Camden County COVID-19 Cases In 'Orange Zone:' See Town Updates

CAMDEN COUNTY, NJ — The coronavirus continues to take a grim toll on Camden County, impacting local businesses and schools in the region, according to updated state data (see town-by-town cases below).

The state Department of Health's most recent "COVID-19 Activity Level Report," which is issued weekly, says Camden County is now in the “orange zone" for coronavirus cases, dropping from the "red" zone in recent weeks.

There are four "zones" used by the state to designate coronavirus spread in a particular region. The "red zone" means the daily new COVID-19 virus case rate, per 100,000 people, is "very high."

That means they exceed 25 cases per 100,000 people over a seven-day average. The "orange" zone means they have a rate of 10 to 25 cases per 100,000 people. The "yellow" zone means there have been between 1 and 10 cases per 100,000 people, and the "green zone" means there has been less than one case per 100,000 people.

The latest reports say the overall coronavirus activity level is either "moderate," or "yellow," or "high," or "orange," in all New Jersey counties.

"When it is high risk, there are some recommendations that we make together with local school boards," said Edward Lifshitz, medical director for the state Department of Health.

Indeed, a number of school districts have shifted to remote instruction as the numbers have risen.

The overall coronavirus risk rose to "high" in each of the counties because:

• The new daily case rate in each of the counties rose to 10 or more per 100,000 people.
• The percent of COVID-19-like illnesses rose above 5.52 in each of the counties.
• The percent of positive cases rose above 10.01.

As of Friday, there have been 38,447 cases of the coronavirus and 1,023 coronavirus-related deaths in Camden County since the pandemic began. Camden County officials provided the following breakdown of cases by town:

• Audubon 510
• Audubon Park 44
• Barrington 369
• Bellmawr 848
• Berlin Boro 490
• Berlin Twp. 317
• Brooklawn 134
• Camden 8,189
• Cherry Hill 4,653
• Chesilhurst 121
• Clementon 351
• Collingswood 747
• Gibbsboro 105
• Gloucester City 780
• Gloucester Twp. 4,559
• Haddon Heights 308
• Haddon Twp. 730
• Haddonfield 489
• Hi-Nella 51
• Laurel Springs 127
• Lawnside 287
• Lindenwold 1,688
• Magnolia 223
• Merchantville 279
• Mount Ephraim 226
• Oaklyn 193
• Pennsauken 3,673
• Pine Hill 743
• Pine Valley 0
• Runnemede 522
• Somerdale 367
• Stratford 419
• Tavistock 0
• Voorhees Twp. 2,092
• Waterford Twp. 627
• Winslow Twp. 2,884
• Woodlynne 289
• Unknown: 13