By: Carly Truett, Writer / Follow South Jersey Public Health Intern
BRIDGETON, N.J. — New Jersey is currently in “Phase 2” of reopening during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the pandemic and its related precautions are far from over.
Governor Phil Murphy announced that the reopening of indoor dining would be postponed indefinitely on Monday, June 29. As COVID-19 continues to spread rapidly throughout the country, anyone entering New Jersey after visiting Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Nevada, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, or Utah is expected to quarantine for 14 days. Restrictions in these areas come at the same time as recent progress in others, such as visitors over the age of 18 being permitted at hospitals and the opening of shopping malls, amusement parks, and casinos at limited capacity.
New Jersey has reported 173,402 cases of COVID-19 since the onset of the pandemic and 13,355 confirmed deaths. At time of writing, 917 New Jerseyans are hospitalized with COVID-19. A goal of New Jersey leadership expressed at Gov. Murphy’s daily briefing is to keep the Rt below 1. Rt is a variation of R0, a measure that estimates the number of new infections resulting from one positive case, while accounting for transmission rates. New Jersey’s R0 has increased slightly since entering Phase 2, from 0.70 to 0.88 — but is still within the goal range.
While the majority of New Jersey’s cases have occurred in North Jersey, South Jersey is being impacted by COVID-19 as well. New Jersey’s COVID-19 Information Hub reports that in Camden County, there have been 7,479 positive tests and 470 confirmed deaths. New cases are rising in the county with an average of 23 new cases per day in the past week compared to 17 per day in the week prior, according to data reported by the New York times.
A similar trend of increasing daily reports of positive cases can be seen in Gloucester County (2645 positive tests, 181 confirmed deaths overall). Salem County, with 802 positive tests and 72 confirmed deaths, has remained stagnant in rates of new cases. Decreasing daily reports of positive cases are seen in Atlantic (2,936 positive cases, 207 confirmed deaths) and Cumberland (3017 positive tests, 136 confirmed deaths) counties. Cape May County (716 positive tests, 70 confirmed deaths) has seen few new cases in the past two weeks. It’s important to note that trends in reported daily positive results can be influenced by both disease presence and testing prevalence.
In order to safely continue with reopening, widespread testing is essential. Testing allows for identification of potential asymptomatic transmitters and contact tracing. New Jersey has administered over 1.5 million tests to date with a goal of 20,000 tests daily. Gov. Murphy has emphasized that there is currently no issue with testing supply and residents are encouraged to get tested.
Listed below are testing centers and their criteria organized by county in South Jersey.
Atlantic County
Atlantic County VA Clinic
1909 New Road, Northfield, NJ 08225
Appointment: Required
Screening: Required
Physician order: Required
Restrictions: Must be a veteran
CVS Health COVID-19 Drive Thru Testing
900 North New Road, Pleasantville, NJ 08232
3313 Brigantine Blvd, Brigantine, NJ 08203
Appointment: Required
Screening: Required
Physician order: Not required
Restrictions: New Jersey residents only
Showboat Casino Parking Lot – Walk up
800 Atlantic Ave, Atlantic City, NJ 08401
Appointment: Required
Screening: Required
Physician order: Required
Restrictions: Must be Atlantic City resident
Southern Jersey Family Medical Centers – Drive Thru/Walk up
860 S. White Horse Pike, Hammonton, NJ 08037
932 South Main Street, Pleasantville, NJ 08232
Appointment: Required
Screening: Required
Physician order: Not required
Restrictions: None – pediatrics allowed
Surf Stadium – Drive Thru
545 N. Albany Ave, Atlantic City, NJ 08401
Appointment: Required
Screening: Required
Physician order: Required
Restrictions: Must be Atlantic City resident
Camden County
AlantiCare Physician Group (APG)
255 Route 73, Berlin, NJ 08091
Appointment: Required
Screening: Required
Physician order: Required
Restrictions: APG patients only
Camden County College Blackwood – Drive Thru/Walk up
200 College Dr, Blackwood, NJ 08012
Appointment: Required
Screening: Required
Physician order: Required
Restrictions: Must be Camden County resident or first responder/essential worker
Camden County VA Clinic
300 South Broadway-Suite 103, Camden, NJ 08103
Appointment: Required
Screening: Required
Physician order: Required
Restrictions: Must be a veteran
Camden County DMV parking lot – Drive Thru/Walk up
2600 Mount Ephraim Avenue, Camden, NJ 08104
Appointment: Required
Screening: Required
Physician order: Required
Restrictions: Must be Camden County resident
Cooper Emergency/Trauma Benson Street Entrance
Cooper Plaza, Camden, NJ 08103
Appointment: Required
Screening: Required
Physician order: Required
Restrictions: Must be first responder, law enforcement, or EMS
Cooper University Healthcare Cherry Hill
1210 Brace Road, Cherry Hill, NJ 08034
Appointment: Required
Screening: Required
Physician order: Required
Restrictions: Must be Cooper University Healthcare patient
CVS Health COVID-19 Drive Thru Testing
5000 Route 42, Blackwood, NJ 08012
1 Route 70 East, Cherry Hill, NJ 08034
74 South Lakeview Drive, Gibbsboro, NJ 08026
824 Black Horse Pike, Runnemede, NJ 08078
9 Berlin Road, Clementon, NJ 08021
3002 Mount Ephraim Avenue, Camden, NJ 08104
4315 Marlton Pike, Pennsauken, NJ 08109
Appointment: Required
Screening: Required
Physician order: Not required
Restrictions: New Jersey residents only
MedExpress Mount Ephraim – Drive Up
2 South Black Horse Pike, Mt. Ephraim, NJ 08059
Appointment: Not required
Screening: Required
Physician order: Not required
Restrictions: None
Patient First – Drive Thru
2171 Route 70 West, Cherry Hill, NJ 08002
705 Haddonfield-Berlin Road, Voorhees Township, NJ 08043
Appointment: Required
Screening: Required
Physician order: Not required
Restrictions: None
PM Pediatrics
3501 NJ-42 Attached to Staples, Turnersville, NJ 08012
828 Haddonfield Road, Cherry Hill, NJ 08002
Appointment: Required
Screening: Required
Physician order: Required
Restrictions: Pediatrics only
Rite Aid – Drive Thru
501 Clements Bridge Road, Barrington, NJ 08007
Appointment: Required
Screening: Required
Physician order: Not required
Restrictions: None
Cape May County
Cape May Technical School – Drive Thru
188 Crest Haven Rd, Cape May Court House, NJ 08210
Appointment: Required
Screening: Required
Physician order: Required
Restrictions: Cape May County resident, CompleteCare Network Patient, or first responder/healthcare worker
Cape Regional Urgent Care
11 Court House South Dennis RoadCape May Court House, Cape May Court House, NJ 08210
8 Route 9 S, Marmora, NJ 08223
406 West Rio Grande Avenue, Wildwood, NJ 08260
Appointment: Required
Screening: Required
Physician order: Not required
Restrictions: None
CVS Health COVID-19 Drive Thru Testing
2078 US Highway 9 South, Upper Township, NJ 08230
Appointment: Required
Screening: Required
Physician order: Not required
Restrictions: New Jersey residents only
Cumberland County
CompleteCare Health Network
Appointment: Required
Screening: Required
Physician order: Not required
Restrictions: Cumberland County residents or CompleteCare Health Network patients only
CVS Health COVID-19 Drive Thru Testing
3629 E. Landis Avenue, Vineland, NJ 08361
Appointment: Required
Screening: Required
Physician order: Not required
Restrictions: New Jersey residents only
MedExpress Vineland
3403 South Delsea Drive, Vineland, NJ 08360
Appointment: Required
Screening: Required
Physician order: Not required
Restrictions: None
Mid-Atlantic Pain Specialists
2466 E. Chestnut Avenue, Vineland, NJ
Appointment: Required
Screening: Required
Physician order: Not required
Restrictions: Must be symptomatic or have come into contact with COVID-19 positive person
Gloucester County
CVS Health COVID-19 Drive Thru Testing
524 Mullica Hill Road, Harrison, NJ 08062
1239 South Blackhorse Pike, Williamstown, NJ 08094
Appointment: Required
Screening: Required
Physician order: Not required
Restrictions: New Jersey residents only
Jefferson Washington Twp.
435 Hurffville – Cross Keys Rd, Washington Township, NJ 08080
Appointment: Required
Screening: Required
Physician order: Required
Restrictions: Jefferson Health patients only
PM Pediatrics
3501 Rt. 42Cross Keys Commons, Turnersville, NJ 08012
Appointment: Required
Screening: Required
Physician order: Required
Restrictions: Pediatrics only
Rite Aid – Drive Thru
500 Woodbury-Glassboro Rd, Sewell, NJ 08080
Appointment: Required
Screening: Required
Physician order: Not required
Restrictions: None
Salem County
Salem County Fairgrounds – Drive Thru
735 Harding Highway, Woodstown, NJ 08098
Appointment: Required
Screening: Required
Physician order: Not required
Restrictions: Symptomatic Salem County residents only
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This article was produced by a Follow South Jersey news intern thanks to a grant provided by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to create hyper-local news to meet the informational and health needs of the City of Bridgeton, N.J.
