Locally, 17,773 people have been infected by the virus and 596 have died from related complications, as infection rates soar in the past month.
By Matt Skoufalos | November 24, 2020
NJDOH COVID-19 Dashboard – 11-23-20. Credit: NJDOH.
Since Friday, another 1,151 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 17,773 infected residents and 596 related deaths.
“While Saturday’s figure [562 new cases] may be an outlier, it fits with the overall trend we have seen in recent weeks,” Camden County Freeholder-Director Lou Cappelli said in a written statement Monday.
“We’ve now seen dramatically more cases in the past 23 days than we did throughout the entire summer,” he said, noting that the driving force behind these cases continues to be small indoor gatherings.
“With Thanksgiving on the horizon, it is critical that we limit our exposure to others,” Cappelli wrote. “This year’s celebrations must be kept small, and ideally limited only to those in your immediate household.”
Those who develop symptoms are asked to self-isolate and get a COVID-19 test as soon as possible.
Throughout New Jersey, 309,588 people have been sickened by COVID-19, and 14,960 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.
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 14% of those infected, and new cases continue to occur there.
Of 17,773 reported local COVID-19 cases, 2,441 (14 percent) have originated in a Camden County LTC facility: 1,684 are residents and 757 are staff.
LTCs are believed to be associated with 59 percent, or 353 of 588 total deaths in Camden County: 350 were residents and three were staff.
At this time, 23 of the 56 LTCs in Camden County are experiencing an active outbreak of COVID-19 cases.
New cases
According to the New Jersey Department of Health COVID-19 dashboard, on November 23, Camden County was seventh in the state in new COVID-19 cases, with 253.
The newest local cases (1,151) are:
- six Audubon Borough men, two each in their 30s and 40s, one each in his 60s and 70s, two teenaged boys, and a young boy; and two women, one each in her 40s and 70s, and a teenaged girl
- six Audubon Park men, two in their 20s, one each in his 30s, 40s, 50s, and 60s, and a young boy; and three women, one each in her 20s, 30s, and 60s, and a teenaged girl
- four Barrington women, one each in her 20s, 40s, 50s, and 60s, and three teenaged girls; and four men, two in their 30s, and one each in his 40s and 50s; and a person of unknown gender and age
- 16 Bellmawr men, six in their 50s, five in their 30s, two in their 60s, one each in his 20s, 40s, and 70s, and two teenaged boys; and 13 women, three each in their 30s and 40s, two each in their 20s, 50s, and 60s, one in her 90s, two young girls, and a teenaged girl; and a person of unknown gender in their 30s
- 11 Berlin Borough women, four in their 20s, three in their 60s, two in their 40s, one each in her 30s and 80s, and a teenaged girl; and seven men, three in their 20s, two each in their 30s and 40s, and a teenaged boy
- 10 Berlin Township women, four in their 70s, two each in their 40s and 50s, one each in her 20s and 60s, and a teenaged girl; and five men, one each in his 20s, 40s, 50s, 60s, and 70s, and a teenaged boy
two Brooklawn women, one each in her 30s and 50s - 96 Camden City women, 28 in their 30s, 25 in their 20s, 15 in their 50s, 12 in their 40s, 10 in their 60s, five in their 70s, one in her 80s, 17 teenaged girls, and eight young girls; and 92 men, 23 in their 30s, 20 each in their 20s and 50s, 15 in their 40s, 11 in their 60s, two in their 70s, one of unknown age, 10 teenaged boys, and three young boys
- 58 Cherry Hill women, 12 in their 20s, 10 each in their 40s and 60s, eight each in their 30s, 50s, and 70s, two in their 80s, four teenaged girls, and one young girl; and 53 men, 14 in their 40s, 12 in their 50s, nine in their 20s, seven in their 30s, five in their 60s, four in their 70s, two in their 80s, seven teenaged boys, and one young boy; and two persons of unknown gender, one each in their 70s and 90s
- a Chesilhurst man in his 40s
- three Clementon women, two in their 40s, one in her 50s, and two teenaged girls; and two men, one each in his 30s and 50s, a young boy, and a teenaged boy
- nine Collingswood women, three in their 40s, two in their 50s, one each in her 20s, 30s, 70s, and 80s, a young girl, and a teenaged girl; and six men, two each in their 30s and 40s, and one each in his 20s and 50s
- four Gibbsboro women, one each in her 20s, 30s, 50s, and 60s, and a young girl; and a man in his 40s
- 13 Gloucester City women, four in their 30s, three each in their 20s and 40s, two in their 50s, one in her 60s, a young girl, and a teenaged girl; and four men, one each in his 20s, 50s, 60s, and 80s, and two teenaged boys
- 66 Gloucester Township women, 17 in their 40s, 14 each in their 20s and 30s, 11 in their 50s, five in their 60s, three in their 70s, two in their 80s, 10 teenaged girls, and four young girls; and 59 men, 14 in their 40s, 12 each in their 30s and 50s, 10 in their 20s, six in their 60s, three in their 80s, two in their 70s, 12 teenaged boys, and three young boys
- five Haddon Heights men, two in their 60s, and one each in his 20s, 30s, and 70s; and four women, two in their 60s, and one each in her 20s and 30s
- 16 Haddon Township women, four each in their 20s and 50s, three in their 60s, two each in their 40s and 70s, one in her 30s, and a teenaged girl; and six men, two each in their 50s and 60s, one each in his 30s and 40s, and four teenaged boys
- five Haddonfield women, two each in their 20s and 40s, one in her 30s, and two teenaged girls; and four teenaged boys, three men, two in their 50s and one in his 30s, and two young boys
- four Laurel Springs women, three in their 20s and one in her 30s; a teenaged boy, and a man in his 30s
- three Lawnside women, two in their 70s and one in her 30s, and a young girl; and two teenaged boys, and two men, one each in his 20s and 30s
- 25 Lindenwold women, eight in their 20s, six in their 30s, four in their 50s, three in their 40s, two in their 60s, one each in her 70s and 80s, seven teenaged girls, and a young girl; and 15 men, five in their 20s, four each in their 30s and 40s, two in their 50s, three teenaged boys, and a young boy
- five Magnolia women, two each in their 20s and 70s, and one in her 40s; and four men, one each in his 20s, 30s, 40s, and 50s, and two teenaged boys
- three Merchantville men, one each in his 20s, 40s, and 70s, and a young boy; and three women, one each in her 30s, 40s, and 70s, and a young girl
- five Mount Ephraim men, one each in his 20s, 30s, 40s, 60s, and 70s; and two women, one each in her 40s and 60s
- seven Oaklyn men, two in their 60s, one each in his 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s, and 80s, and a teenaged boy; and four women, two in their 50s, one each in her 30s and 40s, and a young girl
- 55 Pennsauken women, 12 each in their 20s and 30s, nine each in their 40s and 50s, eight in their 60s, two each in their 70s and 80s, one of unknown age, four teenaged girls, and one young girl; and 54 men, 14 in their 20s, 12 in their 30s, 10 in their 50s, seven in their 40s, six in their 60s, three in their 70s, two in their 80s, two young boys, and two teenaged boys
- eight Pine Hill women, three in their 50s, two each in their 30s and 60s, one in her 20s, and a teenaged girl; and four men, two in their 40s, and one each in his 20s and 60s
- eight Runnemede women, three in their 30s, two each in their 40s and 50s, and one in her 60s; and four men, two in their 40s, one each in his 30s and 80s, and two teenaged boys
- seven Somerdale women, three in their 30s, two in their 40s, and one each in her 60s and 70s; and six men, three in their 50s, two in their 40s, and one in his 30s
- four Stratford women, one each in her 20s, 50s, 60s, and 70s; and two men, one each in his 20s and 30s
- 26 Voorhees women, seven in their 40s, six in their 50s, four each in their 20s, 30s, and 60s, one in her 80s, seven teenaged girls, and a young girl; and 13 men, three each in their 20s, 40s, and 70s, two in their 30s, one each in his 50s and 60s, one young boy, and one teenaged boy
- nine Waterford men, three in their 50s, two each in their 30s and 60s, one each in his 20s and 70s, and two teenaged boys; and four women, one each in her 20s, 30s, 50s, and 70s
- 44 Winslow women, 11 in their 20s, 10 each in their 30s and 40s, eight in their 50s, four in their 60s, one in her 70s, five young girls, and five teenaged girls; and 32 men, 10 in their 40s, eight in their 60s, seven in their 50s, four in their 20s, two in their 80s, one in his 30s, one young boy, and one teenaged boy; and a person of unknown gender in their 50s
- three Woodlynne men, two in their 20s, one in his 30s, and two teenaged boys; and three women, one each in her 20s, 40s, and 60s
The Camden County and New Jersey Health Departments are working to facilitate trace investigations into all cases.
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