Burlington Co. Weekly COVID Cases Up 12 Percent: See Town Updates

Tom Davis
Updated ·3 min read

BURLINGTON COUNTY, NJ — The coronavirus continues to take a grim toll on Burlington County, impacting local businesses and schools in the region, according to updated state data (see town-by-town totals below).

Burlington County reported 25,410 total cases on Saturday, an increase of 2,791, or 12 percent, over the previous week.

The rise 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 all Burlington County still is in the “red zone” for coronavirus cases.

The “red zone” means the daily new COVID-19 virus case rate, per 100,000 people, rose to "very high" in all 21 counties. That means they exceed 25 cases per 1,000 people over a seven-day average.

The latest reports say the overall coronavirus activity level also rose from "moderate," or “yellow,” to "high," or “orange,” in recent weeks in all 21 New Jersey counties.

With the rise to a "high" level, state officials said, school districts in those counties may have to take more serious steps — such as quarantining or even shutting down schools — if a child shows the symptoms of COVID-19.

"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.

Indeed, a number of school districts have shifted to remote instruction as the numbers have risen.

The overall coronavirus risk rose to "high" in each of the counties because:

  • The new daily case rate in each of the counties rose to 10 or more per 100,000 people.

  • The percent of COVID-19-like illnesses rose above 5.52 in each of the counties.

  • The percent of positive cases rose above 10.01.

Burlington County officials provided the following breakdown of cases by town:

  • BASS RIVER TWP: New 0, Total 38, Deaths 2

  • BEVERLY CITY: New 0, Total 115, Deaths 4

  • BORDENTOWN CITY: New 3, Total 171, Deaths 6

  • BORDENTOWN TWP: New 5, Total 517, Deaths 9

  • BURLINGTON CITY: New 8, Total 529, Deaths 6

  • BURLINGTON TWP: New 16, Total 1,636, Deaths 94

  • CHESTERFIELD TWP: New 0, Total 333, Deaths 1

  • CINNAMINSON TWP: New 7, Total 982, Deaths 35

  • DELANCO TWP: New 0, Total 216, Deaths 7

  • DELRAN TWP: New 8, Total 1,175, Deaths 6

  • EASTAMPTON TWP: New 4, Total 314, Deaths 4

  • EDGEWATER PARK TWP: New 3, Total 598, Deaths 5

  • EVESHAM TWP: New 19, Total 2,298, Deaths 69

  • FIELDSBORO BORO: New 0, Total 25, Deaths 1

  • FLORENCE TWP: New 5, Total 585, Deaths 10

  • HAINESPORT TWP: New 3, Total 283, Deaths 1

  • LUMBERTON TWP: New 7, Total 638, Deaths 20

  • MANSFIELD TWP: New 4, Total 388, Deaths 10

  • MAPLE SHADE TWP: New 23, Total 1,271, Deaths 41

  • MEDFORD LAKES BORO: New 4, Total 188, Deaths 0

  • MEDFORD TWP: New 6, Total 1,032, Deaths 17

  • MOORESTOWN TWP: New 7, Total 1,026, Deaths 71

  • MOUNT HOLLY TWP: New 3, Total 453, Deaths 5

  • MOUNT LAUREL TWP: New 9, Total 1,929, Deaths 59

  • NEW HANOVER TWP: New 1, Total 121, Deaths 1

  • NORTH HANOVER TWP: New 1, Total 212, Deaths 1

  • PALMYRA BORO: New 2, Total 346, Deaths 4

  • PEMBERTON BORO: New 0, Total 51, Deaths 1

  • PEMBERTON TWP: New 11, Total 1,156, Deaths 29

  • RIVERSIDE TWP: New 3, Total 580, Deaths 6

  • RIVERTON BORO: New 5, Total 139, Deaths 16

  • SHAMONG TWP: New 4, Total 322, Deaths 2

  • SOUTHAMPTON TWP: New 2, Total 389, Deaths 11

  • SPRINGFIELD TWP: New 1, Total 124, Deaths 2

  • TABERNACLE TWP: New 1, Total 292, Deaths 7

  • WASHINGTON TWP: New 0, Total 26, Deaths 0

  • WESTAMPTON TWP: New 7, Total 506, Deaths 6

  • WILLINGBORO TWP: New 11, Total 2,091, Deaths 45

  • WOODLAND TWP: New 2, Total 340, Deaths 9

  • WRIGHTSTOWN BORO: New 0, Total 23, Deaths 2


This article originally appeared on the Moorestown Patch