2 More Coronavirus Deaths In Moorestown

MOORESTOWN, NJ — Two more Moorestown residents have died after testing positive for the coronavirus, Burlington County officials announced on Friday.

Two more residents have also tested positive for the coronavirus, bringing the total number of cases in the township to 267 with 51 deaths.

The two most recent deaths in Moorestown involved a 97-year-old woman and a 75-year-old man.

Previous deaths in Moorestown included a 77-year-old man, a 76-year-old man, a 96-year-old woman, a 79-year-old woman, an 88-year-old man, 82-year-old woman, an 89-year-old woman, an 84-year-old woman, an 82-year-old man, an 86-year-old man, an 88-year-old man, an 84-year-old woman, a 93-year-old-man, a 73-year-old-man, an 87-year-old man, a 97-year-old woman, a 76-year-old man, an 86-year-old woman, an 85-year-old woman a 93-year-old woman, a 68-year-old man, a 91-year-old man, a 97-year-old man, a 79-year-old woman, a 73-year-old woman, a 77-year-old woman, a 74-year-old man, a 96-year-old man, a 100-year-old man, an 84-year-old man, a 96-year-old woman, an 83-year-old man, a 95-year-old man, a 95-year-old woman, a 95-year-old man and a 75-year-old woman, a 94-year-old woman, an 87-year-old woman, a 66-year-old man, a 97-year-old woman and, 82-year-old man, a 79-year-old woman and an 89-year-old woman. Read more here: Moorestown Sees 5 More Coronavirus Deaths

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As of Friday, there were 4,524 cases of coronavirus in Burlington County with 294 confirmed deaths. Read more here: Burlington County Reports 15 Coronavirus-Related Deaths In Moorestown

Burlington County is actively engaged in contact tracing positive coronavirus cases. The focus is on close contacts, defined as closer than 6 feet for more than 10 minutes, household contacts and those that work in high risk settings such as healthcare workers and long term care facilities. Read more here: 7 More Coronavirus-Related Deaths In Moorestown

If community exposure has occurred, where a coronavirus positive person was in close contact with people for an extended period of time, while symptomatic, county officials will notify the public. Since residents are abiding by the social distancing requirements, officials said they have not run into that issue since early in the pandemic.

Reminder: Mass exposure, due to social distancing guidelines, and the cooperation of the public has been minimized. Residents are reminded to remain 6 feet apart while obtaining essential items or services, and stay home unless absolutely necessary.

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