Locally, 24,272 people have been infected by the virus and 677 have died from related complications.
By Matt Skoufalos | December 15, 2020
NJDOH COVID-19 Dashboard – 12-14-20. Credit: NJDOH.
Six more Camden County residents have lost their battles with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) over the weekend, and an additional 1,005 have been infected with COVID-19, according to reports from the Camden County government.
That brings the local impact of the pandemic to 24,272 infected residents and 677 related deaths.
Camden County is consistently tracking more than 350 new positive cases of the virus per day.
In a written statement Monday, Freeholder Director Lou Cappelli expressed his concern and sorrow for those who have been lost to the pandemic.
“Today we saw the first vaccination for COVID-19 in the United States, yet by the end of the day, thousands of Americans will have been killed by the disease,” Cappelli said.
“We are closer to the end of this pandemic than ever,” he continued, “but please do not think this crisis is over. We must continue to wear masks and social distance or we will lose countless others before a vaccine is widely available.”
The six recently deceased Camden County residents are:
- two Camden City women in their 90s, and a man in his 30s
- two Cherry Hill women in their 70s
- a Gloucester City woman in her 90s
Throughout New Jersey, 405,448 people have been sickened by COVID-19, and 15,907 have perished from causes related to the virus. In addition to those lab-confirmed fatalities, the state also recognizes another 1,868 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 11% of those infected, and new cases continue to occur there.
Of 24,272 reported local COVID-19 cases, 2,731 (11 percent) have originated in a Camden County LTC facility: 1,821 are residents and 910 are staff.
LTCs are believed to be associated with 54 percent, or 366 of 677 total deaths in Camden County: 363 were residents and three were staff.
At this time, 29 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 14, Camden County was fourth in the state in new COVID-19 cases, with 366.
The newest local cases (1,005) are:
- eight Audubon Borough women, three in their 40s, two in their 30s, one each in her 20s, 70s, and 80s, and a young girl; and eight men, three in their 20s, two in their 40s, one each in his 30s, 50s, and 60s, and a teenaged boy
- nine Barrington men, three in their 20s, two each in his 30s and 50s, and one each in his 60s and 70s; and five women, three in their 20s, and one each in her 40s and 70s
- 18 Bellmawr men, six in their 60s, four each in their 20s and 30s, two in their 50s, one each in his 70s and 80s, and a young boy; and 12 women, four in their 30s, three in their 20s, two in their 50s, and one each in her 40s, 60s, and 70s
- five Berlin Borough women, three in their 20s, and one each in her 40s and 80s; and four men, two in their 20s, and one each in his 30s and 40s
- five Berlin Township men, two in their 20s, one each in his 30s, 50s, and 60s, and a teenaged boy; and five women, one each in her 30s, 40s, 50s, 60s, and 80s, and a teenaged girl
- a Brooklawn woman in her 50s
- 107 Camden City women, 27 in their 40s, 24 in their 50s, 22 in their 20s, 18 in their 30s, nine in their 60s, six in their 70s, one in her 80s, 14 teenaged girls, and eight young girls; and 76 men, 19 in their 40s, 16 in their 30s, 14 in their 50s, 13 in their 60s, eight in their 20s, three each in their 70s and 80s, 12 teenaged boys, and nine young boys
- 50 Cherry Hill women, 12 in their 50s, 10 in their 60s, nine in their 20s, eight in their 30s, four in their 70s, three each in their 40s and 80s, one in her 90s, five teenaged girls, and three young girls; and 42 men, 10 in their 60s, eight each in their 40s and 50s, seven in their 20s, four in their 70s, three in their 30s, one each in his 80s and 90s, 11 teenaged boys, and a young boy
- three Chesilhurst women in their 20s; and a man in his 30s
- eight Clementon women, two each in their 30s and 40s, one each in her 20s, 50s, 60s, and 70s, and a teenaged girl; and seven men, two each in their 50s and 60s, one each in his 20s, 30s, and 40s, and a teenaged boy
- 11 Collingswood women, four in their 30s, three in their 40s, two in their 50s, and one each in her 60s and 90s; and six men, two each in their 50s and 70s, and one each in his 20s and 30s
- two Gibbsboro men, one each in his 20s and 60s, and a teenaged boy; and two women, one each in her 20s and 50s
- 15 Gloucester City women, five in their 30s, three each in their 20s and 40s, two in their 60s, and one each in her 50s and 70s; and nine men, four in their 50s, three in their 20s, and two in their 60s
- 46 Gloucester Township women, 11 in their 50s, 10 in their 20s, nine in their 30s, six in their 40s, four in their 60s, three in their 70s and 80s, four young girls, and four teenaged girls; and 38 men, eight in their 50s, seven in their 30s, six each in their 20s, 40s, and 60s, four in their 70s, one in his 80s, four teenaged boys, and three young boys
- two Haddon Heights women, one each in her 20s and 80s, and a young girl; and two men, one each in his 30s and 60s
- seven Haddon Township men, three in their 20s, two in their 40s, one each in his 50s and 60s, and two young boys; and six women, three in their 40s, and one each in her 30s, 50s, and 80s
- five Haddonfield men, one each in his 30s, 40s, 50s, 60s, and 70s, and a teenaged boy; and four women, three in their 40s, one in her 30s, and two teenaged girls
- a Hi-Nella man and woman in their 20s
- a Laurel Spring teenaged girl, man in his 30s, and woman in her 60s
- three Lawnside women, two in their 50s, one in her 20s, and two teenaged girls; and two men, one each in his 20s and 30s, and a teenaged boy
- 16 Lindenwold women, four in their 30s, three in their 20s, two each in their 40s, 50s, 60s, and 70s, one in her 80s, and a teenaged girl; and 10 men, four in their 50s, three in their 30s, two in their 40s, one in his 20s, a young boy, and a teenaged boy
- three Magnolia women, one each in her 20s, 30s, and 40s; and three men, two in their 30s, and one in his 40s
- five Merchantville women, one each in her 20s, 30s, 40s, 60s, and 70s; and five men, one each in his 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s, and 80s
- six Mount Ephraim women, two in their 50s, and one each in her 20s, 30s, 40s, and 60s; and four men, two in their 40s, and one each in his 20s and 60s
- an Oaklyn teenaged boy and girl, and a man and woman in their 20s
- 67 Pennsauken women, 18 in their 50s, 14 in their 30s, 12 in their 20s, 11 in their 40s, eight in their 60s, four in their 70s, five young girls, and three teenaged girls; and 43 men, 16 in their 50s, eight in their 30s, seven in their 20s, five in their 60s, four in their 40s, three in their 80s, and eight teenaged boys
- nine Pine Hill men, three in their 60s, two each in their 40s and 50s, one each in his 20s and 30s, and two teenaged boys; and eight women, two each in their 20s, 30s, and 60s, and one each in her 40s and 70s
- eight Runnemede women, three in their 50s, two in their 20s, one each in her 40s, 60s, and 70s, and two teenaged girls; and six men, two in their 50s, one each in his 20s, 30s, 60s, and 70s, and a teenaged boy
- nine Somerdale men, three in their 40s, two in their 50s, one each in his 20s, 30s, 60s, and 70s, and a teenaged boy; and eight women, four in their 60s, one each in her 30s, 40s, 80s, and 90s, two young girls, and two teenaged girls
- four Stratford men, one each in his 30s, 40s, 60s, and 80s, and two teenaged boys; and three women, two in their 40s, and one in her 60s
- 20 Voorhees women, seven in their 50s, four each in their 20s and 30s, two in their 40s, one each in her 60s, 70s, and 80s, two teenaged girls, and a young girl; and 12 men, four in their 50s, three each in their 20s and 60s, and one each in his 30s and 40s
- 10 Waterford women, three in their 30s, two each in their 20s, 50s, and 70s, one in her 40s, and a young girl; and four men, three in their 50s, one in his 70s, and a young boy
- 28 Winslow women, eight in their 40s, five each in their 20s, 50s, and 60s, four in their 30s, and one in her 80s; and 26 men, seven each in their 20s and 50s, five in their 30s, three in their 60s, two each in their 40s and 70s, four teenaged boys, and three young boys
- three Woodlynne women, two in their 40s, one in her 30s, and a young girl; and two men, one each in his 20s and 70s, and a young boy
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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