Latest Moorestown Coronavirus Updates

MOORESTOWN, NJ — The new coronavirus outbreak in New Jersey and across the nation is having vast impacts in Moorestown, including the closure of schools and many businesses.

In the past week, Burlington County has confirmed 15 coronavirus-related deaths in the township, following a report that 15 deaths had taken place in Moorestown nursing homes as a result of the coronavirus.

Since then, 11 more residents have died, bringing the total number of fatalities in Moorestown to 26. It wasn’t clear how many of the more recent fatalities were connected to the coronavirus.

As of Thursday, 3,269 positive cases of new coronavirus had been reported in Burlington County, with 187 deaths. Statewide, there have been 133,635, and 8,801 deaths related to the coronavirus.

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Here are the latest local updates from Moorestown:

SCHOOLS

All schools in New Jersey will remain closed for the rest of the academic year in response to the new coronavirus outbreak, state officials said. Students in Moorestown recently spoke about making the adjustment to remote learning and staying connected to their extracurricular activities.

At the same meeting, the Board of Education approved a $75,656,895 budget that included a 2.39 percent tax rate increase. A new research report from the Senator Walter Rand Institute for Public Affairs at Rutgers University–Camden explored the risk exposure factors (REF) for the largest school districts in South Jersey, and said Moorestown may have to raise taxes by another 1.4 percent if state aid were to be decreased by 10 percent.

The district is also exploring options for graduation after Gov. Phil Murphy announced schools would be closed statewide for the rest of the academic year.

TAXES

Moorestown Council is set to meet Friday afternoon to extend the grace period for property taxes that were due on May 1. Taxes were still due that day, but the grace period to pay without penalty would be extended from May 11 to June 1.

BUSINESS
Moorestown Patch has set up a directory business owners can use to let people know they are open. Details on the directory and the form to enter your business can be found here.

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