More than 20,000 local people have been infected by the virus and 615 have died from related complications, as Camden County absorbed more than 7,000 new cases in the month of November alone.
By Matt Skoufalos | December 2, 2020
NJDOH COVID-19 Dashboard – 12-2-20. Credit: NJDOH.
Since Friday, eight more residents have lost their battles with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), and another 1,374 Camden County residents have tested positive for the virus, according to reports from the Camden County government.
That brings the local impact of the pandemic to 20,194 infected residents and 615 related deaths.
“Today our community passes another grim milestone with more than 20,000 confirmed positive cases of COVID-19,” wrote Freeholder-Director Lou Cappelli in a statement Wednesday.
“There were more than 7,000 new cases of coronavirus confirmed in Camden County in the month of November,” he continued, or nearly one-third of all local cases.
The recently deceased hailed from seven local communities. They were:
- a Camden City woman in her 60s
- a Cherry Hill woman in her 70s
- a Gloucester City man in his 70s
- a Gloucester Township man in his 70s
- a Pennsauken man and woman, both in their 80s
- a Voorhees man in his 90s
- a Winslow man in his 30s
In the New Jersey COVID-19 briefing Wednesday, Governor Phil Murphy pointed out that the continuing increase in cases is directly correlated to the climbing number of hospitalizations throughout the state.
“We’re still weeks away from the first doses of a vaccine being ready for distribution to our health care workers,” he said, “and months away, realistically, from a vaccine being readily available for public distribution.”
Until then, Murphy urged residents to limit unnecessary travel.
Throughout New Jersey, 346,206 people have been sickened by COVID-19, and 15,309 have perished from causes related to the virus. In addition to those lab-confirmed fatalities, the state also recognizes another 1,836 probable COVID-19-related deaths, seven 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 12% of those infected, and new cases continue to occur there.
Of 20,194 reported local COVID-19 cases, 2,541 (13 percent) have originated in a Camden County LTC facility: 1,716 are residents and 825 are staff.
LTCs are believed to be associated with 59 percent, or 364 of 615 total deaths in Camden County: 361 were residents and three were staff.
At this time, 27 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, December 2, Camden County was fifth in the state in new COVID-19 cases, with 336.
The newest local cases (1,374) are:
- 13 Audubon men, three each in their 30s, 40s, and 80s, two in their 20s, one each in his 60s and 70s, and a young boy; and nine women, three in their 60s, two each in their 30s and 40s, one each in her 50s and 80s, and two teenaged girls
- seven Barrington men, two each in their 30s, 40s, and 50s, and one in his 20s; and five women, two in their 40s, one each in her 20s, 30s, and 80s, and a teenaged girl
- 17 Bellmawr women, three each in their 20s, 30s, 40s, and 70s, two each in their 50s and 60s, one in her 80s, three young girls, and a teenaged girl; and 16 men, five in their 20s, three each in their 40s and 60s, two each in their 30s and 70s, one in his 50s, and two young boys
- 11 Berlin Borough women, three in their 70s, two each in their 20s, 30s, and 60s, one each in her 50s and 80s, and a teenaged girl; and seven men, four in their 70s, one each in his 30s, 50s, and 60s, and a teenaged boy
- eight Berlin Township men, three in their 40s, two each in their 30s and 60s, and one in his 80s; and eight women, four in their 50s, and one each in her 30s, 60s, 70s, and 80s
- three Brooklawn women, two in their 40s, and one in her 20s; and two men, one each in his 20s and 40s
- 161 Camden City men, 41 in their 30s, 39 in their 20s, 36 in their 50s, 32 in their 40s, seven in their 60s, six in their 70s, eight young boys, and eight teenaged boys; and 131 women, 29 in their 20s, 27 in their 40s, 26 each in their 30s and 50s, 15 in their 60s, four each in their 70s and 80s, 24 teenaged girls, and 11 young girls
- 70 Cherry Hill men, 18 in their 40s, 15 in their 20s, 14 in their 30s, nine in their 60s, seven in their 50s, five in their 70s, two in their 80s, seven teenaged boys, and four young boys; and 65 women, 17 in their 20s, 12 each in their 30s and 50s, 10 in their 40s, six in their 60s, four each in their 70s and 80s, 10 teenaged girls, and four young girls; and a teenaged person of unknown gender
- four Chesilhurst women, three in their 20s and one in her 70s; and two men, one each in his 50s and 70s
- eight Clementon women, two each their 20s, 30s, and 50s, one each in her 60s and 80s, and a young girl; and seven men, two each in their 40s and 60s, and one each in his 20s, 50s, and 70s
- 17 Collingswood women, nine in their 30s, two each in their 20s, 60s and 70s, one each in her 40s and 50s, and a teenaged girl; and 13 men, four in their 30s, three in their 40s, two each in their 20s and 50s, one each in his 60s and 80s, two young boys, and two teenaged boys
- a Gibbsboro man in his 30s
- 14 Gloucester City men, four each in their 50s and 60s, three in their 30s, two in their 20s, one in his 70s, and two teenaged boys; and 13 women, four in their 30s, three in their 60s, two each in their 20s and 40s, one each in her 50s and 70s, two teenaged girls, and a young girl
- 65 Gloucester Township men, 15 each in their 20s, 30s, and 40s, 12 in their 50s, six in their 60s, one each in his 70s and 80s, five teenaged boys, and three young boys; and 65 women, 14 in their 40s, 12 each in their 50s and 60s, 11 each in their 20s and 30s, four in their 70s, one in her 80s, five teenaged girls, and a young girl
- four Haddon Heights men, two in their 20s, one each in his 30s and 60s, and a young boy; and three women, two in their 20s, one in her 30s, and a teenaged girl
- 18 Haddon Township women, eight in their 30s, four in their 20s, two each in their 40s and 70s, one each in her 50s and 60s, and two young girls; and 14 men, four in their 50s, three each in their 20s, 30s, and 40s, one in his 60s, and two young boys
- two Haddonfield teenaged girls, two women, one each in her 20s and 80s, and a young girl; and two teenaged boys, and two men, one each in his 20s and 30s
- a Hi-Nella woman in her 40s
- three Laurel Springs men, one each in his 30s, 50s, and 70s; and three women, one each in her 20s, 60s, and 70s
- eight Lawnside women, three in their 20s, two in their 40s, and one each in her 50s, 60s, and 70s; and three men, two in their 20s, and one in his 40s; and a person of unknown gender in their 20s
- 26 Lindenwold women, nine in their 30s, eight in their 40s, four in their 20s, two each in their 50s and 60s, one in her 70s, three teenaged girls, and a young girl; and 27 men, eight in their 40s, six each in their 20s and 30s, five in their 60s, two in their 50s, a young boy, and a teenaged boy
- four Magnolia men, two in their 20s, and one each in his 50s and 60s; and two women, one each in her 20s and 70s
- three Merchantville men, two in their 40s, one in his 30s, and a teenaged boy; and two women, one each in her 50s and 60s, and a teenaged girl
- four Mount Ephraim women, two in their 30s, one each in her 40s and 70s, and a young girl; and four men, two in their 30s, and one each in his 20s and 70s
- three Oaklyn men, one each in his 20s, 40s, and 50s, two young boys, and a teenaged boy; and three women, one each in her 20s, 30s, and 60s; and a teenaged person of unknown gender
- 64 Pennsauken women, 14 each in their 20s and 50s, 11 each in their 30s and 60s, 10 in their 40s, two each in their 70s and 80s, six teenaged girls, and two young girls; and 60 men, 15 in their 30s, 13 in their 20s, nine each in their 40s and 50s, seven in their 60s, five in their 70s, two in their 80s, 10 teenaged boys, and four young boys
- 14 Pine Hill women, four in their 50s, three each in their 20s and 40s, two in their 30s, one each in her 70s and 80s, a young girl, and a teenaged girl; and five men, two each in their 40s and 50s, one in his 30s, and a young boy
- 12 Runnemede men, four in their 30s, three each in their 20s and 50s, and one each in his 40s and 70s; and nine women, three each in their 20s and 40s, one each in her 30s, 50s, and 70s, and two teenaged girls
- seven Somerdale women, four in their 30s, and one each in her 40s, 50s, and 60s; and six men, two each in their 30s and 60s, and one each in his 40s and 50s
- 10 Stratford women, three each in their 20s and 40s, two in their 50s, one each in her 70s and 80s, and two teenaged girls; and four men, three in their 20s, and one in his 40s
- 23 Voorhees men, seven in their 20s, four each in their 50s and 60s, two each in their 30s, 40s, 70s, and 80s, a young boy, and a teenaged boy; and 21 women, five in their 50s, four in their 70s, three each in their 20s and 80s, and two each in their 30s, 40s, and 60s
- seven Waterford women, three in their 30s, two in their 20s, one each in her 50s and 60s, and a teenaged girl; and six men, two each in their 20s and 50s, one each in his 40s and 60s, a young boy, and a teenaged boy
- 29 Winslow women, 10 in their 50s, nine in their 30s, four in their 20s, three each in their 40s and 60s, and three teenaged girls; and 25 men, seven in their 50s, six in their 30s, four each in their 20s and 40s, two in their 60s, one each in his 70s and 80s, six teenaged boys, and a young boy; and a person of unknown gender in their 70s
- three Woodlynne men, two in their 20s, one in his 30s, and a teenaged boy; and a young girl, a teenaged girl, and a woman in her 60s
The Camden County and New Jersey Health Department are working to facilitate trace investigations into all cases.
