From Gloucester County:

(Sewell, NJ) –The Gloucester County Board of Chosen Freeholders, Department of Health and Human Services and Office of Emergency Management announces positive COVID-19 cases in Gloucester County.

Individuals are male and female who have a history of international travel. Male, 59, is currently hospitalized at Inspira Medical Center-Mullica Hill and improving. Female, 57, is at home in isolation and continues to be asymptomatic. These individuals reside in Glassboro, NJ.

The Gloucester County Department of Health and Human Services is working with the New Jersey Department of Health to conduct a full assessment that includes identifying the contacts these individuals had.

In addition to the New Jersey Department of Health, Gloucester County Department of Health and Human Services has been working closely with the Gloucester County Office of Emergency Management to prepare for and respond to Covid-19.

This includes online presentations and workshops for county first responders, healthcare providers, schools, municipal administrators, and other key frontline staff. At this time, the overall threat of Covid-19 to Gloucester County residents remains low.

“Everyone can help prevent the spread of Covid-19 by practicing good hand, surface, spacing, and respiratory hygiene, and staying home when feeling ill,” Freeholder Director Robert M. Damminger said. “Taking these precautions cares for the whole community, especially those most vulnerable. Employers can especially play an important role by encouraging workers to stay home if ill, without penalty.”

It is not recommended that healthy people wear masks.  A mask should only be worn if a healthcare professional recommends it.  The Gloucester County Department of Health and Human Services will keep the public informed if this recommendation changes.

“While we know that any case of COVID-19 presents a cause for concern for our residents, we want to emphasize the need to follow personal hygiene guidelines vigilantly, this should not be a cause for panic and the risk to the general public remains low,” said Gloucester County Health Officer Annmarie Ruiz.

“Our Health Department and the Emergency Response Office has been planning and preparing for the past several weeks for the possibility of a case of COVID-19 in Gloucester County. Residents can rest assured that we are acting swiftly to protect the health of our community,” added Ruiz.

New Jersey residents can call 1-800-222-1222 or 1-800-962-1253 with questions. The call center is open 24/7 and has multi-language capacity.

Please note that the call center is not able to diagnose or give medical recommendations. Healthcare providers should be contacted if medical advice is needed.  People should call their doctor or hospital before going so healthcare staff can provide instructions on getting care.

Most people with mild symptoms do not need to be tested. It is important to stay home and isolate from others while sick.

Please continue to check the CDC at www.cdc.gov and New Jersey Department of Health www.nj.gov/health/ website for updates.
The Gloucester County Department of Health can be reached at (856) 218-4101 or by visiting www.gloucestercountynj.gov<http://www.gloucestercountynj.gov>.

For the safety of residents and employees, the following additional county buildings will be restricted from public access, effective March 18, 2020:

*   115 Budd Boulevard (Senior Services, Human & Disability Services, Economic Development and Superintendent of Schools Office)
*   1200 N. Delsea Drive – Clayton Public Works Complex (Engineering, Tax Assessing, Planning)
*   2 S. Broad – Woodbury Administration Building

All departments are prepared to deliver services to residents through phone, online, and/or email as well as making drop boxes available for required paperwork delivery.

“In the interest of public health and following CDC and other state agency guidelines, we are restricting public access to our offices,” Freeholder Director Robert M. Damminger said. “We want to make it very clear that our departments remain open and reachable by telephone or electronic media.”

The drop-boxes will be available in the front of all buildings or in the secured vestibules.

The respective departments can be reached by the following phone numbers:

Department of Economic Development
(856) 384-6963

Division of Senior Services
(856) 384-6900

Division of Human & Disability Services
(856) 384-6842

Superintendent of Schools
(856) 686-8370

Department of Administration
(856) 853-3275

Treasury & Finance Operations
(856) 853-3353

Public Works Department
(856) 307-6400

Tax Assessing
(856) 307-6445

COVID-19 Cases by County (statewide count currently at 427 and 5 fatalities as of Wednesday afternoon)
Data is provisional and subsequent to revision.

17 positives are pending further information.

Atlantic County:

3 Positive Test Result(s)

Bergen County:

114 Positive Test Result(s)

Burlington County:

10 Positive Test Result(s)

Camden County:

8 Positive Test Result(s)

Essex County:

45 Positive Test Result(s)

Gloucester County:

2 Positive Test Result(s)

Hudson County:

34 Positive Test Result(s)

Hunterdon County:

6 Positive Test Result(s)

Mercer County:

15 Positive Test Result(s)

Monmouth County:

32 Positive Test Result(s)

Ocean County:

8 Positive Test Result(s)

Passaic County:

18 Positive Test Result(s)

Somerset County:

16 Positive Test Result(s)

Union County:

26 Positive Test Result(s)

Morris County:

19 Positive Test Result(s)

Middlesex County:

40 Positive Test Result(s)

Warren County:

1 Positive Test Result(s)