Top Doc To Answer COVID-19 Questions At Camden County Town Hall

CAMDEN COUNTY, NJ — A Jefferson Health Infectious Disease Specialist who has been named a Top Doc by South Jersey Magazine will join a panel to answer a variety of questions about the coronavirus pandemic during a virtual town hall Tuesday afternoon.

Todd Levin will join Rep. Donald Norcross, Camden County Commissioner Director Louis Cappelli Jr., and Camden County Assistant Public Health Coordinator Caryelle Lasher during the event, which begins at 1:30 p.m.

The event will stream live at camdencounty.com/live and on Camden County’s Facebook page. Questions from the public are already being collected on www.CamdenCounty.com, and residents will have the opportunity to submit questions during the town hall on Facebook.

“It continues to be vital for us to talk about the access to testing, vaccines and booster shots right now,” Cappelli said. “Both Dr. Levin and Caryelle will be able to provide the public with up-to-date information on where we currently stand as a county. Furthermore, we will be pushing the COVID vaccine and in two days we kick off our flu vaccine clinics throughout the county.”

Levin has been practicing in the region for several years and is a Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine. He has received numerous teaching awards and has been named a Top Doc by South Jersey Magazine.

As of Friday, there have been 57,378 coronavirus cases and 1,291 coronavirus-related deaths since the beginning of the pandemic in March 2020. Between Saturday and Monday, 332 new cases and 10 new deaths were reported, according to the Camden County Health Department.

Of this weekend’s 332 new cases, 88 are among patients under 18 years old. The average age of the newly infected is 35 years old.

“Over the last five days, we are averaging 132 new cases of COVID-19 each day,” Cappelli said. “Unvaccinated adults and children are still the most likely to get and transmit COVID-19, so if you are an adult that still has not gotten the vaccine, please get it now.”

As of Monday, 346,358 Camden County residents have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, while 305,949 are fully vaccinated. More information regarding vaccination rates throughout the county and available on the state’s COVID-19 dashboard at covid19.nj.gov.

The Camden County Health Department is continuing to closely track new cases of COVID-19 and information regarding the prevalence of the Delta variant. New cases are often reassigned to other municipalities over the course of an investigation.

More information regarding Camden County’s preparations and response related to the COVID-19 pandemic is available by visiting camdencounty.com. Residents should frequently check the county webpage and social media for up-to-date information.