7 More Gloucester Twp. Residents Test Positive For Coronavirus

GLOUCESTER TOWNSHIP, NJ — Seven more Gloucester Township residents have tested positive for the coronavirus, Camden County officials announced on Thursday.

They were among 33 new cases of the coronavirus confirmed countywide on Thursday. Eight more deaths were also confirmed in Camden County. None involved Gloucester Township residents.

There are now 722 coronavirus cases in Gloucester Township with 32 confirmed deaths. Countywide, there are 7,624 cases of the coronavirus with 445 confirmed deaths.

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“It has not gotten any easier to announce eight additional deaths caused by COVID-19 in our community,” Camden County Freeholder Director Louis Cappelli Jr. said. “This pandemic has taken an irreversible toll on families throughout Camden County, and we are continuing to keep them in our thoughts and prayers each day. Yesterday, the United States set a record high for new cases in a single day. It is critical that we remember that this pandemic is not over just because we are experiencing a reprieve in New Jersey from what we faced in the spring. If we don’t wear masks and social distance, then we will find ourselves where other states are now finding themselves today. We must be committed to protecting one another as much as we are in protecting ourselves. This collective action is the only way we stop the spread of coronavirus and save lives.”

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

• A woman in her 80s;
• Two women in their 40s;
• A girl older than 10;
• A woman in her 50s;
• A woman in her 90s; and
• A juvenile girl, age unknown.

Throughout Camden County’s 56 long-term care facilities, 1,300 residents and 475 staff members have tested positive for the coronavirus. At this time, 295 resident deaths have been reported from these facilities, as well as three staff deaths.

At Elmwood Hills Health Center in Gloucester Township, 154 residents have been diagnosed with the coronavirus with 24 confirmed deaths. Another 38 staff members have tested positive for the coronavirus with no reported deaths.

On Monday, it was reported that New Jersey is now reporting probable deaths as part of its regular updates amid the coronavirus crisis. Murphy said his administration has been examining death certificates to identify residents, with "great reliability," whose passing probably happened because of the coronavirus. Read more here: NJ Now Reporting 'Probable' Coronavirus Death Toll

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