4 Gloucester Twp. Residents Die Of Coronavirus; 55 Test Positive

GLOUCESTER TOWNSHIP, NJ — Four more Gloucester Township residents have died after testing positive for the coronavirus, Camden County officials announced on Thursday.

Gloucester Township men in their 50s, 60s, 70s, and 80s were among 18 new coronavirus-related deaths in Camden County that were announced on Thursday.

Since the beginning of the pandemic, 72 Gloucester Township residents and 633 Camden County residents have died after testing positive for the coronavirus.

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In addition to the four Gloucester Township deaths, 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 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.

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.

“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.”

Fifty-five Gloucester Township residents were among 373 new cases announced countywide on Thursday. Since the pandemic began, 2,200 Gloucester Township residents have tested positive for the coronavirus.

Countywide, 20,567 residents have tested positive. 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.