The impact of the pandemic in the county stands at 37,765 infected residents and 1,008 related deaths.
By Matt Skoufalos | February 13, 2021
NJDOH COVID-19 Dashboard – 2-13-21. Credit: NJDOH.
In the past week, 47 additional Camden County residents have lost their battles with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), and another 747 residents have tested positive, according to reports from the Camden County government.
That brings the local impact of the pandemic to 37,765 infected residents and 1,008 related deaths.
Over the last two weeks, the daily average of new cases has fallen to 127, more in keeping with late October 2020 figures.
Unfortunately, the death counts continue to reflect the high infection rates seen locally during the post-2020-holiday-season surge.
The 47 recently deceased hailed from 17 local communities. They are:
- a Berlin Township man in his 40s, and woman in her 60s
- four Camden City women, two in their 50s, and one each in her 20s and 70s; and a man in his 50s
- three Cherry Hill women, one each in her 70s, 80s, and 90s
- a Clementon man in his 60s
- a Collingswood man in his 60s, and woman in her 90s
- a Gibbsboro man in his 70s
- two Gloucester Township men, one each in his 50s and 60s; and a woman in her 80s
- a Haddon Township woman in her 40s, and man in his 70s
- a Haddonfield man in his 90s
- a Lindenwold man in his 70s
- a Magnolia woman in her 50s
- two Merchantville men in their 90s
- a Pennsauken man in his 50s
- a Stratford woman in her 70s
- seven Voorhees men, four in their 80s, two in their 90s, and one in his 50s; and two women, one each in her 50s and 70s
- a Waterford man in his 70s
- nine Winslow men, five in their 80s, two in their 70s, and one each in his 60s and 90s; and two women in their 80s
Camden County Commissioner Director Lou Cappelli reported that the Camden County Vaccination Center had already completed 13,000 shots and had begun administering second doses on Thursday.
“We can start to see light at the end of this tunnel, but we need your continued support and cooperation,” Cappelli said in a briefing this week.
“You, the residents of Camden County, have been phenomenal throughout this process,” he said. “You’ve made the sacrifices necessary. You’ve complied with recommendations and guidelines, and we can say that we’ve truly flattened the curve here in Camden County.”
Overall, Cappelli said that “things are trending in the right direction in Camden County,” but that community spread of the virus remains a significant concern. He urged residents to exercise caution and adhere to pandemic protocols until they can be vaccinated.
Throughout New Jersey, more than 663,416 people have been sickened by COVID-19, and 20,194 have perished from causes related to the virus. In addition to those lab-confirmed fatalities, the state also recognizes another 2,246 probable COVID-19-related deaths, 59 more than previously reported.
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 less than half of all deaths in the state and eight percent of those infected, and new cases continue to occur there.
Of 37,765 reported local COVID-19 cases, 3,583 (9 percent) have originated in a Camden County LTC facility: 2,283 are residents and 1,300 are staff.
LTCs are believed to be associated with 45 percent, or 457 of 1,008 total deaths in Camden County: 450 were residents and seven 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 February 12, Camden County was eleventh in the state in new COVID-19 cases, with 117.
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 9 a.m. to 1 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 (747) are:
- nine Audubon women, three each in their 30s and 50s, two in their 20s, and one in her 40s; and seven men, three in their 20s, two in their 40s, one each in his 50s and 90s, three teenaged boys, and a young boy
- an Audubon Park woman in her 50s
- seven Barrington women, three in their 50s, two in their 60s, and one each in her 20s and 30s; and seven men, three in their 40s, and one each in his 20s, 50s, 60s, and 70s; and a person of unknown gender in their 90s
- 11 Bellmawr women, four in their 20s, two in their 40s, one each in her 30s, 50s, 60s, 80s, and 90s, and two teenaged girls; and eight men, two each in their 20s, 50s, and 80s, one each in his 30s and 40s, a young boy, and a teenaged boy
- seven Berlin Borough women, three in their 20s, two in their 30s, and one each in her 50s and 70s; and six men, three in their 50s, and one each in his 20s, 40s, and 70s
- five Berlin Township women, two each in their 50s and 60s, one in her 40s, a young girl, and a teenaged girl; and four men, two in their 20s, one each in his 40s and 60s, a young boy, and a teenaged boy
- three Brooklawn men, one each in his 40s, 50s, and 60s; and a woman in her 50s
- 52 Camden City women, 16 in their 20s, 13 in their 30s, seven each in their 40s and 50s, six in their 60s, three in their 70s, four young girls, and three teenaged girls; and 45 men, 11 in their 20s, nine each in their 40s and 60s, eight in their 50s, four in their 30s, three in their 70s, one in his 80s, five teenaged boys, and two young boys
- 43 Cherry Hill men, nine in their 20s, eight in their 60s, seven each in their 30s, 40s, and 50s, three in their 80s, two in their 70s, four teenaged boys, and a young boy; and 34 women, seven each in their 40s and 50s, five each in their 20s, 30s, and 60s, two each in their 70s and 90s, one in her 80s, four teenaged girls, and a young girl; and two people of unknown gender, one each in their 20s and 70s
- two Chesilhurst women, one each in her 40s and 80s
- three Clementon women, two in their 40s, one in her 20s, and a teenaged girl; and two men in their 20s
- eight Collingswood women, four in their 40s, two in their 30s, one each in her 50s and 70s, three teenaged girls, and a young girl; and seven men, two each in their 20s and 40s, one each in his 30s, 50s, and 60s, and a young boy
- 13 Gloucester City women, six in their 40s, three in their 20s, two in their 60s, one each in her 30s and 50s, and a teenaged girl; and 10 men, three each in their 20s and 40s, two in their 70s, one each in his 50s and 60s, two teenaged boys, and a young boy
- 37 Gloucester Township men, 13 in their 20s, nine in their 30s, five each in their 50s and 60s, three in their 70s, two in their 40s, two teenaged boys, and a young boy; and 32 women, eight each in their 20s and 30s, six each in their 40s and 50s, three in their 60s, one in her 80s, four teenaged girls, and two young girls
- four Haddon Heights men, one each in his 20s, 30s, 50s, and 60s, and two teenaged boys; and three women, two in their 50s, and one in her 20s
- eight Haddon Township men, two each in their 20s, 40s, and 60s, one each in his 30s and 50s, and a young boy; and seven women, four in their 60s, one each in her 20s, 40s, and 50s, and a young girl
- three Haddonfield men, one each in his 30s, 40s, and 70s, and two teenaged boys; and a woman in her 40s
- a Hi-Nella woman in her 20s
- two Laurel Springs women, one each in her 40s and 50s; and a man in his 30s
- four Lawnside women, two in their 70s, and one each in her 20s and 80s; and two men, one each in his 30s and 70s
- 12 Lindenwold women, three each in their 20s, 30s, and 50s, and one each in her 40s, 60s, and 70s; and seven men, three in their 50s, two in their 30s, one each in his 20s and 60s, and two teenaged boys
- a Magnolia teenaged boy, and woman in her 40s
- five Merchantville women, two each in their 30s and 40s, and one in her 20s; and four men, two in their 40s, and one each in her 30s and 50s
- three Mount Ephraim teenaged boys, and three men, one each in his 20s, 40s, and 50s; and a woman in her 60s
- two Oaklyn women, one each in her 40s and 50s
- 32 Pennsauken women, eight in their 60s, seven in their 30s, five in their 20s, four in their 50s, three each in their 40s and 70s, two in their 80s, three teenaged girls, and a young girl; and 23 men, nine in their 50s, six in their 30s, four in their 40s, two in their 60s, one each in his 20s and 70s, and two teenaged boys
- five Pine Hill men, two in their 30s, and one each in his 20s, 40s, and 50s; and two women, one each in her 30s and 40s, and a teenaged girl
- 10 Runnemede men, four in their 30s, three in their 50s, two in their 70s, and one in his 20s; and four women, one each in her 20s, 40s, 50s, and 60s, and a teenaged girl
- nine Somerdale men, two each in their 20s, 30s, and 60s, one each in his 40s, 50s, and 70s, and a teenaged boy; and a teenaged girl, and woman in her 50s
- four Stratford women, two in their 30s, one each in her 40s and 50s, two young girls, and two teenaged girls; and two men, one each in his 30s and 40s, and a teenaged boy
- 22 Voorhees men, eight in their 30s, five in their 50s, three in their 40s, two each in their 20s and 60s, one each in his 70s and 80s, two teenaged boys, and a young boy; and 21 women, seven in their 20s, four each in their 60s and 70s, two each in their 40s and 50s, one each in her 30s and 80s, five teenaged girls, and two young girls
- six Waterford women, three in their 40s, one each in her 20s, 70s, and 80s, a young girl, and a teenaged girl; and five men, one each in his 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s, and 60s, and a teenaged boy
- 27 Winslow women, six in their 30s, five in their 50s, four in their 20s, three each in their 40s and 90s, two each in their 60s, 70s, and 80s, and four teenaged girls; and 24 men, six in their 20s, five in their 30s, four in their 50s, three in their 80s, two each in their 40s and 60s, one each in his 70s and 90s, four young boys, and a teenaged boy
- four Woodlynne men, one each in his 30s, 40s, 50s, and 80s; and three women, one each in her 30s, 40s, and 50s, and a teenaged girl
The Camden County and New Jersey Health Departments are working to facilitate trace investigations into all cases.
