Locally, 13,092 people have been infected by the virus and 581 have died from related complications. The latest to pass was a Waterford man in his 90s.

By Matt Skoufalos | November 4, 2020

NJDOH COVID-19 Dashboard – 11-4-20. Credit: NJDOH.

Another Camden County resident has lost his battle with novel coronavirus (COVID-19), and 572 others have tested positive for the virus since Friday, according to reports from the Camden County government.

That brings the local impact of the pandemic to 13,092 infected residents and 581 related deaths.

The most recently deceased is a Waterford man in his 90s.

“We are continuing to experience unmitigated spread of this virus and it shows no signs of slowing,” said Freeholder Director Lou Cappelli in a written statement Wednesday.

“Everyone needs to be taking precautions to protect themselves and their families,” Cappelli said, “including avoiding indoor gatherings, wearing a mask whenever you’re around others, social distancing when possible, and working with contact tracers when they call.”

Throughout New Jersey, 245,257 people have been sickened by COVID-19, and 14,591 have perished from causes related to the virus.

In addition to those lab-confirmed fatalities, the state also recognizes another 1,800 probable COVID-19-related deaths, seven 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 half of all deaths in the state and almost one-fifth of those infected, and new cases continue to occur there.

Of 13,092 reported local COVID-19 cases, 2,245 (17 percent) have originated in a Camden County LTC facility: 1,572 are residents and 673 are staff.

LTCs are believed to be associated with 60 percent, or 346 of 581 total deaths in Camden County: 343 were residents and three were staff.

At this time, 50 of the 56 LTCs in Camden County have experienced at least one case of COVID-19.

New cases

According to the New Jersey Department of Health COVID-19 dashboard, on November 4, Camden County was seventh in the state in new COVID-19 cases, with 157.

The newest local cases (572) are:

  • six Audubon men, two each in their 20s and 40s, and one each in his 30s and 70s; and four women, one each in her 20s, 40s, 50s, and 80s
  • an Audubon Park woman in her 20s
  • four Barrington women, two in their 20s, and one each in her 30s and 60s; and two men, one each in his 20s and 30s, and a teenaged boy
  • two Bellmawr teenaged girls, and two women, one each in her 30s and 50s; a young boy, and a man in his 30s
  • four Berlin Borough men, two in their 50s, and one each in his 20s and 60s; and three women, one each in her 40s, 60s, and 70s, and a teenaged girl
  • three Berlin Township men, one each in his 30s, 50s, and 60s, and a teenaged boy; and a woman in her 30s
  • four Brooklawn men, two in their 30s, one each in his 20s and 60s, and a teenaged boy; and two women, one each in her 20s and 40s
  • 59 Camden City women, 20 in their 20s, 13 in their 40s, nine in their 50s, eight in their 60s, six in their 30s, three in their 70s, seven teenaged girls, and five young girls; and 64 men, 15 in their 20s, 12 each in their 30s, 40s, and 50s, nine in their 70s, three in their 60s, one in his 80s, four young boys, and three teenaged boys
  • 31 Cherry Hill men, seven each in their 40s and 50s, six in their 60s, five in their 20s, four in their 70s, one each in his 30s and 80s, and two teenaged boys; and 17 women, four each in their 20s and 40s, three in their 30s, two each in their 70s and 80s, one each in her 50s and 60s, three teenaged girls, and one young girl
  • a Chesilhurst woman in her 70s
  • a Clementon man and woman in their 20s
  • eight Collingswood women, three in their 40s, two each in their 20s and 30s, one in her 70s, two teenaged girls, and a young girl; and six men, two in their 50s, and one each in his 20s, 30s, 60s, and 80s
  • a Gibbsboro woman in her 40s
  • six Gloucester City women, two in their 20s, and one each in her 40s, 60s, 70s, and 80s; and six men, two each in their 60s and 70s, and one each in his 20s and 50s
  • 31 Gloucester Township women, nine in their 30s, seven each in their 20s and 50s, four in their 60s, two in their 40s, one in her 70s, one of unknown age, three teenaged girls, and two young girls; and 19 men, six in their 60s, five in their 20s, four in their 30s, two in their 50s, one each in his 40s and 70s, and three teenaged boys
  • two Haddon Heights men, one each in his 20s and 60s; and a woman in her 40s
  • seven Haddon Township women, two in their 50s, one each in her 20s, 30s, 60s, 70s, and 80s, and a teenaged girl; and two men, one each in his 20s and 60s, a young boy, and a teenaged boy
  • a Haddonfield teenaged boy, a woman in her 20s, and a man in his 50s
  • a Hi-Nella woman in her 50s
  • five Laurel Springs men, three in their 20s, and one each in his 30s and 50s; and a woman in her 40s
  • a Lawnside woman in her 30s
  • 12 Lindenwold men, four in their 50s, three each in their 20s and 30s, two in their 60s, two teenaged boys, and a young boy; and nine women, three in their 40s, two each in their 20s and 50s, one each in her 70s and 80s, and a teenaged girl
  • eight Merchantville women, three in their 50s, two in their 20s, one each in her 30s, 40s, and 70s; and a teenaged boy, and a man in his 30s
  • two Mount Ephraim women, one each in her 20s and 30s
  • three Oaklyn men, one each in his 20s, 30s, and 40s; and two women, one each in her 20s and 50s
  • 27 Pennsauken women, eight in their 30s, seven in their 40s, five in their 60s, three each in their 20s and 50s, one in her 80s, five teenaged girls, and three young girls; and 19 men, seven in their 60s, four in their 40s, three in their 20s, two each in their 30s and 70s, one in his 50s, three young boys, and two teenaged boys
  • three Pine Hill women, two in their 30s, and one in her 70s; and two men in their 20s
  • three Runnemede men, two in their 30s, and one in his 40s; and a teenaged girl
  • a Somerdale woman in her 40s
  • three Stratford men, two in their 50s, one in his 20s, and a young boy; and three women, one each in her 20s, 30s, and 60s
  • 17 Voorhees women, three each in their 20s, 50s, and 70s, two each in their 30s, 40s, 60s, and 80s, and two teenaged girls; and seven men, three in their 40s, two each in their 30s and 50s, two teenaged boys, and a young boy
  • nine Waterford women, three in their 30s, two each in their 20s and 40s, and one each in her 50s and 60s; and a teenaged boy
  • 29 Winslow men, eight in their 50s, five each in their 20s and 30s, four in their 40s, three each in their 60s and 70s, one in his 80s, five teenaged boys, and a young boy; and 18 women, four in their 60s, three each in their 20s, 30s, 40s, and 50s, two in their 70s, four teenaged girls, and a young girl

 

The Camden County and New Jersey Health Department are working to facilitate trace investigations into all cases.

Read our ongoing round-up of COVID-19 coverage here.

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