In total, nearly 41,000 local residents have been infected by the virus, and more than 1,100 have succumbed to complications related to the disease.
By Matt Skoufalos | March 16, 2021
NJDOH COVID-19 Dashboard – 3-16-21. Credit: NJDOH.
In the past 11 days, 30 additional Camden County residents have lost their battles with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), and another 1,109 residents tested positive, according to reports from the Camden County government.
That brings the local impact of the pandemic to 40,966 infected residents and 1,109 related deaths.
The 30 recently deceased hailed from 11 local communities.
They are:
- two Camden City women, one each in her 70s and 80s
- four Cherry Hill men, two in their 80s, and one each in his 70s and 90s; and a woman in her 90s
- a Chesilhurst man in his 40s
- a Clementon man in his 50s
- a Gloucester City woman in her 80s
- four Gloucester Township men, two in their 80s, and one each in his 50s and 60s; and three women, two in their 90s, and one in her 60s
- three Pennsauken men, one each in his 60s, 80s, and 90s; and two women, one each in her 70s and 80s
- a Somerdale woman in her 50s
- three Voorhees women, two in their 80s, and one in her 70s; and a man in his 80s
- a Waterford man in his 40s
- two Winslow women, one each in her 80s and 90s
As of March 16, Camden County has administered 186,866 vaccine doses; seventh-most in the state. At the same time, however, the viral rate of transmission (Rt) in Camden County has reached 1.1 for the first time in several weeks, a data point indicating that each COVID-positive person is infecting more than one other person. Local officials have urged caution when gathering and adherence to pandemic protocols: masking, social distancing, testing, and staying away from others when symptomatic.
“Even with vaccinations ramping up, the vast majority of our community remains vulnerable to this disease,” said County Commissioner Director Lou Cappelli, Jr. in a statement Tuesday.
Addressing the possibility of St. Patrick’s Day celebrations, Cappelli asked that residents continue their COVID-19 prevention measures, “like mask wearing, social distancing, and limiting gatherings to members of your immediate household, or a small group of fully vaccinated adults.”
Throughout New Jersey, 747,561 people have been sickened by COVID-19, and 21,451 have perished from causes related to the virus. In addition to those lab-confirmed fatalities, the state also recognizes another 2,474 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 40,966 reported local COVID-19 cases, 3,640 (9 percent) have originated in a Camden County LTC facility: 2,318 are residents and 1,322 are staff.
LTCs are believed to be associated with 42 percent, or 467 of 1,109 total deaths in Camden County: 460 were residents and seven were staff.
At this time, 19 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 16, Camden County was tenth in the state in new COVID-19 cases, with 83.
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 (1,109) are:
- five Audubon Borough men, two each in their 30s and 40s, one in his 50s, and two teenaged boys; and three women, two in their 50s, one in her 40s, and a young girl
- an Audubon Park woman in her 50s, and man in his 60s
- five Barrington men, two in their 60s, one each in his 20s, 30s, and 70s, and a young boy; and five women, three in their 20s, and two in their 30s; and a person of unknown gender in their 30s
- 10 Bellmawr women, two each in their 20s, 30s, 40s, and 50s, one each in her 60s and 70s, two young girls, and two teenaged girls; and eight men, three each in their 20s and 50s, one each in his 40s and 60s, three teenaged boys, and a young boy
- six Berlin Borough men, three each in their 20s and 50s, and a teenaged boy; and five women, two each in their 20s and 40s, and one in her 50s
- five Berlin Township men, two in their 20s, one each in his 30s, 50s, and 60s, a young boy, and a teenaged boy; and three teenaged girls, three women in their 20s, and two young girls
- two Brooklawn women in their 20s, and a teenaged girl; and a man in his 20s
- 75 Camden City women, 29 in their 20s, 14 each in their 30s and 40s, nine in their 50s, five in their 70s, two each in their 60s and 80s, 15 teenaged girls, and seven young girls; and 57 men, 20 in their 20s, 14 in their 30s, seven in their 40s, five each in their 50s and 60s, four in their 70s, two in their 80s, 11 teenaged boys, and four young boys
- 59 Cherry Hill men, 18 in their 20s, 14 in their 30s, 10 in their 50s, eight in their 40s, five in their 60s, three in their 70s, one in his 80s, 12 teenaged boys, and three young boys; and 44 women, 11 in their 50s, 10 in their 20s, seven each in their 30s and 40s, four in their 60s, three in their 70s, two in their 90s, four teenaged girls, and two young girls; and two persons of unknown gender, one each in their 70s and 90s
- four Chesilhurst men, two each in their 20s and 30s, and a teenaged boys; and two women, one each in her 20s and 50s
- five Clementon teenaged girls, and five women, one each in her 20s, 30s, 50s, 60s, and 70s; and three men, one each in his 20s, 30s, and 60s, and a young boy
- 12 Collingswood women, four in their 70s, three each in their 20s and 40s, two in their 30s, and a young girl; and nine men, three each in their 20s and 50s, and one each in his 30s, 40s, and 70s
- three Gibbsboro women, one each in her 30s, 40s, and 60s, two young girls, and a teenaged girl; and two teenaged boys, two men, one each in his 30s and 50s, and a young boy
- 11 Gloucester City men, three each in their 20s, 30s, and 40s, two in their 60s, and a teenaged boy; and eight women, two each in their 20s, 30s, and 50s, one each in their 40s and 70s, and four teenaged girls
- 71 Gloucester Township women, 18 in their 20s, 16 in their 30s, 14 in their 40s, 10 in their 50s, seven in their 60s, three in their 90s, two in their 80s, one in her 70s, 11 teenaged girls, and three young girls; and 59 men, 14 each in their 20s and 50s, 11 in their 30s, 10 in their 40s, five in their 70s, four in their 60s, one in his 80s, 19 teenaged boys, and three young boys
- 10 Haddon Heights men, three in their 50s, two each in their 20s, 30s, and 60s, one in his 40s, two teenaged boys, and a young boy; and five women, two in their 50s, one each in her 20s, 30s, and 40s, two young girls, and two teenaged girls
- 11 Haddon Township women, four in their 50s, three each in their 20s and 30s, one in her 60s, two teenaged girls, and a young girl; and 10 men, five in their 20s, three in their 40s, two in their 30s, and four young boys
- four Haddonfield men, two in their 50s, one each in his 30s and 40s, three teenaged boys, and two young boys; and two teenaged girl, a young girl, and a woman in her 30s
- a Hi-Nella man in his 20s
- a Laurel Springs man in his 60s
- two Lawnside women, one each in her 40s and 80s; and a man in his 30s
- 27 Lindenwold women, seven in their 20s, five in their 40s, four each in their 30s, 50s, and 60s, three in their 70s, two young girls, and two teenaged girls; and 17 men, five each in their 20s and 30s, four in their 40s, three in their 50s, three teenaged boys, and a young boy
- 10 Magnolia men, three each in their 20s and 50s, two in their 30s, one each in his 40s and 70s, and three young boys; and eight women, two each in their 20s, 30s, 40s, and 50s
- five Merchantville women, two in their 40s, one each in her 20s, 30s, and 50s, and two teenaged girls; and two men, one each in his 20s and 60s
- seven Mount Ephraim women, three in their 40s, and two each in their 30s and 50s; and three men, one each in his 40s, 60s, and 70s
- four Oaklyn women, three in their 30s, and one in her 60s; and two men in their 40s
- 40 Pennsauken women, 10 in their 30s, nine in their 50s, seven in their 20s, six in their 60s, four in their 40s, two in their 70s, one each in her 80s and 90s, six teenaged girls, and four young girls; and 21 men, five in their 30s, four in their 50s, three each in their 20s, 40s, and 60s, two in their 80s, one in his 70s, four young boys, and a teenaged boy
- 15 Pine Hill women, six in their 20s, three each in their 30s and 40s, one each in her 60s, 70s, and 80s, and a teenaged girl; and nine men, four in their 30s, three in their 40s, one each in his 50s and 60s, and a teenaged boy
- 10 Runnemede women, four in their 30s, two each in their 20s and 50s, one each in her 40s and 70s, and two teenaged girls; and seven men, three in their 60s, two in their 30s, one each in his 40s and 50s, and a young boy
- four Somerdale women, two in their 50s, one each in her 40s and 70s, and a young girl; and four men, two in their 20s, and one each in his 30s and 70s
- 12 Stratford men, four each in their 20s and 50s, two in their 40s, one each in his 30s and 60s, and a teenaged boy; and 11 women, five in their 20s, three in their 30s, two in their 40s, one in her 50s, and a teenaged girl
- 18 Voorhees men, seven in their 20s, four in their 30s, three in their 60s, two in their 40s, one each in his 50s and 70s, seven teenaged boys, and two young boys; and 16 women, seven in their 20s, two each in their 30s, 60s, and 80s, one each in her 40s, 50s, and 70s, four young girls, and three teenaged girls
- 14 Waterford women, five in their 40s, three in their 30s, two in their 70s, one each in her 20s, 50s, 60s, and 80s, and two teenaged girls; and seven men, three in their 50s, two in their 70s, one each in his 40s and 60s, and a teenaged boy
- 38 Winslow men, 10 in their 20s, eight in their 30s, seven in their 40s, five in their 50s, four each in their 60s and 70s, four young boys, and two teenaged boys; and 37 women, nine in their 50s, eight in their 40s, seven in their 20s, five each in their 30s and 60s, two in their 70s, one in her 80s, five teenaged girls, and two young girls
- two Woodlynne women, one each in her 30s and 40s
- a young boy and a man in his 30s, residence unknown
The Camden County and New Jersey Health Departments are working to facilitate trace investigations into all cases.
