Camden County logs 901 new cases in past week

County sees decrease in daily case average and 11 new COVID-related deaths.

The Camden County Department of Health is announcing 721 new positive cases of COVID-19 and 11 COVID-related deaths which occurred between Tuesday, Aug. 30 and Tuesday, Sept. 6. Additionally, there were 180 cases detected through antigen testing, bringing the total number of cases 901. The aggregate number of confirmed positive cases in Camden County to 123,740 and 1,700 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 721 cases, 97 are among patients under 18 years old. The average age of the newly infected is 41 years old.

 The daily case average is 103, down from last week’s average of 109.

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

Audubon6
Audubon Park1
Barrington6
Bellmawr12
Berlin Boro4
Berlin Twp.4
Brooklawn1
Camden199
Cherry Hill105
Chesilhurst1
Clementon4
Collingswood20
Gibbsboro2
Gloucester City11
Gloucester Twp.67
Haddon Heights6
Haddon Twp.15
Haddonfield5
Hi-Nella0
Laurel Springs0
Lawnside2
Lindenwold23
Magnolia3
Merchantville15
Mount Ephraim4
Oaklyn6
Pennsauken60
Pine Hill13
Pine Valley0
Runnemede14
Somerdale5
Stratford11
Tavistock0
Voorhees Twp.34
Waterford Twp.9
Winslow Twp.50
Woodlynne3
Unknown0

 

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, 421,280 Camden County residents have received at least one of the COVID-19 vaccine, 375,403 have received two doses and 249,415 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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