Latest Coronavirus Updates For Moorestown

MOORESTOWN, NJ — As of Tuesday night, there were 438 cases of the coronavirus in Moorestown with 63 confirmed deaths, according to numbers provided by Burlington County officials.

Countywide, there were 6,959 cases, 461 confirmed deaths and 49 probable deaths. Twenty-one new cases were reported in the county on Tuesday, including two 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.

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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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