Health & Fitness
62 Percent Spike In Coronavirus Deaths In Gloucester This Summer
Gloucester Township saw a spike in coronavirus-related deaths of about 62 percent this summer.
GLOUCESTER TOWNSHIP, NJ — Gloucester Township has seen more than a 60 percent increase in coronavirus deaths since July 4, according to numbers provided by Camden County officials.
Gloucester Township has seen an increase of 62.86 percent in coronavirus deaths over the last two months. The number of cases has increased by 26.20 percent.
As of Thursday, Gloucester Township had 959 cases and 57 total fatalities. It has 14.82 cases per 1,000 residents.
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Countywide, there are 9,673 cases of the coronavirus with 558 confirmed deaths. No new deaths were announced in the county on Thursday, and 32 new cases were announced countywide.
Four of them included Gloucester Township residents, including two juveniles, a boy and a girl. The other Gloucester Township cases included a man in his 20s and a man in his 50s.
“The hard work of our residents, and the entire New Jersey community, is having immediate and significant impacts,” Camden County Freeholder Director Louis Cappelli Jr. said. “In recent days, Governor Murphy has announced opening dates, or signaled the impending opening, of gyms, indoor amusement parks, and indoor dining. This is only possible because our residents have spent months committing themselves to the protection of others by wearing masks and social distancing. If we take this progress into the fall and maintain these practices, we will continue to save lives and get back to something that feels like normal.”
According to the Camden County Department of Health, there are 1,357 confirmed cases among residents at the county's long-term care facilities, with 314 deaths. Another 552 cases were reported among staff members, with three deaths.
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