Gloucester County COVID Numbers: See Updates

GLOUCESTER COUNTY, NJ — New data has been released that shows the coronavirus continues to have an impact on Gloucester County (see town-by-town totals below).

As of Friday, Gloucester County has seen 21,615 coronavirus cases and 533 coronavirus-related deaths since the beginning of the pandemic more than a year ago. The number of cases increased by 626 over the previous week.

The disease's impact 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 Gloucester County is in the "yellow zone," meaning the county has a rate of 1 to 10 cases per 100,000 people.

If the overall activity is at an "orange" level, state officials say, school districts in those counties would have to take more serious steps — such as quarantining or even shutting down schools — if a child shows the symptoms of COVID-19. If the county is in the "orange" zone, it means it has a rate of 10 to 25 cases per 100,000 people.

Indeed, a number of school districts still provide remote instruction even as the number of new daily cases has dropped in recent weeks.

"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.