Number Of Burlington County Coronavirus Cases Exceeds 7K

BURLINGTON COUNTY, NJ — The number of coronavirus cases in Burlington County has now exceeded 7,000, according to numbers provided by the county.

As of Thursday night, there were 7,001 cases of the coronavirus in Burlington County, with 463 confirmed deaths and 49 probable deaths.

The first two cases of the coronavirus in Burlington County were reported on March 10. Read more here: Burlington County Couple Presumptive Positive For Coronavirus

Willingboro has the highest number of cases at 811, followed by Burlington Township with 613, Evesham (545), Mount Laurel (502) and Pemberton Township (471). Washington Township has the fewest cases in Burlington County, with just three.

Burlington Township has the highest number of fatalities, with 81. Moorestown is second with 63, followed by Evesham with 46, Mount Laurel with 42 and Willingboro with 30. Chesterfield, Medford Lakes and Washington Township have not recorded any deaths due to the virus.

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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.

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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