18 Camden County Residents Die Of Coronavirus; Cases Surpass 20K

CAMDEN COUNTY, NJ — The number of Camden County residents who have tested positive for the coronavirus passed 20,000 on Thursday, a day when 18 additional deaths related to the virus were announced.

Countywide, 20,567 residents have tested positive for the coronavirus after an additional 373 positive cases were announced on Thursday. With 18 more deaths announced, 633 Camden County residents have now lost their lives since the beginning of the pandemic.

The announcement comes as Gov. Phil Murphy announced 4,913 new cases statewide and 64 new deaths. The cumulative total is 350,999 cases and 15,373 deaths since the beginning of the pandemic.

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“Today our state saw more cases reported in a single day than at any other point in this pandemic. Our thoughts and prayers are with everyone who has lost a loved one, as well as with all those currently recovering from illness,” Camden County Director Louis Cappelli Jr. said. “The Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned yesterday that the United States may soon find itself losing as many as 2,500 people per day to this pandemic. Let there be no doubt that the threat posed by COVID-19 is still extremely real, and the risk we face only intensifies as our hospitals and their staff are inundated with more patients. Please do whatever you can to minimize the risk of contracting and spreading this virus. Stay home if you are sick, get tested, wear a mask, and social distance.”

The following information is currently available regarding these most recent deaths in Camden County:

• A Barrington man in his 90s;
• A Barrington man in his 80s;
• A Bellmawr man in his 70s;
• A Berlin Township woman in her 90s;
• A Camden man in his 60s;
• A Camden woman in her 60s;
• A Gloucester City woman in her 70s;
• A Gloucester Township man in his 50s;
• A Gloucester Township man in his 60s;
• A Gloucester Township man in his 70s;
• A Gloucester Township man in his 80s;
• A Magnolia man in his 80s;
• A Voorhees woman in her 80s;
• A Pennsauken woman in her 70s;
• A Winslow woman in her 90s;
• A Winslow man in his 70s; and
• A Winslow man in his 90s.

At the county's 56 long-term care facilities, 1,718 residents and 835 staff members have tested positive, with 361 resident deaths. Three staff members have also died.

On Thursday, Camden County was one of nine New Jersey counties listed as being in the red zone when it comes to the severity of the COVID-19 outbreak in a new report by the White House's Coronavirus Task Force.

Red zones have more than 100 new cases per 100,000 residents and a diagnostic test positivity result of above 10 percent. Read more here: 9 NJ Counties In Red Zone: White House Coronavirus Task Force