Locally, 14,002 people have been infected by the virus and 581 have died from related complications.
By Matt Skoufalos | November 9, 2020
NJDOH COVID-19 Dashboard – 11-9-20. Credit: NJ Pen.
Camden County hit another novel coronavirus (COVID-19) milestone, logging its 14,000th COVID-19 infection this week.
Another 668 residents have tested positive for the virus since November 5, according to reports from the local county government.
That brings the local impact of the pandemic to 14,002 infected residents and 581 related deaths.
The continued rise in cases prompted New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy to announce new indoor dining restrictions Monday.
“No one up here wants to take the type of broad, all-encompassing actions we had to take in March,” Murphy said. “We have to snap back into reality,” he said.
“This virus has not gone away, and it’s posing it’s greatest threat to us in recent months.”
In a written statement Monday, Camden County Freeholder-Director Lou Cappelli urged residents to “embark on another concerted effort to flatten the curve before it is too late.”
“Please stay home as much as possible,” Cappelli said, “wear a mask, and avoid indoor gatherings until we have this surge under control.”
Throughout New Jersey, 256,653 people have been sickened by COVID-19, and 14,640 have perished from causes related to the virus. In addition to those lab-confirmed fatalities, the state also recognizes another 1,800 probable COVID-19-related deaths.
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 one-sixth of those infected, and new cases continue to occur there.
Of 14,002 reported local COVID-19 cases, 2,258 (16 percent) have originated in a Camden County LTC facility: 1,578 are residents and 680 are staff.
LTCs are believed to be associated with 60 percent, or 347 of 581 total deaths in Camden County: 344 were residents and three were staff.
At this time, 51 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 9, Camden County was second in the state in new COVID-19 cases, with 198.
The newest local cases (668) are:
- eight Audubon men, two each in their 20s and 70s, one each in his 30s, 40s, 50s, and 60s, and a young boy; and three women, one each in her 30s, 40s, and 50s, and a teenaged girl
- two Audubon Park women, one each in her 20s and 50s
- two Barrington men, one each in his 20s and 50s; and a woman in her 70s
- nine Bellmawr men, four in their 30s, two in their 20s, and one each in his 40s, 50s, and 70s; and five women, two in their 40s, and one each in her 30s, 50s, and 70s
- two Berlin Borough women, one each in her 20s and 40s; and a man in his 20s
- a Berlin Township teenaged boy and girl, and a man and woman in their 60s
- two Brooklawn men, one each in his 20s and 40s; and a woman in her 50s
- 81 Camden City women, 20 in their 30s, 19 in their 20s, 13 each in their 50s and 60s, 11 in their 40s, four in their 70s, one in her 80s, 12 young girls, and 11 teenaged girls; and 57 men, 14 in their 40s, 13 in their 20s, 12 in their 30s, seven each in their 50s and 60s, three in their 70s, one in his 80s, six young boys, five teenaged boys; and a person of unknown gender in their 20s
- 26 Cherry Hill men, eight in their 20s, seven in their 40s, four in their 50s, three in their 30s, two in their 60s, one each in his 70s and 80s, six teenaged boys, and two young boys; and 22 women, six in their 20s, four each in their 40s and 70s, three in their 50s, two each in their 30s and 60s, one in her 80s, and two teenaged girls
- a Chesilhurst woman in her 50s
- four Clementon women, one each in her 20s, 30s, 40s, and 50s
- eight Collingswood men, six in their 20s, two in their 30s, and a teenaged boy; and seven women, four in their 30s, one each in her 20s, 50s, and 70s, and a teenaged girl
- a Gibbsboro man in his 50s
- seven Gloucester City men, three in their 20s, two in their 30s, and one each in his 40s and 80s; and four women, three in their 30s, one in her 80s, and a young girl
- 29 Gloucester Township men, 12 in their 20s, five each in their 40s and 50s, three in their 30s, two in their 60s, one each in his 70s and 80s, four teenaged boys, and a young boy; and 25 women, eight in their 20s, five each in their 30s and 40s, three each in their 50s and 60s, a woman of unknown age, six teenaged girls, and two young girls
- three Haddon Heights men, two in their 20s, and one in his 40s; a teenaged girl, and a woman in her 50s
- six Haddon Township women, four in their 20s, and one each in her 40s and 50s; a teenaged boy, and a man in his 40s
- a Haddonfield teenaged boy, and a man and woman in their 20s
- a Hi-Nella woman in her 40s
- two Laurel Springs men, one each in his 20s and 50s
- a Lawnside woman in her 20s, and man in his 40s
- 12 Lindenwold men, five in their 20s, three in their 60s, two in their 30s, one each in his 50s and 70s, and a teenaged boy; and 10 women, three each in their 20s and 30s, two in their 40s, and one each in her 50s and 60s
- two Magnolia women, one each in her 40s and 60s; and two men, one each in his 20s and 80s
- three Merchantville men, one each in his 20s, 50s, and 70s; and two women, one each in her 20s and 40s
- a Mount Ephraim man in his 50s
- an Oaklyn teenaged girl, and man in his 30s
- 35 Pennsauken women, 10 in their 20s, seven each in their 30s and 50s, six in their 60s, five in their 40s, six teenaged girls, and three young girls; and 35 men, 10 in their 30s, seven in their 50s, five each in their 40s and 60s, three in their 70s, two in their 20s, one each in his 80s and 90s, a man of unknown age, four teenaged boys, and three young boys
- eight Pine Hill women, five in their 50s, two in their 20s, and one in her 30s; and three men, one each in his 40s, 50s, and 60s, and a teenaged boy
- six Runnemede women, four in their 20s, and one each in her 40s and 50s; and two men, one each in their 30s and 40s, and a teenaged boy
- four Somerdale women, two in their 20s, one each in her 30s and 50s, and a teenaged girl; and a man in his 30s
- two Stratford men, one each in his 20s and 70s; and a teenaged girl, and woman in her 50s
- 12 Voorhees men, four in their 20s, three in their 50s, two each in their 30s and 40s, one in his 70s, two teenaged boys, and a young boy; and eight women, two each in their 20s, 30s, and 50s, and one each in her 40s and 60s, two teenaged girls, and a young girl
- seven Waterford women, two in their 20s, one each in her 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s, and 80s, and a teenaged girl; and five men, two in their 70s, and one each in his 20s, 40s, and 60s, and a teenaged boy
- 26 Winslow men, seven in their 50s, five each in their 30s and 40s, three in their 20s, two each in their 70s and 80s, one each in his 60s and 90s, and a teenaged boy; and 27 women, seven in their 30s, six each in their 40s and 50s, four in their 70s, two each in their 20s and 60s, three teenaged girls, and two young girls; three persons of unknown gender, one each in their 20s and 30s, and one of unknown age
- six Woodlynne women, three each in their 30s and 40s, two teenaged girls, and a young girl; and three men, two in their 40s, one in his 50s, and two teenaged boys
- four men of unknown residence, two in their 20s, and one each in his 50s and 60s
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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