Second Camden County Coronavirus Testing Site Closes

CAMDEN COUNTY, NJ — The drive-thru coronavirus testing site at Dudley Grange Park at 3101 Federal Street in East Camden closed effective July 2 as the state reopens amid the coronavirus pandemic.

The site, operated jointly by Cooper University Health Care, the Camden County Freeholder Board, and Camden County Health Department, provided critical testing and information to thousands of residents of Camden County since early May. The site has experienced a reduction in the number of people coming for COVID-19 testing over the past few weeks.

“This site was an important resource as we aggressively worked to identify and mitigate the risk of COVID-19 in the community,” Cooper Health Senior Vice President of Strategic Alliances Louis Bezich said. “Although the demand for testing at this site has decreased, and we will continue to offer testing at our other sites.”

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“I want to thank the Cooper team for stepping up to the plate and working with us to deliver critical testing services to the residents of the city and county throughout this pandemic,” Camden County Freeholder Director Louis Cappelli said. “All of our public mobile sites have seen a significant drop off in volume over the last month, that said, we will continue to work together to address this virus head on as a team on behalf of our community.”

While the state is not completely out of the woods as far as the pandemic is concerned, Camden County has seen numbers of new cases dropping over the last several weeks.

On Monday, though, New Jersey hit its highest level in 10 weeks. Gov. Phil Murphy made the statement as he announced 216 new cases and 20 more deaths, which remain among the lowest daily numbers in the nation. Read more here: Gov. Murphy Issues NJ Coronavirus Warning As State Backslides

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Jefferson Health New Jersey continues to operate two drive-through testing sites in Cherry Hill and Washington Township. For more information, visit: https://newjersey.jeffersonhealth.org.

Rite Aid stores at 101 White Horse Pike in Clementon, at 500 Woodbury-Glassboro Road in Sewell and at 501 Clements Bridge Road in Barrington also offer self-swab testing testing for the coronavirus.

CVS stores at 5000 Route 42 in Gloucester Township and at 1 Route 70 East in Cherry Hill also offer testing for the coronavirus.

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