After two days without a fatality related to the virus, the Camden County government noted the passing of eight more local residents Monday.

By Matt Skoufalos | April 6, 2020

New Jersey COVID-19 Dashboard – 4-6-20. Credit: NJ Pen.

Eight more Camden County residents have died from complications related to novel coronavirus (COVID-19), and 121 others have contracted the virus, the Camden County government announced Monday.

That brings the local toll to 18 lives lost and 683 cases of COVID-19 in Camden County.

The recently deceased were: a Camden City man in his 60s, two Gloucester Township  men in their 30s and 50s, two Lindenwold women in their 60s and 70s, a Pennsauken man in his 60s, and two Winslow Township men in their 60s.

“As some patients now stretch into their second or third week battling this virus, we expect that more cherished lives will be lost to this unseen adversary,” said Camden County Freeholder-Director Louis Cappelli in a statement.

“Similarly, we continue to see an increase in new cases as the availability of testing becomes more widespread,” Cappelli said. “For many of us, the coming weeks will represent the toughest challenge we have faced in our lifetimes, as we reach the expected peak of the virus’ activity in the United States.

“If we continue to stay home, maintain appropriate social distance, and follow the advice of medical professionals and experts, we will defeat this virus and we will overcome this unprecedented obstacle together,” he said.

The new cases are:

  • an Audubon man in his 50s
  • a Barrington man in his 40s
  • two Bellmawr women in their 40s and 80s, and two men in their 30s and 40s
  • two Berlin Borough women in their 40s and 70s
  • 11 Camden City women, three each in their 20s and 60s, two each in their 30s and 50s, and one in her 40s; and four men in their 20s, 30s, 50s, and 70s
  • 12 Cherry Hill women, four in their 80s, two each in their 40s and 70s, and one each in her teens, 20s, 30s, and 90s; and eight men, three in their 20s, two each in their 40s and 70s, and one in his 50s
  • a Clementon woman in her 30s
  • two Collingswood women in their 30s and 60s, and two men in their 20s and 60s
  • a Gibbsboro woman in her 60s
  • a Gloucester City man in his 50s
  • nine Gloucester Township women, three in their 40s, two each in their 30s and 50s, and one each in her 20s and 70s; and five men, two in their 60s, and one each in his 30s, 40s, and 50s
  • three Haddon Township men in their 40s, 60s, and 90s, and one woman in her 50s
  • a Laurel Springs woman in her 40s
  • four Lindenwold men, two in their 20s and one each in his 30s and 50s; and two women in their 20s
  • two Merchantville women in their 40s and 60s
  • a Mount Ephraim man in his 30s
  • a Pine Hill man in his 50s
  • eight Pennsauken women, five in their 50s, and one each in her 30s, 40s, and 70s; and five men, two in their 60s and one each in his 40s, 50s, and 70s
  • a Runnemede woman in her 30s
  • two Somerdale women in their 20s and 30s and a man in his 60s
  • seven Voorhees women, two each in their 30s and 80s, and one each in her 40s, 50s, and 70s; and five men, two in their 60s and one each in his 50s, 70s, and 90s
  • a Waterford Township man in his 50s
  • six Winslow women, two in their 40s and one each in her 20s, 30s, 50s, and 60s; and five men, two in their 60s and one each in his 30s, 40s, and 50s
  • a Woodlynne man in his 30s
Statewide, more than 1,000 New Jersey residents have perished from COVID-19-related illnesses, and some 41,000 people have contracted the virus to date. More than 6,000 New Jerseyans are hospitalized with COVID-19-related illnesses, about 1,500 of them requiring intensive care.

 

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