10 Cherry Hill Children Test Positive For Coronavirus In 3 Days

CHERRY HILL, NJ — Five more children were among nine additional Cherry Hill residents who have tested positive for the coronavirus, Camden County officials announced on Thursday.

The new cases included three boys older than 10 and two girls older than 10. Over the last three days, 10 Cherry Hill children have tested positive for the coronavirus at a time when schools are discussing various options for reopening in the fall. Read more here: Remote, In-Person Learning On Table When Cherry Hill Schools Reopen

While the county doesn’t specify the ages of juvenile patients, in nine of the 10 cases, they have been described as “in their 10s.” The 10th was a juvenile girl of unknown age. Read more here: 5 Children Among 11 New Coronavirus Cases Reported In Cherry Hill

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Camden County also identified new cases among children in Gloucester City (boy older than 10), Haddon Heights (2 girls older than 10), Mount Ephraim (girl older than 10) and Pennsauken (girl older than 10).

The other new cases in Cherry Hill involved two women in their 20s, a man in his 30s and a man in his 20s. As of Thursday, there are 1,122 cases of the coronavirus in Cherry Hill with 159 confirmed deaths. Trace investigations are underway in all new cases.

Countywide, there are 8,491 coronavirus cases with 528 confirmed deaths. According to the Camden County Department of Health, there are 1,334 confirmed cases among residents at the county's long-term care facilities, with 307 deaths. Another 502 cases were reported among staff members, with three deaths.

“This morning we opened applications for the Camden County CARES Small Business Grant Program. Within hours, we had more than one thousand businesses apply for assistance,” Camden County Freeholder Director Louis Cappelli Jr. said. “This speaks to the need in our community and the significant impact this year’s shutdown had on those that make up the backbone of our economy. We cannot afford to close these businesses again, but we can ensure that our economy remains open and that businesses are able to resume operations by taking every precaution to stop the spread of coronavirus. Keep wearing masks, social distancing, and quarantining after travel to states with an active outbreak.”