Haddonfield Board Of Health To Give Coronavirus Update March 16

HADDONFIELD, NJ — The Haddonfield Board of Health will provide an update on how the borough will handle the new coronavirus next week, before the Board of Commissioners’ regularly scheduled meeting at borough hall, 242 Kings Highway East.

The Board of Health will meet at 6:30 p.m. on March 16. The Board of Commissioners’ work session will immediately follow the meeting.

The meeting will be held the same day the Haddonfield Public School District announced it would have an in-service day so staff can prepare for the possibility of remote classes.

Three cases of new coronavirus have been reported in the region. On Tuesday, the first two presumptive positive cases in Burlington County were reported. On the same day, Camden County said the condition of the Cherry Hill man who had been diagnosed had been upgraded.

A Bergen County man in his 60s was the state's first fatality, officials announced on Tuesday. Read more here: First NJ Coronavirus Death; Total Cases Rise To 15: Governor

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The New Jersey Department of Health has partnered with the New Jersey Poison Information and Education System to open and operate a call center (1-800-222-1222) for public use regarding questions, concerns, and other information related to coronavirus spread in New Jersey. More information is also available on the state's coronavirus webpage.

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