NJ’s COVID-19 Reopening Plan: ‘Phase 2’ Postpones Indoor Dining, Encourages Continued Testing

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


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.