2 Cherry Hill Women In Their 90s Die Of Coronavirus

CHERRY HILL, NJ — Two Cherry Hill women in their 70s have died after testing positive for the coronavirus, Camden County officials announced on Monday.

They were among six coronavirus-related deaths in Camden County announced on Monday. Since the beginning of the pandemic, 171 Cherry Hill residents and 675 Camden County residents have died due to the coronavirus.

The other four deaths announced on Monday included a Gloucester City woman in her 90s and three Camden City residents — a man in his 30s and two women in their 90s.

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“Our thoughts and prayers continue to be with the victims and their families, as well as with everyone who is currently quarantining, waiting on test results, or fighting this disease,” Camden County Director Louis Cappelli Jr. said. “Today we saw the first vaccination for COVID-19 in the United States, yet by the end of the day, thousands of Americans will have been killed by the disease. We are closer to the end of this pandemic than ever, but please do not think this crisis is over. We must continue to wear masks and social distance, or we will lose countless others before a vaccine is widely available.”

Additionally, 109 Cherry Hill residents were among 1,005 new cases of the coronavirus reported throughout Camden County from Saturday through Monday.

Since the beginning of the pandemic, 2,970 Cherry Hill residents and 24,272 Camden County residents have tested positive for the coronavirus, according to numbers provided by the Camden County Health Department.

The Department of Health also announced that 1,821 residents in the county's 56 long-term care facilities have tested positive for the coronavirus since the pandemic began, and 363 have died. Among staff members at these facilities, 910 cases and three deaths have been reported.