4 More Gloucester Township Residents Diagnosed With Coronavirus

GLOUCESTER TOWNSHIP, NJ — Four Gloucester Township residents are among 22 new positive cases of coronavirus reported in Camden County on Tuesday. There are now 4,924 cases of coronavirus reported in Camden County, with 1,071 linked to the county’s nursing homes.

There were also 12 new fatalities related to coronavirus announced in Camden County on Tuesday. A total of 230 deaths related to coronavirus have now been recorded in Camden County, 178 of which are connected to the county’s 56 long-term care facilities.

“We are deeply saddened to announce that 12 more members of the Camden County community have succumbed to this insidious disease. Our thoughts and prayers are with the families of the victims, nine of whom were residents of long-term care facilities,” Camden County Freeholder Director Louis Cappelli Jr. said. “Today’s reported case total is likely skewed lower due to a system outage that impacts how testing labs report back their results. Still, we know that our cases have been consistent or down for the better part of two weeks, and this is entirely due to the hard work of Camden County’s residents. As we begin to enter the next phase of this new reality, please continue to observe social distancing, avoid unnecessary trips, and wash your hands often. Even when select reopenings are permitted to occur by Governor Murphy, these guidelines will still be critical to limit the spread of this incredibly transmittable disease.”

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The following information is currently available regarding these most recent deaths in Camden County:

• Three Cherry Hill women in their 80s;
• A Cherry Hill woman in her 90s;
• Two Cherry Hill women in their 70s;
• Two Cherry Hill men in their 70s;
• A Gloucester City man in his 20s;
• A Somerdale woman in her 80s;
• A Berlin Borough man in his 70s; and
• A Camden man in his 60s.

Trace investigations are underway in all new cases. The new Gloucester Township patients include a woman in her 20s, a woman in her 80s, a man in his 50s and a woman in her 30s.

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