The local impact of the pandemic has risen to nearly 42,000 infected residents and more than 1,100 related deaths.
By Matt Skoufalos | March 23, 2021
NJDOH COVID-19 Dashboard – 3-22-21. Credit: NJDOH.
In the last week, four additional Camden County residents lost their battles with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), and another 852 residents tested positive, according to reports from the Camden County government.
That brings the local impact of the pandemic to 41,818 infected residents and 1,113 related deaths.
The four recently deceased hail from four Camden County communities.
They are:
- a Bellmawr man in his 70s
- a Camden City woman in her 80s
- a Runnemede man in his 90s
- a Voorhees man in his 50s
In Monday’s briefing, Gov. Phil Murphy addressed increasing case numbers throughout New Jersey, noting that the state is “back to leading the nation in the spread of this virus,” and warning residents to remain cautious.
“[The vaccine] does not make you bulletproof,” Murphy continued, “and you are still capable of spreading the virus to those around you who have not been vaccinated.”
As of March 22, Camden County has administered 215,464 vaccine doses; seventh-most in the state.
Throughout New Jersey, 767,583 people have been sickened by COVID-19, and 21,666 have perished from causes related to the virus. In addition to those lab-confirmed fatalities, the state also recognizes another 2,515 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 seven percent of those infected, and new cases continue to occur there.
Of 41,818 reported local COVID-19 cases, 3,655 (9 percent) have originated in a Camden County LTC facility: 2,327 are residents and 1,328 are staff.
LTCs are believed to be associated with 42 percent, or 467 of 1,113 total deaths in Camden County: 460 were residents and seven were staff.
At this time, 16 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 March 22, Camden County was tenth in the state in new COVID-19 cases, with 120.
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 10 a.m. to 2 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 appointment only pop-up testing sites at both the Cherry Hill and Camden City campus locations of Camden County College, at the Charles J. DePalma complex in Lindenwold, and at the Library II and Hope United Methodist Church in Voorhees. For a full list of local testing sites, click here.
The newest local cases (852) are:
- 14 Audubon Borough men, five in their 20s, four in their 50s, three in their 40s, one each in his 60s and 70s, and two teenaged boys; and six women, three in their 40s, two in their 50s, and one in her 60s
- two Audubon Park women, one each in her 30s and 60s; and a young boy, and man in his 30s
- a Barrington teenaged boy, man in his 30s, and woman in her 60s
- eight Bellmawr women, four in their 40s, two in their 20s, one each in her 30s and 60s, and a teenaged girl; and four men, two in their 20s, one each in his 40s and 70s, and two teenaged boys
- five Berlin Borough men, two in their 20s, one each in his 30s, 40s, and 60s, and a teenaged boy; and two women, one each in her 20s and 50s
- five Berlin Township women, three in their 40s, and two in their 20s; and a man in his 40s
- a Brooklawn man in his 30s
- 58 Camden City women, 18 in their 20s, 12 in their 30s, 11 in their 40s, eight each in their 50s and 60s, one in her 80s, nine young girls, and nine teenaged girls; and 51 men, 13 in their 30s, 10 each in their 20s and 60s, eight each in their 40s and 50s, two in their 70s, nine teenaged boys, and two young boys
- 37 Cherry Hill women, nine in their 20s, eight in their 30s, five in their 50s, four each in their 40s, 60s, and 70s, two in their 80s, one in her 90s, 12 teenaged girls, and four young girls; and 37 men, 10 each in their 20s and 50s, seven in their 30s, four in their 60s, three in their 40s, two in their 70s, one in his 80s, two teenaged boys, and a young boy
- two Chesilhurst men, one each in his 50s and 70s
- three Clementon men, one each in his 30s, 50s, and 80s, a young boy, and a teenaged boy; and three young girls, and a woman in her 20s
- 11 Collingswood women, five in their 20s, two in their 60s, one each in her 30s, 40s, 50s, and 70s, and a young girl; and nine men, four in their 30s, two each in their 20s and 40s, one in his 60s, and a young boy
- three Gibbsboro men, two in their 40s, one in his 50s, and two teenaged boys; and two young girls, two women in their 30s, and a teenaged girl
- 10 Gloucester City men, three each in their 20s and 30s, two in their 40s, one each in his 50s and 70s, and a young boy; and nine women, three in their 30s, two each in their 40s and 50s, one each in her 20s and 60s, a young girl, and a teenaged girl
- 53 Gloucester Township men, 17 in their 30s, 13 in their 20s, nine in their 50s, seven in their 40s, six in their 60s, one in his 70s, nine teenaged boys, and four young boys; and 36 women, 11 in their 20s, eight in their 50s, six in their 40s, five each in their 30s and 60s, one in her 80s, eight teenaged girls, and five young girls
- nine Haddon Heights men, five in their 20s, two in their 50s, one each in his 30s and 70s, and two teenaged boys; and five women, three in their 50s, and one each in her 20s and 90s
- 12 Haddon Township men, three each in their 20s, 30s, and 60s, two in their 50s, one in his 40s, and a teenaged boy; and two women, one each in her 20s and 30s, and a teenaged girl
- three Haddonfield men, two in their 20s, one in his 30s, and a teenaged boy; and two women, one each in her 50s and 60s
- a Hi-Nella man in his 50s
- four Laurel Springs men, two in their 30s, and one each in his 50s and 60s; and two women, one each in her 20s and 30s
- 17 Lindenwold women, six in their 20s, four in their 30s, three in their 60s, two in their 50s, one each in her 40s and 70s, and two teenaged girls; and nine men, three in their 30s, two each in their 40s and 60s, one each in his 20s and 50s, a young boy, and a teenaged boy
- four Magnolia men, two in their 70s, one each in his 20s and 30s, and two young boys; and two women in their 40s
- six Merchantville women, three in their 40s, two in their 20s, and one in her 60s; and two men, one each in his 20s and 70s
- four Mount Ephraim men, three in their 20s, and one in his 60s; and a woman in her 30s
- seven Oaklyn women, three in their 60s, and one each in her 30s, 40s, 50s, and 70s; and two teenaged boys, and a young boy
- 36 Pennsauken women, 10 in their 40s, eight in their 20s, six in their 60s, five in their 50s, four in their 30s, two in their 70s, one of unknown age, six teenaged girls, and two young girls; and 27 men, nine in their 20s, six in their 30s, five in their 50s, three in their 40s, two in their 70s, one each in his 60s and 80s, three young boys, and two teenaged boys
- 18 Pine Hill women, six in their 20s, four in their 50s, three in their 30s, two each in their 60s and 70s, one of unknown age, two young girls, and a teenaged girl; and eight men, four in their 20s, two in their 30s, one each in his 40s and 60s, and a teenaged boy
- five Runnemede women, one each in her 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s, and 60s, and two teenaged girls; and five men, two in their 30s, one each in his 20s, 60s, and 80s, and a teenaged boy
- four Somerdale women, two each in their 20s and 30s
- five Stratford men, two each in their 40s and 60s, one in his 50s, two young boys, and a teenaged boy; and five women, two each in their 20s and 30s, one in her 40s, a young girl, and a teenaged girl
- 16 Voorhees men, seven in their 20s, five in their 40s, three in their 30s, one in his 50s, two young boys, and two teenaged boys; and 13 women, three each in their 20s, 30s, and 40s, two each in their 50s and 60s, six teenaged girls, and a young girl
- nine Waterford women, four in their 30s, one each in her 20s, 40s, 50s, 60s, and 70s, two young girls, and two teenaged girls; and seven men, two each in their 30s, 40s, and 50s, one in his 20s, and a teenaged boy
- 30 Winslow women, 10 in their 40s, six in their 20s, five each in their 50s and 60s, three in their 30s, one in her 70s, five teenaged girls, and a young girl; and 23 men, six each in their 30s and 50s, five in their 40s, four in their 20s, two in their 60s, eight teenaged boys, and four young boys
- three Woodlynne women, two in their 30s, one in her 40s, and a teenaged girl; and a teenaged boy, and 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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