Latest Gloucester Township Coronavirus Updates

GLOUCESTER TOWNSHIP, NJ — Four Gloucester Township residents were among 46 additional cases of the coronavirus reported in Camden County on Wednesday. No new deaths were reported anywhere in the county for the fifth straight day.

The new cases bring the township’s total to just shy of 800 at 799 with 47 confirmed deaths. Camden County now has 8,281 cases of the coronavirus with 501 confirmed deaths.

Camden County has averaged 25 new cases a day over the last seven days, and the overall recovery rate from the virus in the county is 98 percent, according to officials. Concerns remain about the spread of the virus, though, and officials are reminding residents to keep following the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) guidelines for social distancing and other health measures.

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“The continuing outbreak of COVID-19 throughout the country is extremely concerning, even as New Jersey and Camden County maintain low rates of transmission and case growth,” Camden County Freeholder Director Louis Cappelli Jr. said. “Although our region has experienced a reprieve from the worst of this pandemic in recent weeks, we cannot lose sight of how dangerous this virus is or how quickly it can spread if we let our guards down. We must continue to wear masks and social distance. Please follow the governor’s travel advisory and quarantine if possible when returning from designated states.”

The new Gloucester Township cases involve a woman in her 40s, a woman in her 80s, a man in his 20s and a man in his 30s. Officials don't specify what areas of Gloucester Township in which the new cases or the deaths originate. Trace investigations are underway in all new cases.

According to the Camden County Department of Health, there are 1,324 confirmed cases among residents at the county's long-term care facilities, with 305 deaths. Another 498 cases were reported among staff members, with three deaths.

According to state statistics, there are 159 resident cases and 31 resident deaths at Elmwood Hills Health Center in Gloucester Township. There are 41 staff cases and zero deaths.

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