Burlington County Now At High Risk Of COVID-19 Transmission

BURLINGTON COUNTY, NJ — Burlington County is now at high risk of coronavirus transmission, according to the state's latest COVID-19 activity report, which is issued weekly.

The most recent report, released Thursday, says Burlington County is in the "orange zone," meaning the county has a rate of 10 to 25 cases per 100,000 people.

Schools in counties with high transmission rates would have to take more serious steps — such as quarantining or even shutting down schools — if a child shows the symptoms of COVID-19.

In this week's report, 11 of New Jersey's 21 counties are at a high risk for transmission as reports come in that the Omicron variant has been identified in the United States. Read more here: Omicron Variant Hits The U.S.: Is New Jersey Ready?

At the same time, officials continue to monitor the Delta variant, which accounted for more than 99 percent of coronavirus cases in New Jersey over the last four-weeks, according to data provided by the state department of health.

As of Friday, there have been 58,836 coronavirus cases and 977 coronavirus-related deaths in Burlington County since the pandemic began in March 2020.

New Jersey opened a COVID-19 vaccination mega-site in Burlington County this week, at the former AC Moore at 1190 Nixon Drive in Mount Laurel. Information can be found in the embed below.

Meanwhile, the Burlington County COVID-19 testing site has relocated to the Willingboro Town Center, 4390 Route 130 North, Willingboro, NJ 08046. The site is open to all those ages 5+ who live, work, or go to school in Burlington County. Appointments are encouraged at www.burlingtoncountytesting.org.

The Burlington County Health Department runs clinics four days a week at fixed clinic sites. No appointments are necessary. The clinics run on the following schedule:

• Mondays from 2-6 p.m. at the Burlington County Emergency Services Training Center, 53 Academy Dr., Westampton (drive-thru clinic).
• Tuesdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Palmyra Community Center, 30 West Broad, Palmyra.
• Wednesdays from noon to 4 p.m. at the Weimann Building, 400 Delanco Road, Edgewater Park.
• Thursdays from 3-7 p.m. at the Bordentown Township Senior Center, 3 Municipal Dr., Bordentown.

Vaccines are also available at pop-up clinics, which are held every Tuesday from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Virtua Mobile Grocery Store, 181 Norcross Lane in Pemberton, and Thursdays from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at the Virtua Mobile Farmers Market, 795 Woodlane Road in Westampton.

The Deborah Heart and Lung Center runs a walk-in vaccine clinic on Wednesdays from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Deborah Medical Office Building, 6 Earline Avenue in Browns Mills.

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