and six teenaged girls; and 37 men, 12 in their 30s, eight in their 50s, six in their 20s, four in their 40s, three each in their 60s and 70s, one in his 80s, five teenaged boys, and a young boy
- five Pine Hill women, two in their 50s, one each in her 20s, 40s, and 60s, a young girl, and a teenaged girl; and four men, three in their 50s, one in his 40s, and a teenaged boy
- four Runnemede women, one each in her 20s, 40s, 50s, and 70s, two teenaged girls, and a young girl; and four men, one each in his 30s, 50s, 60s, and 70s, and two young boys
- 12 Somerdale men, four each in their 20s and 30s, two each in their 40s and 60s, and a teenaged boy; and eight women, two each in their 30s and 70s, one each in her 20s, 40s, 50s, and 80s, and a teenaged girl
- five Stratford men, two each in their 30s and 50s, and one in his 60s; and three women, two in their 30s, and one in her 20s
- 21 Voorhees women, six in their 90s, four in their 20s, three each in their 40s and 80s, two each in their 30s and 60s, one in her 50s, and three teenaged girls; and 16 men, four in their 70s, three each in their 20s, 40s, and 50s, and one each in his 60s, 80s, and 90s
- 10 Waterford men, three in their 40s, two each in their 20s and 70s, one each in his 30s, 50s, and 60s, three teenaged boys, and a young boy; and five women, two in their 40s, one each in her 20s, 50s, and 60s, and a teenaged girl
- 34 Winslow women, 11 in their 20s, five each in their 50s and 70s, four each in their 30s and 60s, three in their 40s, one each in her 80s and 90s, four young girls, and four teenaged girls; and 26 men, nine in their 20s, seven in their 60s, six in their 50s, two in their 80s, one each in his 70s and 90s, three young boys, and three teenaged boys
- four Woodlynne women, two in their 30s, one each in her 20s and 40s, and two teenaged girls; and a man in his 20s
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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