By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff
Atlantic County had a dozen new cases of COVID-19 reported Monday and no new fatalities from the coronavirus, but more county residents were infected and nine residents died – including a 25-year-old – from complications of the virus over the course of the past week. Those infected over the past week have been as young as 13 years old.
On Monday, the Atlantic County Division of Public Health said there were 12 new infections including eight males, ages 21 to 65, and four females, ages 17 to 74. Three cases were found in Hamilton Township and Pleasantville, two each in Atlantic City and Hammonton, and one each in Egg Harbor Township and Ventnor.
There were 3,115 cases of COVID-19 in Atlantic County as of Monday with 1,778 of those cleared as recovered, but 220 county residents have died from coronavirus complications since the pandemic began.
Over the weekend, there were 27 positive cases and three deaths – a 60-year-old woman from Northfield, a 61-year-old woman from Galloway, and a 60-year-old Hammonton man. All three had underlying health conditions that put them at greater risk for complications from the disease, according to county health officials.
The new cases infected residents from 15 to 76 years old including five each from Atlantic City and Hamilton Township; four from Egg Harbor Township; three each from Hammonton and Pleasantville; two each from Absecon, Buena Borough and Galloway; and one from Estell Manor.
On Friday, July 10, health officials reported three area woman died from complications including a 25-year-old from Atlantic City. The other women were a 95-year-old from Northfield and an 83-year-old from Absecon.
The 17 reported new cases, in residents from 15 to 84 years old, included four in Hammonton; two each in Absecon, Egg Harbor Township, Folsom, Pleasantville and Port Republic; and one each in Atlantic City, Hamilton Township and Northfield.
On July 9, a 94-year-old Galloway woman died from COVID-19 and there were 17 positive results in residents from 13 to 88 years old. Cases included four each in Egg Harbor Township and Hamilton Township, three each in Hammonton and Pleasantville, two in Galloway and one in Atlantic City.
And on Wednesday, July 8, a 71-year-old Absecon woman and 82-year-old Linwood man died from COVID-19 complications. There also were 10 new cases of the coronavirus in residents from 14 to 67 years old, including three in both Hamilton Township and Hammonton two in Pleasantville, and one each in Egg Harbor Township and Somers Point.
Testing
Atlantic County will continue to provide COVID-19 testing at its drive-thru facility in Northfield at Rt. 9 and Dolphin Avenue, behind the county public works yard. The test site is for symptomatic and asymptomatic county residents with or without a doctor’s prescription. Residents must make an appointment for testing and provide proof of county residency and appointment confirmation.
Appointments are available for 9 to 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, July 21, and can be made at www.aclink.org. Those who are unable to keep their appointments are asked to cancel so others may have an opportunity to fill those spots.