Burlington County COVID Cases In 'Orange Zone:' See Town Updates

BURLINGTON COUNTY, NJ — The coronavirus continues to take a grim toll on Burlington County, impacting local businesses and schools in the region, according to updated state data (see town-by-town cases below).

The state Department of Health's most recent "COVID-19 Activity Level Report," which is issued weekly, says Burlington County is now in the “orange zone" for coronavirus cases, dropping from the "red" zone in recent weeks.

There are four "zones" used by the state to designate coronavirus spread in a particular region. The "red zone" means the daily new COVID-19 virus case rate, per 100,000 people, is "very high."

That means they exceed 25 cases per 100,000 people over a seven-day average. The "orange" zone means they have a rate of 10 to 25 cases per 100,000 people. The "yellow" zone means there have been between 1 and 10 cases per 100,000 people, and the "green zone" means there has been less than one case per 100,000 people.

The latest reports say the overall coronavirus activity level is either "moderate," or "yellow," or "high," or "orange," in all New Jersey counties.

"When it is high risk, there are some recommendations that we make together with local school boards," said Edward Lifshitz, medical director for the state Department of Health.

Indeed, a number of school districts have shifted to remote instruction as the numbers have risen.

The overall coronavirus risk rose to "high" in each of the counties because:

• The new daily case rate in each of the counties rose to 10 or more per 100,000 people.
• The percent of COVID-19-like illnesses rose above 5.52 in each of the counties.
• The percent of positive cases rose above 10.01.

Burlington County officials provided the following breakdown of cases by town:

• BASS RIVER TWP: Total 51, Deaths 2
• BEVERLY CITY: Total 138, Deaths 4
• BORDENTOWN CITY: Total 198, Deaths 8
• BORDENTOWN TWP: Total 624, Deaths 9
• BURLINGTON CITY: Total 619, Deaths 6
• BURLINGTON TWP: Total 1,887, Deaths 100
• CHESTERFIELD TWP: Total 391, Deaths 1
• CINNAMINSON TWP: Total 1,132, Deaths 36
• DELANCO TWP: Total 244, Deaths 8
• DELRAN TWP: Total 1,396, Deaths 6
• EASTAMPTON TWP: Total 385, Deaths 4
• EDGEWATER PARK TWP: Total 674, Deaths 6
• EVESHAM TWP: Total 2,564, Deaths 76
• FIELDSBORO BORO: Total 29, Deaths 1
• FLORENCE TWP: Total 741, Deaths 10
• HAINESPORT TWP: Total 332, Deaths 2
• LUMBERTON TWP: Total 726, Deaths 21
• MANSFIELD TWP: Total 476, Deaths 10
• MAPLE SHADE TWP: Total 1,425, Deaths 43
• MEDFORD LAKES BORO: Total 228, Deaths 0
• MEDFORD TWP: Total 1,185, Deaths 18
• MOORESTOWN TWP: Total 1,178, Deaths 74
• MOUNT HOLLY TWP: Total 535, Deaths 6
• MOUNT LAUREL TWP: Total 2,274, Deaths 67
• NEW HANOVER TWP: Total 134, Deaths 1
• NORTH HANOVER TWP: Total 258, Deaths 3
• PALMYRA BORO: Total 410, Deaths 4
• PEMBERTON BORO: Total 57, Deaths 1
• PEMBERTON TWP: Total 1,477, Deaths 30
• RIVERSIDE TWP: Total 652, Deaths 7
• RIVERTON BORO: Total 164, Deaths 18
• SHAMONG TWP: Total 393, Deaths 2
• SOUTHAMPTON TWP: Total 450, Deaths 17
• SPRINGFIELD TWP: Total 157, Deaths 2
• TABERNACLE TWP: Total 351, Deaths 8
• WASHINGTON TWP: Total 33, Deaths 1
• WESTAMPTON TWP: Total 609, Deaths 6
• WILLINGBORO TWP: Total 2,391, Deaths 54
• WOODLAND TWP: Total 347, Deaths 9
• WRIGHTSTOWN BORO: Total 29, Deaths 2
• OTHER: Total 1,765, Deaths 2
• TBD: Total 776, Deaths 0
• TOTAL: 29,885 cases, 685 confirmed deaths, 66 probable deaths