From Burlington County:

‘Burlington County Health Department announces two additional cases of COVID:

Case information:

43 Year Old Male, Moorestown, Method of Exposure currently under investigation

63 Year Old Female, Eastampton, Travel Associated Case

This is all of the public information available at this time. Contact tracing underway.’

Over the weekend, the Burlington County Health Department announced the closure of schools starting Monday. The county reported community exposure from a presumptive positive case, releasing a list of the multiple locations that the person went to prior to being tested. Sheriff Basantis filed a complaint in court to stay eviction proceedings amid the outbreak, and earlier this week, the county created a County Coronavirus Task Force.

Earlier today, NJDOH Commissioner Persichilli had announced an updated case count throughout the state, currently at 98, noting one new case in Burlington.  The DOH’s website currently lists 4 cases in Burlington County as of 5pm Sunday, while noting ‘these numbers are subject to change as the Department reconciles data we receive from commercial laboratories’.

Due to recommendations from the State of New Jersey and County Health Department to limit the community spread of COVID-19, Burlington County announces that all County parks facilities will be closed to the public beginning, Monday, March 16, until further notice. Trails will remain open, but buildings and restrooms will be closed. Parks are not closed, park facilities are closed. The public can still utilize trail networks.

All events and activities will be canceled all at locations.

The following is a list of park locations:

Amico Island, Delran – only trails will be open

Boundary Creek, Moorestown

Burlington County Agricultural Center, Moorestown  – all activities, events and classes canceled

County Fairgrounds  – all activities, events and classes canceled

Crystal Lake Park, Mansfield  – only trails will be open

Laurel Run, Delran – only trails will be open

Long Bridge Park, Hainesport – only trails will be open

Pennington Park, Edgewater Park – only trails will be open

Rancocas Nature Center, Westampton  – only trails will be open

Smithville Park and Smith Woods, Eastampton – only trails will be open

Willingboro Lakes, Willingboro – closed

Prison Museum and Warden’s House – closed

Lyceum of History and Natural Sciences  – closed

Smithville Mansion  – closed

Underground Railroad Museum  – closed

Workers House at Smithville  – closed

Please check the Burlington County website for updates. www.co.burlington.nj.us

In the interest of limiting the spread of COVID-19 within our communities, all Burlington County Library System locations will be closed to the public beginning Monday, March 16. As a result, all programs, events and space rentals are also cancelled. No Mobile Library service will be available at this time.

Here’s what we are doing for our customers:

• No fines or fees will be charged for any items you currently have checked out
• All library cards that are set to expire will be extended until June 2020
• We are working with and getting guidance from the Burlington County Health Department, Centers for Disease Control alongside other county, state and government agencies to plan and keep our customers informed.

We encourage customers to engage with us  virtually through our website which provides access to online resources, streaming movies, ebooks and audio ebooks 24/7.

Additional Resources:

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• New Jersey Department of Health
• Burlington County Health Department
• NJDOH Coronavirus Call Center: Available 24/7 in multiple languages (1-800-222-1222)

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