Burlington County's COVID Cases Up 3 Percent: See Town Updates

BURLINGTON COUNTY, NJ — The coronavirus continues to take a grim toll on Burlington County, impacting local businesses and schools in the region, according to updated state data (see town-by-town totals below).

Burlington County reported an 11-month total of 29,413 cases on Saturday, an increase of 989 and 3 percent over the previous week.

The rise is reflected in the state Department of Health's most recent "COVID-19 Activity Level Report," which is issued weekly. The most recent report, released Thursday, says Burlington County is now in the "orange zone" for coronavirus cases, dropping from the "red" zone from the previous week.

The "red zone" means the daily new COVID-19 virus case rate, per 100,000 people, is "very high" currently in 14 counties. That means they exceed 25 cases per 100,000 people over a seven-day average. The "orange" zone means they have a rate of 10 to 25 cases per 100,000 people.

The latest reports say the overall coronavirus activity level is either "moderate," or "yellow," or "high," or "orange," in all New Jersey counties.

If the overall activity is at a "high" level, state officials said, school districts in those counties may have to take more serious steps — such as quarantining or even shutting down schools — if a child shows the symptoms of COVID-19.

"When it is high risk, there are some recommendations that we make together with local school boards," said Edward Lifshitz, medical director for the state Department of Health.

Indeed, a number of school districts have shifted to remote instruction as the numbers have risen.

The overall coronavirus risk rose to "high" in each of the counties because:

• The new daily case rate in each of the counties rose to 10 or more per 100,000 people.
• The percent of COVID-19-like illnesses rose above 5.52 in each of the counties.
• The percent of positive cases rose above 10.01.

Burlington County officials provided the following breakdown of cases by town:

• BASS RIVER TWP: New 1, Total 51, Deaths 2
• BEVERLY CITY: New 1, Total 133, Deaths 4
• BORDENTOWN CITY: New 2, Total 192, Deaths 6
• BORDENTOWN TWP: New 4, Total 597, Deaths 9
• BURLINGTON CITY: New 2, Total 601, Deaths 6
• BURLINGTON TWP: New 8, Total 1,847, Deaths 97
• CHESTERFIELD TWP: New 1, Total 380, Deaths 1
• CINNAMINSON TWP: New 3, Total 1,110, Deaths 36
• DELANCO TWP: New 0, Total 244, Deaths 8
• DELRAN TWP: New 3, Total 1,368, Deaths 6
• EASTAMPTON TWP: New 4, Total 367, Deaths 4
• EDGEWATER PARK TWP: New 3, Total 664, Deaths 6
• EVESHAM TWP: New 7, Total 2,526, Deaths 73
• FIELDSBORO BORO: New 0, Total 29, Deaths 1
• FLORENCE TWP: New 0, Total 720, Deaths 10
• HAINESPORT TWP: New 2, Total 327, Deaths 2
• LUMBERTON TWP: New 3, Total 718, Deaths 21
• MANSFIELD TWP: New 2, Total 462, Deaths 10
• MAPLE SHADE TWP: New 1, Total 1,406, Deaths 42
• MEDFORD LAKES BORO: New 0, Total 220, Deaths 0
• MEDFORD TWP: New 5, Total 1,164, Deaths 17
• MOORESTOWN TWP: New 4, Total 1,152, Deaths 73
• MOUNT HOLLY TWP: New 2, Total 530, Deaths 6
• MOUNT LAUREL TWP: New 12, Total 2,235, Deaths 63
• NEW HANOVER TWP: New 0, Total 132, Deaths 1
• NORTH HANOVER TWP: New 1, Total 252, Deaths 3
• PALMYRA BORO: New 0, Total 400, Deaths 4
• PEMBERTON BORO: New 1, Total 56, Deaths 1
• PEMBERTON TWP: New 3, Total 1,438, Deaths 29
• RIVERSIDE TWP: New 1, Total 640, Deaths 6
• RIVERTON BORO: New 1, Total 159, Deaths 18
• SHAMONG TWP: New 0, Total 386, Deaths 2
• SOUTHAMPTON TWP: New 3, Total 444, Deaths 16
• SPRINGFIELD TWP: New 3, Total 151, Deaths 2
• TABERNACLE TWP: New 2, Total 349, Deaths 8
• WASHINGTON TWP: New 1, Total 32, Deaths 1
• WESTAMPTON TWP: New 8, Total 595, Deaths 6
• WILLINGBORO TWP: New 4, Total 2,361, Deaths 54
• WOODLAND TWP: New 0, Total 347, Deaths 9
• WRIGHTSTOWN BORO: New 0, Total 29, Deaths 2