Haddon Township Man In His 80s Dies Of Coronavirus

HADDON TOWNSHIP, NJ — A Haddon Township man in his 80s has died after testing positive for the coronavirus, Camden County officials announced on Thursday.

He is the fifth Haddon Township resident to die after testing positive for the virus, according to numbers provided by the county health department. Since the beginning of the pandemic, 142 Haddon Township residents have tested positive for the virus.

He was one of three new Camden County fatalities related to the virus that were announced on Thursday. The others involved a Winslow man in his 60s and a Voorhees woman in her 80s.
As of Thursday, 562 Camden County residents have died after testing positive for the virus, and 11,413 residents have contracted the virus since the beginning of the pandemic.

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“Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims and their families today as we learn of three more Camden County residents lost to coronavirus,” Camden County Freeholder Director Louis Cappelli Jr. said. “We are seeing spiking cases not only at home but across the country and other parts of the world. Public health experts have linked the rise at least in part to the increasing number of small gatherings indoors. I know it is not easy to go without seeing friends and family for extended periods of time, but we have to do everything we can to stop the spread of COVID-19. Please continue to wear a mask, social distance, and take all necessary steps to minimize the chance that you could spread or contract this virus.”

A Haddon Township man in his 70s was among 54 new cases of the coronavirus identified in Camden County on Thursday. Three Haddonfield residents — including a man in his 50s, a man in his 30s, and a man in his 70s — were also among the new cases. In Haddonfield, 130 residents have tested positive for the coronavirus since the beginning of the pandemic.

The Camden County Department of Health also announced 1,516 confirmed resident cases and 627 staff cases at the county's 56 long-term care facilities. As of Thursday, 332 residents and three staff members have died as a result of the coronavirus.

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