By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff
Starting April 19, all individuals aged 16 and up will be eligible to get a COVID-19 vaccine in New Jersey. As of Monday, April 12, Atlantic County had administered 172,439 doses, part of the 5,440,258 doses administered throughout the state.
Over the past week, from April 6 to 12, there were 15 deaths attributed to COVID-19 and 658 new cases of the coronavirus in Atlantic County, according to the county Division of Public Health. Statewide, according to the state Department of Health, there have been 22,323 confirmed deaths and another 2,573 suspected deaths due to COVID-19, and 839,114 confirmed cases along with 115,852 probable cases.
According to the covidactnow.org website, Atlantic County, along with the entire state of New Jersey, remains at “very high risk” of exposure to the coronavirus.
Daily statistics
Monday, April 12: There was one death, a 54-year-old Pleasantville man, and 76 new cases of COVID-19 among 44 males from 2 to 81 years old and 32 females from 5 to 71 years old.
There were four new cases in Northfield, two in Linwood and one in Somers Point.
Other new cases included Galloway Township (16), Egg Harbor Township (14), Atlantic City and Hammonton (9 each), Hamilton Township (6), Pleasantville (5), Egg Harbor City (3), Absecon, Mullica Township and Buena Vista Township (2 each) and Ventnor (1).
Sunday, April 11: There were 99 new cases among 58 females from 1 to 74 years old and 41 males from 5 to 63 years old.
There were four new cases in Somers Point and two in Linwood.
Saturday, April 10: There we’re two deaths – a 98-year-old Galloway woman and a 62-year-old Hammonton man who resided in a long-term care/rehabilitation facility. Both residents had pre-existing conditions. There were 108 new cases among 68 females from 4 to 91 years old and among 40 males from 5 to 89 years old.
There were two cases each in Linwood and Somers Point and one case in Northfield.
Friday, April 9: There were five deaths – three Atlantic City residents, two women ages 55 and 75 and a 62-year-old man; a 79-year-old Galloway man and a 60-year-old Hammonton man from a long-term care facility. All five had pre-existing conditions. There were 99 new cases among 55 males from 10 to 79 years old and 44 females from 6 to 75 years old.
There were two new cases in each of Somers Point and Northfield and one in Linwood.
Thursday, April 8: There were 98 new cases among 49 females from 6 months to 84 years old and 49 males from 11 months to 86 years old.
There were seven new case in Somers Point, five in Northfield and one in Linwood.
Wednesday, April 7: There were four deaths – There were four deaths, three Atlantic City men, ages 68, 69 and 73 and a 73-year-old Pleasantville man; three of the four had pre-existing conditions. There also were 100 new cases among 59 females from 4 to 75 years old and 41 males from 3 to 86 years old.
There were three new cases in Somers Point and one each in Linwood and Northfield,.
Tuesday, April 6: There were three deaths – a 70-year-old Atlantic City man, a 62-year-old Galloway man and a 71-year-old Hamilton Township woman, all of whom had pre-existing conditions – and 78 new cases.
among residents from 1 to 89 years old.
There were two new cases each in Somers Point and Linwood and one in Northfield.
Other new cases included Egg Harbor Township (16), Galloway Township (12), Atlantic City (9), Hamilton Township (8), Hammonton (7), Pleasantville (6), Brigantine (5), Absecon (4), Weymouth Township (2) and one each in Ventnor, Mullica Township, Buena Vista Township and Buena Borough.