COLLINGSWOOD, NJ — Two Collingswood residents have tested positive for new coronavirus, officials announced on Tuesday.

Two women from Collingswood, one in her 50s and another in her 20s, were among the 18 new cases reported in Camden County. Trace investigations are underway in all the new cases, officials said.

There are now 59 total cases of new coronavirus that have been reported in Camden County, including one fatality. Read more here: Camden County's First Coronavirus Death Reported



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"Today, we saw another 43 percent increase in cases in the county, which says two things to me: first, that testing is more widespread in the county and second, that we need to continue to isolate and aggressively socially distance to break the back of this virus," Camden County Freeholder Director Louis Cappelli Jr. said. "We need to be vigilant and I cannot underscore enough the need for residents to stay home. I said it yesterday, and I will say it again, make no mistake, this will become a lifesaving operation in the future until we get an effective medicine or vaccine to treat COVID-19."



The virus that causes COVID-19 is spreading from person-to-person. Someone who is actively sick with COVID-19 can spread the illness to others. That is why CDC recommends that these patients be isolated either in the hospital or at home (depending on how sick they are) until they are better and no longer pose a risk of infecting others.



There is currently no vaccine for COVID-19.

