Moorestown Man, 88, Dies Of Coronavirus

MOORESTOWN, NJ — An 88-year-old Moorestown man has died after testing positive for the coronavirus, Burlington County officials announced Wednesday night.

Five more Moorestown residents were also diagnosed with the coronavirus, bringing the total number of cases in the township to 239, with 45 fatalities.

Fifty-four new cases were reported countywide, bringing the Burlington County totals to 4,016 cases with 250 deaths. Trace investigations are underway in all new cases.

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Numbers for cases and fatalities associated with nursing homes are released every Wednesday, Burlington County Freeholder Linda Hynes said earlier this week.

As of Wednesday, there were 207 cases and 53 fatalities among residents at Moorestown’s long-term care facilities, according to numbers provided by the state. There were 137 cases and one death among staff members at the same nursing homes.

Other reported coronavirus deaths in Moorestown have included an 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, 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

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: Burlington County Reports 15 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. Read more here: 7 More Coronavirus-Related Deaths In Moorestown

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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