Camden County logs 1,427 new cases in this week

This week's daily case average is 156, up three from last week.

The Camden County Department of Health is announcing 1,095 new positive cases of COVID-19 and two new COVID-related deaths which occurred between Tuesday, July 26 and Monday, Aug. 1. Additionally, there were 332 cases detected through antigen testing, bringing the total number of cases 1,427. The aggregate number of confirmed positive cases in Camden County to 119,550 and 1,674 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 1,095 cases, 165 are among patients under 18 years old. The average age of the newly infected is 40 years old.

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

Audubon15
Audubon Park3
Barrington24
Bellmawr23
Berlin Boro10
Berlin Twp.14
Brooklawn3
Camden254
Cherry Hill132
Chesilhurst2
Clementon10
Collingswood31
Gibbsboro1
Gloucester City27
Gloucester Twp.112
Haddon Heights7
Haddon Twp.13
Haddonfield12
Hi-Nella1
Laurel Springs0
Lawnside8
Lindenwold66
Magnolia5
Merchantville25
Mount Ephraim6
Oaklyn10
Pennsauken68
Pine Hill7
Pine Valley0
Runnemede13
Somerdale13
Stratford15
Tavistock0
Voorhees Twp.57
Waterford Twp.19
Winslow Twp.77
Woodlynne12
Unknown0

 

This week’s daily case average is 156, up three from last week.

The Health Hub is now from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Tuesday’s and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Thursday’s. You can make an appointment at the Camden County Health Hub by visiting www.CamdenCountyVaccine.com.

There will also be no testing on site but test kits will be available for residents to pick up and test at their leisure.

To date, 419,879 Camden County residents have received at least one of the COVID-19 vaccine, 372,998 have received two doses and 243,408 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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