Nearly 19,000 local people have been infected by the virus and 607 have died from related complications, as infection rates continue to climb unabated.
By Matt Skoufalos | November 24, 2020
NJDOH COVID-19 Dashboard – 11-28-20. Credit: NJDOH.
Another 11 Camden County residents have lost their battles with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), and 1,047 have tested positive since Monday, according to reports from the Camden County government.
That brings the local impact of the pandemic to 18,820 infected residents and 607 related deaths.
The recently deceased hailed from eight local communities.
They were:
- a Brooklawn man in his 60s
- a Cherry Hill woman in her 90s
- a Clementon man in his 50s
- two Gloucester Township men, one each in his 50s and 80s, and a woman in her 80s
- a Haddon Township man in his 90s
- a Pennsauken man in his 80s
- a Voorhees man in his 70s, and woman in her 90s
- a Winslow man in his 80s
Camden County continues to log record, single-day numbers of new COVID-19 cases throughout the month of November, and on Tuesday, eclipsed 300 new infections in one day for the first time during the pandemic.
In a written statement Tuesday, Freeholder Director Lou Cappelli expressed sympathies for the loved ones of those lost to the virus, and urged residents to do everything they can to stem the tide of COVID-19.
“While no one person can decide the trajectory of this crisis on their own, our collective action can stem the tide and flatten the curve,” Cappelli said. “Our daily average of new cases continues to climb.”
On the other side of the Thanksgiving Day holiday, Cappelli urged residents to continue precautions and vigilance to avoid further spread of the virus. “We have to maintain this level of awareness to make sure our hospitals are not overburdened and we are able to return to normal in the coming months,” he wrote.
Throughout New Jersey, 326,473 people have been sickened by COVID-19, and 15,113 have perished from causes related to the virus.
In addition to those lab-confirmed fatalities, the state also recognizes another 1,829 probable COVID-19-related deaths, 17 more than previously reported.
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 13% of those infected, and new cases continue to occur there.
Of 18,820 reported local COVID-19 cases, 2,472 (13 percent) have originated in a Camden County LTC facility: 1,697 are residents and 775 are staff.
LTCs are believed to be associated with 59 percent, or 353 of 607 total deaths in Camden County: 350 were residents and three were staff.
At this time, 24 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 28, Camden County was ninth in the state in new COVID-19 cases, with 119.
The newest cases (1,047) are:
- nine Audubon Borough men, three in their 20s, two each in their 30s and 60s, and one each in his 40s and 50s; and seven women, two each in their 20s, 30s, and 50s, and one in her 90s
- an Audubon Park woman in her 20s
- 10 Barrington men, three in their 30s, two each in their 50s, 60s, and 80s, one in his 40s, and a young boy; and six women, two in their 60s, one each in her 20s, 30s, 40s, and 80s, and a teenaged girl; and a person of unknown gender in their 30s
- 15 Bellmawr men, five in their 40s, four in their 60s, three in their 20s, two in their 30s, one in his 50s, and two teenaged boys; and 11 women, two each in their 20s, 30s, 40s, and 70s, one each in her 50s, 60s, and 80s, a young girl, and a teenaged girl; and a person of unknown gender and age
- six Berlin Borough women, two in their 60s, one each in her 20s, 30s, 50s, and 80s, a young girl, and a teenaged girl; and two men, one each in his 20s and 70s, and a teenaged boy
- five Berlin Township men, two each in their 50s and 60s, one in his 30s, and a teenaged boy; and five women, two in their 20s, and one each in her 50s, 70s, and 80s
- a Brooklawn teenaged girl, man in his 80s, and a person of unknown gender in their 30s
- 102 Camden City women, 25 in their 20s, 21 in their 30s, 17 in their 50s, 16 each in their 40s and 60s, five in their 70s, two in their 80s, 14 teenaged girls, and three young girls; and 71 men, 17 in their 20s, 15 in their 50s, 14 in their 30s, 13 in their 40s, 10 in their 60s, one each in his 70s and 80s, six young boys, and six teenaged boys
- 66 Cherry Hill men, 20 in their 20s, 12 each in their 40s and 50s, nine in their 60s, seven in their 30s, four in their 70s, two in their 80s, seven teenaged boys, and a young boy; and 59 women, 14 in their 20s, 12 in their 50s, 11 in their 40s, eight in their 30s, six in their 60s, five in their 70s, three in their 80s, five teenaged girls, and two young girls, three persons of unknown gender, two in their 30s, and one in their 80s
- three Chesilhurst women, one each in her 20s, 50s, and 70s
- three Clementon women, one each in her 20s, 40s, and 60s; and three men, one each in his 40s, 50s, and 70s
- 13 Collingswood women, six in their 20s, two each in their 40s, 50s, and 80s, one in her 30s, a young girl, and a teenaged girl; and 10 men, four in their 20s, two in their 80s, one each in his 30s, 40s, 60s, and 70s, and a young boy
- two Gibbsboro men, one each in his 30s and 80s
- 10 Gloucester City women, five in their 20s, three in their 30s, one each in her 50s and 80s, two young girls, and one teenaged girl; and seven men, four in their 30s, and one each in his 20s, 50s, and 70s
- 51 Gloucester Township women, 13 each in their 20s and 30s, 12 in their 50s, six in their 60s, five in their 40s, one each in her 70s and 80s, 10 teenaged girls, and two young girls; and 47 men, 12 in their 60s, nine in their 30s, seven each in their 40s and 50s, six in their 70s, four in their 20s, two in their 80s, five teenaged boys, and two young boys
- three Haddon Heights men, two in their 30s, one in his 80s, two teenaged boys, and a young boy; and three women, one each in her 20s, 30s, and 50s
- 14 Haddon Township men, five in their 30s, four in their 50s, three in their 20s, and one each in his 40s and 60s; and six women, four in their 40s, one each in her 60s and 70s, and two teenaged girls
- three Haddonfield women, two in their 50s, one in her 40s, three teenaged girls, and a young girl; and two teenaged boys, and a man in his 60s
- a Hi-Nella woman in her 40s
- five Laurel Springs women, two in their 60s, and one each in her 30s, 40s, and 80s; and a man in his 50s
- four Lawnside women, one each in her 40s, 50s, 60s, and 80s; and three men, one each in his 30s, 40s, and 50s
- 18 Lindenwold women, seven in their 20s, four in their 60s, two each in their 40s and 70s, one each in her 30s, 50s, and 80s, and two teenaged girls; and 12 men, five in their 30s, four in their 20s, and one each in his 40s, 60s, and 70s
- five Magnolia women, two in their 40s, one each in her 20s and 50s, and one of unknown age; and three men, one each in his 30s, 40s, and 60s
- six Merchantville men, two each in their 20s and 30s, and one each in his 40s and 60s; and four women, two in their 20s, and one each in her 50s and 60s
- three Mount Ephraim men, one each in his 20s, 30s, and 80s; and a teenaged girl, and woman in her 20s
- six Oaklyn women, two each in their 20s and 40s, one each in her 30s and 50s, and a teenaged girl; and two men, one each in his 40s and 60s, and a young boy; and a person of unknown gender in their 60s
- 56 Pennsauken women, 15 each in their 40s and 50s, nine in their 20s, eight in their 60s, six in their 30s, two in their 70s, one in her 80s, two teenaged girls, and a young girl; and 30 men, eight in their 20s, seven in their 30s, six in their 50s, four in their 40s, three in their 60s, one each in his 70s and 80s, nine young boys, and five teenaged boys
- 12 Pine Hill women, four in their 20s, three in their 30s, two in their 40s, one each in her 50s, 70s, and 80s, and four teenaged girls; and nine men, two each in their 30s, 40s, and 50s, one each in his 20s, 60s, and 70s, a young boy, and a teenaged boy
- 13 Runnemede women, three each in their 20s and 30s, two each in their 40s and 50s, one each in her 60s, 70s, and 80s, and a young girl; and six men, two each in their 30s and 40s, one each in his 20s and 60s, two young boys, and two teenaged boys
- nine Somerdale men, four in their 40s, two each in their 20s and 50s, one in his 30s, and a teenaged boy; and two women, one each in her 20s and 60s, and a teenaged girl
- three Stratford men, one each in his 30s, 50s, and 60s; and two women, one each in her 30s and 40s
- 23 Voorhees women, six each in their 30s and 60s, four in their 50s, three in their 70s, two in their 40s, one each in her 20s and 80s, three teenaged girls, and two young girls; and 18 men, six in their 50s, five in their 40s, four in their 20s, one each in his 60s, 80s, and 90s, two teenaged boys, and one young boy
- five Waterford men, three in their 50s, and one each in his 60s and 70s; and four women, two in their 30s, and one each in her 20s and 50s
- 37 Winslow women, 10 in their 40s, seven each in their 20s and 30s, six in their 50s, four in their 70s, two in their 60s, one in her 80s, two young girls, and two teenaged girls; and 24 men, six each in their 20s and 50s, three each in their 30s, 60s, and 70s, two in their 40s, one in his 80s, four young boys, and three teenaged boys
- seven Woodlynne women, two each in their 20s, 40s, and 50s, one in her 70s, and a teenaged girl; and four men, two in their 50s, one each in his 30s and 60s, and a teenaged boy
The Camden County and New Jersey Health Departments are working to facilitate trace investigations into all cases.
