13November 2020
CAMDEN COUNTY, NJ– Camden County continues to see brand-new benchmarks in the variety of new coronavirus cases, but the trend is going in an unfavorable instructions.
On Friday, 312 brand-new coronavirus cases were reported. It is the first time the county saw more than 300 cases in one day. The county has actually now gone beyond 15,000 cases of the coronavirus given that the beginning of the pandemic.
Recently, it saw more than 200 new cases in one day twice, and prior to that, the greatest variety of cases in one day was 195. Read more here: Camden County Sees 200 New Coronavirus Cases Twice In 3 Days
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“We have to react to this crisis immediately. In the last 4 days, we have actually had more new cases than we had throughout the whole month of September,” Camden County Director Louis Cappelli Jr. said. “The something we need more than any other public health determine right now is universal mask using. This minor hassle can literally be the distinction in between life and death for numerous Americans. I know it is tough to accept that we are seemingly moving in reverse and not progressing out of this crisis, however we can make this period less painful by taking every preventative measure to protect others. Use a mask, social distance, do not participate in indoor events, and work with contact tracers when they call.”
In all of September, there were 840 cases, according to the numbers supplied by the Camden County Department of Health.
Since Friday, 15,004 Camden County locals have actually tested favorable for the coronavirus and 588 homeowners have passed away considering that the beginning of the pandemic.