Camden County's COVID Cases Up 2 Percent: 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 totals below).

Camden County reported an 11-month total of 37,782 cases on Saturday, an increase of 764 and 2 percent over the previous week.

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

The "red zone" means the daily new COVID-19 virus case rate, per 100,000 people, is "very high" currently in 14 counties. 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 latest reports say the overall coronavirus activity level is either "moderate," or "yellow," or "high," or "orange," in all New Jersey counties.

If the overall activity is at a "high" level, state officials said, school districts in those counties may have to take more serious steps — such as quarantining or even shutting down schools — if a child shows the symptoms of COVID-19.

"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.

Camden County officials provided the following breakdown of cases by town:

• Audubon 494
• Audubon Park 43
• Barrington 358
• Bellmawr 832
• Berlin Boro 480
• Berlin Twp. 311
• Brooklawn 127
• Camden 8,089
• Cherry Hill 4,577
• Chesilhurst 120
• Clementon 344
• Collingswood 730
• Gibbsboro 105
• Gloucester City 760
• Gloucester Twp. 4,454
• Haddon Heights 297
• Haddon Twp. 717
• Haddonfield 478
• Hi-Nella 47
• Laurel Springs 126
• Lawnside 284
• Lindenwold 1,671
• Magnolia 215
• Merchantville 274
• Mount Ephraim 223
• Oaklyn 186
• Pennsauken 3,609
• Pine Hill 730
• Pine Valley 0
• Runnemede 506
• Somerdale 359
• Stratford 411
• Tavistock 0
• Voorhees Twp. 2,055
• Waterford Twp. 615
• Winslow Twp. 2,838
• Woodlynne 287