4 More Gloucester Township Deaths Due To Coronavirus

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

They accounted for half of the eight new deaths announced in Camden County for the period of July 25-27. The deaths included a man and a woman in their 60s and a man and a woman in their 80s.

As of Monday, there are 851 cases in Gloucester Township with 54 confirmed deaths. Countywide, there are 8,698 cases of the coronavirus and 538 confirmed deaths.

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“It is with great sorrow that we announce eight additional deaths caused by COVID-19 in our community. Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims and their families,” Camden County Freeholder Director Louis Cappelli Jr. said. “Much as low case totals at the beginning of last week were at least partially due to delays in reporting from labs to the state system, this weekend’s high case totals are likely at least due in part to those delays being rectified. Still, we can see clearly that this virus remains active in our community. We must continue to wear masks, social distance, and minimize our contact with others in order to slow the spread of coronavirus and to save the lives of vulnerable community members.”

Trace investigations are underway in all new cases. The following information is available about the new cases in Gloucester Township:

• Two women in their 60s;
• A woman in her 30s;
• Three women in their 20s;
• Two women in their 50s;
• Two women in their 40s;
• A juvenile boy, age unkown;
• A man in his 60s;
• Three men in their 20s;
• Two men in their 70s;
• Two women in their 70s;
• A man in his 50s;
• Two men in their 40s; and
• A woman in her 70s.

According to the Camden County Department of Health, there are 1,338 confirmed cases among residents at the county's long-term care facilities, with 310 deaths. Another 510 cases were reported among staff members, with three deaths.

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