COVID-19: 1 in 38 infected; Schools close.

If you know 37 other residents of Haddonfield, the chances are that at least one of them — or you, yourself — has contracted the novel coronavirus, COVID-19.

Today — December 21, 2020 — the number of cases reported locally topped 300. It’s 304, to be exact. Based on Haddonfield’s population of 11,593 (2010 Census), that translates to 26.22 per 1,000 or 1 in 38 persons.

Camden County today hit 50.98 per 1,000, based on a population of 513,657. New Jersey’s rate is nearly identical: 49.56 per 1,000, based on a population of 8,791,894. (2010 Census)

Yesterday, Haddonfield’s superintendent of schools, Chuck Klaus, ordered all schools to operate in full virtual instruction mode until December 23. Details HERE. (Schools are closed on December 24 and are scheduled to reopen on Monday, January 4.)

A total of 84 members of the school community have tested positive for COVID-19: 38 males and 46 females; 70 students and 14 adults.