Gloucester County is continuing to see its COVID-19 case number decline as it has reported numbers in the teens for three consecutive days.
Gloucester County confirmed 27 positive cases on Friday, May 29; 16 cases on Saturday, May 30; 17 on Sunday, May 31 and 12 on Monday, June 1. The 12 cases reported on Monday are the fewest the county has reported in a single day since March 27.
Here is the breakdown of cases reported on June 1 by municipality:
- Deptford – 2
- Glassboro – 1
- Greenwich Twp. – 1
- Logan – 3
- Mantua – 2
- Monroe Twp. – 1
- Washington Twp. – 1
- Woolwich 1
The number of COVID-19 deaths in Gloucester County is also continuing to decline and is at its lowest point since late April. Gloucester County confirmed the deaths of two Washington Twp. women, one Franklin Twp. man and one Monroe Twp. woman on Friday. On Saturday, county officials confirmed the death of a 69-year-old Deptford man. A 68-year-old woman from Deptford was the lone reported COVID-19 death on Monday. The county did not report any new COVID-19 deaths on Sunday.
Continue to check the CDC at www.cdc.gov and New Jersey Department of Health www.nj.gov/health/ websites for updates. The Gloucester County Department of Health can be reached at (856) 218-4101 or by visiting www.gloucestercountynj.gov.
