Camden County announces 561 cases in past week

Average daily case count drops from 90 to 63.

The Camden County Department of Health is announcing 441 new positive cases of COVID-19 and three new COVID-related deaths which occurred between Tuesday, Nov. 8 and Monday, Nov. 14. Additionally, there were 120 cases detected through antigen testing, bringing the total number of cases 561. The aggregate number of confirmed positive cases in Camden County to 129,620 and 1,730 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 441 cases, 61 are among patients under 18 years old. The average age of the newly infected is 44 years old.

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

Audubon 7
Audubon Park 0
Barrington 3
Bellmawr 5
Berlin Boro 4
Berlin Twp. 5
Brooklawn 0
Camden 75
Cherry Hill 48
Chesilhurst 2
Clementon 3
Collingswood 23
Gibbsboro 2
Gloucester City 7
Gloucester Twp. 47
Haddon Heights 5
Haddon Twp. 13
Haddonfield 6
Hi-Nella 0
Laurel Springs 1
Lawnside 4
Lindenwold 24
Magnolia 6
Merchantville 7
Mount Ephraim 8
Oaklyn 2
Pennsauken 33
Pine Hill 5
Pine Valley 0
Runnemede 4
Somerdale 8
Stratford 4
Tavistock 0
Voorhees Twp. 23
Waterford Twp. 9
Winslow Twp. 45
Woodlynne 3
Unknown 0

 

The daily case average for this week was 63, a sharp decrease from last week’s average of 90.

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, 425,110 Camden County residents have received at least one of the COVID-19 vaccine, 379,928 have received two doses and 251,394 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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