Burlington County Back At Moderate Risk Of COVID-19 Transmission

BURLINGTON COUNTY, NJ — One week after being classified as being at high risk of coronavirus transmission, Burlington County is once again considered being at moderate risk, according to the state's latest COVID-19 activity report, which is issued weekly.

The most recent report, released Thursday, says Burlington County is in the "yellow zone," meaning the county has a rate of 1 to 10 cases per 100,000 people.

Last week, it was in the “orange zone,” meaning it had a rate of 10 to 25 cases per 100,000 people.
Schools in counties with high transmission rates would have to take more serious steps — such as quarantining or even shutting down schools — if a child shows the symptoms of COVID-19.

Burlington County is one of four counties that moved from “high” risk to “moderate” risk this week. Only seven counties were considered to be at “high” risk in this week’s report, including Cape May, Cumberland, Atlantic, Ocean, Monmouth, Middlesex and Union.

Officials continue to monitor the delta variant, which accounted for more than 99 percent of coronavirus cases in New Jersey over the last four-weeks, according to data provided by the state department of health.

As of Friday, there have been 52,064 coronavirus cases and 923 coronavirus-related deaths in Burlington County since the pandemic began in March 2020.

This is an increase of 799 cases and seven deaths from last week, when there were 50,383 coronavirus cases and 916 coronavirus-related deaths in Burlington County.

Earlier this week, Burlington County announced that Pfizer vaccine boosters are now available for eligible residents at the county's regular vaccination clinics. Read more here: COVID-19 Booster Shots Available At Burlington County Clinics

The Burlington County Health Department runs clinics four days a week at fixed clinic sites. No appointments are necessary. The clinics run on the following schedule:

• Mondays from 2-6 p.m. at the Burlington County Emergency Services Training Center, 53 Academy Dr., Westampton (drive-thru clinic).
• Tuesdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Palmyra Community Center, 30 West Broad, Palmyra.
• Wednesdays from noon to 4 p.m. at the Weimann Building, 400 Delanco Road, Edgewater Park.
• Thursdays from 3-7 p.m. at the Bordentown Township Senior Center, 3 Municipal Dr., Bordentown.

Vaccines are also available at pop-up clinics, which are held every Tuesday from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Virtua Mobile Grocery Store, 181 Norcross Lane in Pemberton, and Thursdays from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at the Virtua Mobile Farmers Market, 795 Woodlane Road in Westampton.

The Deborah Heart and Lung Center runs a walk-in vaccine clinic on Wednesdays from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Deborah Medical Office Building, 6 Earline Avenue in Browns Mills.

In addition to those clinics, the Health Department is offering COVID-19 vaccine and boosters, along with flu shots, at select weekly flu clinics in the county. A schedule of those upcoming flu clinics is available online here.