15 Coronavirus Related Deaths Linked To Moorestown Nursing Homes

Anthony Bellano
Updated ·2 min read

MOORESTOWN, NJ — There have been 15 deaths related to new coronavirus in nursing homes in Moorestown, according to statistics released by the state Department of Health.

Five nursing homes in the township have reported cases of the coronavirus, according to the data. The number of deaths in nursing homes reported by the state don’t match the number of deaths county officials have reported overall in Moorestown, which was 10 as of Wednesday night.

According to Burlington County officials, a 70-year-old Moorestown man, an 81-year-old Moorestown woman, an 84-year-old woman, an 82-year-old man, an 86-year-old man, an 88-year-old man, an 84-year-old woman, a 93-year-old-man, a 73-year-old-man and an 87-year-old man have all died after testing positive for the virus.

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In Burlington County as a whole, 21 nursing homes have reported an outbreak of the coronavirus. These homes have seen 835 cases and 95 deaths.

Those were some of the numbers revealed Thursday, weeks after the state Department of Health first released information on all nursing facilities in New Jersey who have reported at least one case of the coronavirus.

When first reported 10 days ago, 17 nursing homes reported cases in the county, with 412 cases and 35 deaths.

The listing comes after weeks of requests for the information and repeated warnings from the state to the owners and managers of long-term care facilities about their need to report that information to patients, employees and patients' families, Health Commissioner Judith Persichilli said Monday.

The following is the breakdown of cases reported in Moorestown nursing homes:

  • Brandywine Living at Moorestown Estates: 3 cases, 0 deaths

  • The Evergreens: 12 cases, 1 death

  • CareOne at Moorestown: 52 cases, 4 deaths

  • PowerBack Rehabilitation, Moorestown: 71 cases, 4 deaths

  • Cambridge Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center at Moorestown: 48 cases, 6 deaths

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This article originally appeared on the Moorestown Patch