COVID-19 Information Hub

New Jersey is rolling out COVID-19 vaccines in a phased approach to all adults who live, work, or are being educated in the State. Information about New Jersey's vaccine distribution plan is available here.

The Camden County Board of Commissioners, in a joint public health effort with Cooper University Health Care and Jefferson Health – New Jersey, have begun vaccinating individuals at the Camden County Vaccination Center located at Camden County College – Blackwood Campus. Online scheduling is available now.

• Click here for information about the Camden County Vaccination Center.

PLEASE NOTE: YOU MUST SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT ONLINE. REVIEW ALL INFORMATION BELOW BEFORE YOU SCHEDULE.

The New Jersey Department of Health, following Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidance, has established a phased priority group process for administering the vaccine.

As cases continue to rise in the county and state, Cooper University Health Care in conjunction with the Camden County Freeholder Board and Camden County Department of Health are opening new testing sites throughout the county to allow more people to get tested for COVID-19.

• Click here for a list of Camden County testing sites
• Click here to search other areas for testing sites

Click here to view the New Jersey Department of Health COVID-19 Public Health Recommendations for Local Health Departments for K-12 Schools - Updated November 19, 2020

Understanding that COVID-19 may impact certain areas of the state differently, the New Jersey Department of Health provides information on COVID-19 transmission at the regional level, characterizing risk as low (green), moderate (yellow), high (orange), and very high (red). Camden County is in the Southwest region which also includes Burlington, Gloucester and Salem counties. Regional risk levels are posted online every Thursday on the NJDOH CDS COVID-19 website.

Week ending June 12, 2021 - Low/Green
Week ending June 5, 2021 - Moderate/Yellow
Week ending May 29, 2021 - Moderate/Yellow
Week ending May 22, 2021 - Moderate/Yellow
Week ending May 15, 2021 - Moderate/Yellow
Week ending May 8, 2021 - Moderate/Yellow
Week ending May 1, 2021 - Moderate/Yellow
Week ending April 24, 2021 - Moderate/Yellow
Week ending April 17, 2021 - High/Orange
Week ending April 10, 2021 - High/Orange
Week ending April 3, 2021 - High/Orange
Week ending March 27, 2021 - High/Orange
Week ending March 20, 2021 - High/Orange
Week ending March 13, 2021 - Moderate/Yellow
Week ending March 6, 2021 - Moderate/Yellow
Week ending February 27, 2021 - Moderate/Yellow
Week ending February 20, 2021 - Moderate/Yellow
Week ending February 13, 2021 - Moderate/Yellow
Week ending February 6, 2021 - Moderate/Yellow
Week ending January 30, 2021 - High risk/Orange
Week ending January 23, 2021 - High risk/Orange
Week ending January 16, 2021 - High risk/Orange
Week ending January 9, 2021 - High risk/Orange
Week ending January 2, 2021 - High risk/Orange
Week ending December 26, 2020 - High risk/Orange
Week ending December 19, 2020 - High risk/Orange
Week ending December 12, 2020 - High risk/Orange
Week ending December 5, 2020 - High risk/Orange
Week ending November 28, 2020 - High risk/Orange
Week ending November 21, 2020 - High risk/Orange
Week ending November 14, 2020 – High risk/Orange
Week ending November 7, 2020 – Moderate risk/Yellow

The COVID-19 Weekly Activity Report provides data on COVID-19 transmission risk by six regions. This report is posted on Thursdays and uses Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) dates, which are from Sunday to Saturday. MMWR dates are commonly used by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to standardize weekly reporting across years. Click here to view the reports.

Individuals should not go to school/work when sick. School staff should have plans to isolate students with overt symptoms of any infectious disease that develops during the school day. For school settings, NJDOH recommends that individuals with the following symptoms be promptly isolated from others and excluded from school:

• At least two of the following symptoms: fever (measure or subjective), chills, rigors (shivers), myalgia (muscle aches), headache, sore throat, nausea or vomiting, diarrhea, fatigue, congestion or runny nose;

OR

• At least one of the following symptoms: cough, shortness of breath, difficulty breathing, new olfactory disorder, new taste disorder.