Camden County's Weekly COVID Cases Up 7 Percent: See Town Updates

CAMDEN COUNTY, NJ — The coronavirus continues to take a grim toll on Camden County, impacting local businesses and schools in the region, according to updated state data (see town-by-town totals below).

Camden County reported 33,403 total cases on Saturday, an increase of 2,351, or 7 percent, over the previous week.

The rise is reflected in the state Department of Health's most recent "COVID-19 Activity Level Report," which is issued weekly. The most recent report, released Thursday, says all Camden County still is in the “red zone” for coronavirus cases.

The “red zone” means the daily new COVID-19 virus case rate, per 100,000 people, rose to "very high" in all 21 counties. That means they exceed 25 cases per 1,000 people over a seven-day average.

The latest reports say the overall coronavirus activity level also rose from "moderate," or “yellow,” to "high," or “orange,” in recent weeks in all 21 New Jersey counties.

With the rise to a "high" level, state officials said, school districts in those counties may have to take more serious steps — such as quarantining or even shutting down schools — if a child shows the symptoms of COVID-19.

"When it is high risk, there are some recommendations that we make together with local school boards," said Edward Lifshitz, medical director for the state Department of Health.

Indeed, a number of school districts have shifted to remote instruction as the numbers have risen.

The overall coronavirus risk rose to "high" in each of the counties because:

• The new daily case rate in each of the counties rose to 10 or more per 100,000 people.
• The percent of COVID-19-like illnesses rose above 5.52 in each of the counties.
• The percent of positive cases rose above 10.01.

Camden County officials provided the following breakdown of cases by town:

• Audubon 419
• Audubon Park39
• Barrington308
• Bellmawr 721
• Berlin Boro 402
• Berlin Twp. 261
• Brooklawn 106
• Camden 7,357
• Cherry Hill 4,013
• Chesilhurst 108
• Clementon 313
• Collingswood 619
• Gibbsboro 85
• Gloucester City 639
• Gloucester Twp. 3,816
• Haddon Heights 241
• Haddon Twp. 598
• Haddonfield 411
• Hi-Nella 38
• Laurel Springs 110
• Lawnside 256
• Lindenwold 1,477
• Magnolia 180
• Merchantville 230
• Mount Ephraim 195
• Oaklyn 162
• Pennsauken 3,278
• Pine Hill 618
• Pine Valley 0
• Runnemede 422
• Somerdale 309
• Stratford 340
• Tavistock 0
• Voorhees Twp. 1,784
• Waterford Twp. 510
• Winslow Twp. 2,450
• Woodlynne 256