Coronavirus Fatalities In Gloucester Township Reaches 12

GLOUCESTER TOWNSHIP, NJ — A Gloucester Township woman in her 60s has died after testing positive for the coronavirus, Camden County officials announced on Wednesday. She is the 12th Gloucester Township resident to die due to coronavirus, according to data posted online by the county. None of the long-term care facilities in Gloucester Township had reported fatalities as of Wednesday.

The latest Gloucester Township death was one 11 new deaths reported in Camden County on Wednesday. There have been 241 deaths countywide, 180 of which have been connected to nursing homes.

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The following information is available about the new Camden County deaths:

• A Gloucester Township woman in her 60s;
• A Winslow man in his 50s;
• A Cherry Hill woman in her 60s;
• A Voorhees woman in her 90s;
• A Winslow man in his 90s;
• A Cherry Hill man in his 90s;
• A Voorhees man in his 70s;
• A Cherry Hill woman in her 90s;
• A Berlin Borough man in his 80s;
• A Camden woman in her 70s; and
• A Cherry Hill woman in her 70s.

“It is with a heavy heart that we announce 11 additional fatalities caused by COVID-19 in Camden County. I will never grow used to making these tragic announcements and long for the day that we will have rid ourselves of this deadly virus which continues to rip cherished members of our community from their loved ones,” said Freeholder Director Louis Cappelli, Jr. “We are extremely encouraged that despite the inclusion of cases that we were unable to report yesterday due to a system outage, today’s figure remains low. We are continuing to see the results of our county’s hard work and sacrifice to stay apart and stop the spread of this virus. If we continue to observe these practices and take this threat seriously, we will get through this unprecedented crisis together.”

A Gloucester Township man in his 20s and a Gloucester Township woman in her 30s were among 60 new cases reported in Camden County on Wednesday. There are now 434 coronavirus cases in Gloucester Township.

Countywide, there are now 4,354 positive cases, 1,083 of which have been connected to nursing homes.

On Wednesday, Gov. Phil Murphy announced that non-essential retail stores will reopen for online and phone ordering and curbside pickup. Non-essential construction will also be allowed to re-start. This will all become effective 6 a.m. Monday morning. Read more here: Gov. Phil Murphy To Reopen NJ Businesses Amid Coronavirus

The reopening comes as Murphy has said he plans to provide "hard dates" for restarting New Jersey's economy this week. Read more: Gov. Murphy: 'Hard Dates' Coming For NJ Coronavirus Reopening

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