County announces 746 new cases in past week

Daily case average rises from 70 to 74, county sees nine new COVID-related deaths.

The Camden County Department of Health is announcing 592 new positive cases of COVID-19 and nine new COVID-related deaths which occurred between Tuesday, Oct. 25 and Tuesday, Nov. 1. Additionally, there were 154 cases detected through antigen testing, bringing the total number of cases 746. The aggregate number of confirmed positive cases in Camden County to 128,639 and 1,724 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.

Of the 592 cases, 95 are among patients under 18 years old. The average age of the newly infected is 45 years old.

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

Audubon 9
Audubon Park 2
Barrington 4
Bellmawr 13
Berlin Boro 4
Berlin Twp. 3
Brooklawn 3
Camden 102
Cherry Hill 87
Chesilhurst 2
Clementon 6
Collingswood 12
Gibbsboro 0
Gloucester City 12
Gloucester Twp. 55
Haddon Heights 8
Haddon Twp. 13
Haddonfield 6
Hi-Nella 0
Laurel Springs 2
Lawnside 6
Lindenwold 32
Magnolia 11
Merchantville 6
Mount Ephraim 5
Oaklyn 8
Pennsauken 52
Pine Hill 16
Pine Valley 0
Runnemede 14
Somerdale 3
Stratford 7
Tavistock 0
Voorhees Twp. 37
Waterford Twp. 10
Winslow Twp. 40
Woodlynne 2
Unknown 0

 

The daily case average is 74, a slight increase from last week’s average of 70.

To see COVID cases per day, visit www.camdencounty.com/news.

The Health Hub is now from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays. You can make an appointment at the Camden County Health Hub by visiting www.CamdenCountyVaccine.com.

To date, 424,437 Camden County residents have received at least one of the COVID-19 vaccine, 379,321 have received two doses and 251,180 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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