Camden County announces 289 COVID cases in past week

Camden County sees 2 fatalities in past week.

The Camden County Department of Health is announcing 218 new positive cases of COVID-19 and 2 new COVID-related deaths which occurred between Tuesday, March 29 and Monday, April 4.  Additionally, there were 71 cases detected through antigen testing, bringing the total number of cases to 289. The aggregate number of confirmed positive cases in Camden County to 104,762 and 1,607 total fatalities.

The outcomes from these antigen tests, unlike the results from the polymerase chain reaction, (PCR) are probable positive cases. These daily numbers are added into our aggregated lab tested PCR metrics.

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Of the 218 cases, 41 are among patients under 18 years old. The average age of the newly infected from this weekend is 39 years old.

This week’s cases involve residents living in the following municipalities:

Audubon 7
Audubon Park 0
Barrington 4
Bellmawr 1
Berlin Boro 3
Berlin Twp. 3
Brooklawn 0
Camden 24
Cherry Hill 40
Chesilhurst 0
Clementon 0
Collingswood 11
Gibbsboro 3
Gloucester City 3
Gloucester Twp. 19
Haddon Heights 3
Haddon Twp. 9
Haddonfield 13
Hi-Nella 0
Laurel Springs 0
Lawnside 1
Lindenwold 8
Magnolia 2
Merchantville 5
Mount Ephraim 0
Oaklyn 2
Pennsauken 9
Pine Hill 2
Pine Valley 0
Runnemede 0
Somerdale 1
Stratford 0
Tavistock 0
Voorhees Twp. 23
Waterford Twp. 5
Winslow Twp. 17
Woodlynne 0
Unknown 0

 

A daily breakdown of cases can be found at www.camdencounty.com/news.

Vaccine hours:

Operational hours at the Camden County Health Hub vaccine clinic run from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Thursdays. This includes booster shots for ages 12-17.

To date, 411,688 Camden County residents have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, while 361,357 have received two doses and 188,493 have received a third dose. More information regarding vaccination rates throughout the county and available on the state’s COVID-19 dashboard at covid19.nj.gov.

The county Health Department is continuing to closely track new cases of COVID-19 and information regarding the prevalence of the Omicron variant. New cases are often reassigned to other municipalities over the course of an investigation.

More information regarding Camden County’s preparations and response related to the COVID-19 pandemic is available by visiting camdencounty.com. Residents should frequently check the county webpage and social media for up-to-date information.

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