By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff
There have been 14 new fatalities attributed to COVID-19 in Atlantic County over the past week and 483 new cases, both declines from the previous week.
Since the pandemic began, there have been 645 deaths and 26,734 cases of the coronavirus among residents.
Statewide, there have been 865,700 confirmed cases and 123,186 suspected cases since the pandemic began in March 2020. There also have been 22,788 confirmed deaths and another 2,611 probable deaths, according to the New Jersey Department of Health.
Vaccinations
The Atlantic County COVID-19 Megasite at the Atlantic City Convention Center has released a new batch of appointments. Per the state’s guidance, effective April 19 anyone over 16 years of age may now schedule their appointment. Individuals under 18 must be accompanied by an adult. “We have plenty of accommodations at the site, including free and easy parking, and help for people who need assistance.”
Walk-In appointments
The megasite has expanded its walk-in vaccination appointments to 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. through Saturday, May 1.
“Walk-in vaccinations will be first come, first-served as vaccine supplies last. Those who have registered online and made an appointment will be prioritized. Members of the community who are eligible for the vaccine, which now includes all those 16 and older, will be able to register for their vaccination on site. A parent or guardian must accompany those under age 18,” according to officials from the site.
“Walk-in appointment availability is subject to change. Should individuals seeking a walk-in appointment during the designated times not secure one, the megasite team will make them an appointment for the following or another convenient day.”
Daily counts
Monday, April 26: There were 42 new cases among residents from 5 to 89 years old.
There were four new cases in Somers Point and two in Northfield.
Other new cases included Pleasantville (9), Galloway Township (7), Egg Harbor Township (5), Atlantic City and Hamilton Township (3 each), Brigantine and Egg Harbor City (2 each), and one each in Ventnor, Absecon, Estell Manor, Hammonton and Mullica Township.
Sunday, April 25: There was one reported death – a 70-year-old Pleasantville man with pre-existing conditions – and 51 new cases among residents from 10 to 89 years old.
There were two new cases in Northfield.
Other new cases included Galloway Township (11), Egg Harbor Township (8), Hamilton Township (7), Atlantic City, Hammonton and Pleasantville (5 each), Weymouth Township (3), Margate and Absecon (2 each) and Buena Vista Township (1).
Saturday, April 24: There was one reported death – a 58-year-old Egg Harbor Township man with pre-existing conditions – and 55 new cases among residents from 6 to 90 years old.
There were two new cases in Linwood and one in Somers Point.
Other new cases included Egg Harbor Township and Hamilton Township (10 each), Atlantic City and Pleasantville (8 each), Galloway Township (6), Buena Borough (3), Ventnor and Hammonton (2 each) and one each in Margate, Absecon and Mullica Township.
Friday, April 23: There were two deaths – a 56-year-old Ventnor man and a 71-year-old Egg Harbor Township man – and 71 new cases among residents from 1 to 79 years old.
There was one new case in Northfield.
Other new cases included Atlantic City (18), Hamilton Township (10), Egg Harbor Township and Pleasantville (9 each), Galloway Township (8), Ventnor (5), Absecon (3), Brigantine and Hammonton (2 each) and Weymouth Township (1).
Thursday, April 22: There were four deaths reported – a 42-year-old Atlantic City man, a 51-year-old Hamilton Township man, an 89-year-old Absecon woman and a 93-year-old Pleasantville woman. Three of the four had pre-existing conditions. There were 84 new cases among 50 females from 3 to 85 years of age and 34 males from 1 to 73 years old.
There were two new cases in Linwood and one each in Somers Point and Northfield.
Wednesday, April 21: There were two deaths reported – two Egg Harbor Township women, ages 67 and 70, both with pre-existing conditions – and 67 new cases among 36 females from 14 to 85 years old and among 31 males from 10 months to 87 years old.
There were three new cases in Northfield and one in Linwood.
Tuesday, April 20: There were four deaths reported – two in Pleasantville and one each in Hamilton Township and Atlantic City – and 113 cases among 60 females from 1 to 93 years old and among 53 males from 6 months to 79 years old.