"Now more than ever, it is important for government to assist our businesses as they look to weather the economic fallout the pandemic created. And our Board is committed to using whatever resources we can gather to help them," Hopson said during her address, citing the Shop Burlington County First initiative.

The county relaunched the program, which aims to promote small businesses in the county and encourage residents to buy, shop and eat locally as much as possible, ahead of the holiday shopping season. Read more here: Shop Local Amid Pandemic, Burlington County Officials Advise

As part of the program, county officials are asking businesses to send information, such as their location, hours, specials and history to the Board to promote on the county's social media pages.

"We want to get the word out about all the great restaurants, stores and services in this region and build some buzz around supporting them this holiday season," Hopson said. "We're telling people that shopping in their backyards will help their neighbors and South Jersey's overall economy."

Businesses interested in participating should contact the Burlington County Public Information Office at news@co.burlington.nj.us.

In addition to promoting businesses, the county continues to offer businesses impacted by the pandemic zero-interest loans of up to $50,000.

"It's a good deal for our businesses who are struggling with cash flow for payroll, personal protective equipment (PPE) purchases or other capital purchases they need," Hopson said.

Burlington County continues to offer testing for the coronavirus three days a week at the Human Services Building in Westampton for Burlington County residents and non-residents who work or attend school in the county. Since October, more than 11,000 people have been tested through the county's program.

Burlington County has also distributed more than 2 million items of personal protective equipment (PPE) equipment to first responders and long-term care providers to better protect the county's most vulnerable residents.

Since March, Burlington County's Housing Hub has provided services to close to 1,000 individuals, including 500 who have received emergency shelter and another 200 that have received rental assistance.

The assistance helps keep residents safe and secure in their homes, and Hopson said the Board is close to finalizing plans to expand the rental assistance program to help more families.

"This is how government can make a difference for our residents when they need their government most, but we cannot stop there," Hopson said, adding that officials intend to unveil more details about the new program soon.

On Thursday, Burlington County was one of nine New Jersey counties listed as being in the red zone when it comes to the severity of the COVID-19 outbreak in a new report by the White House's Coronavirus Task Force.

Red zones have more than 100 new cases per 100,000 residents and a diagnostic test positivity result of above 10 percent. Read more here: 9 NJ Counties In Red Zone: White House Coronavirus Task Force

Countywide, there have been 14,953 cases, 520 confirmed deaths and 57 probable deaths since the beginning of the pandemic, according to numbers provided by the Burlington County Health Department.

Cinnaminson has seen 610 cases and 31 deaths, including 12 new cases reported so far in December.