Atlantic County surpasses 100 COVID-19 cases
28 more cases reported Saturday, no additional deaths Atlantic County health officials confirmed 28 more positive test results for COVID-19 among its residents but no additional deaths on Saturday, April 4. The county reported its first and, at this time, only death related to the virus on April 2, according to Linda Gilmore, public information […]
First COVID-19 death in Cape May County
Upper Township woman had underlying health conditions; Lower Township leads cases with 21 Editor’s note: This updates the story from earlier today, April 4. By DAVID NAHAN/Cape May Star and Wave CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE – The Cape May County Department of Health reported Saturday, April 4, there are now 54 active COVID-19 cases in […]
More COVID-19 cases in Cape May County
Health Department issues recommendations about wearing masks CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE – The Cape May County Department of Health reported there are now 40 active COVID-19 cases in the county. The largest concentration is in Lower Township, with 11 cases. The department is recommending medical masks be reserved for health care providers, but that other […]
Cape May County opening drive-thru COVID-19 testing site
It will be by appointment only for county residents, symptomatic first responders CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE – The Cape May County Department of Health and CompleteCare Health Network are partnering to open a drive-thru COVID-19 testing site, they announced Saturday morning, April 4. According to the announcement, the drive-thru will be by appointment only, once […]
Lower Township police officer tests positive for COVID-19
Editor’s note: This press release was issue Friday, April 3, by the Lower Township Police Department. The Cape May Star and Wave added the current COVID-19 case total for the county. LOWER TOWNSHIP – On April 3, the Lower Township Police Department (LTPD) was notified that a police officer has tested positive for COVID-19, commonly […]
75 cases of COVID-19 in Atlantic County; 44 in Cape May County
North Jersey remains the hot spot By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff There are now 75 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Atlantic County as of Friday morning, April 3. Across the state, there are 29,895 cases and 646 deaths. The Atlantic County Division of Public Health reported 23 news cases of county residents testing positive for COVID-19, bringing […]
First death reported in Atlantic County from COVID-19
The Atlantic County Division of Public Health has confirmed the county’s first COVID-19 related fatality. It is in an Egg Harbor Township man in his late 50s, Linda Gilmore, public information officer for the county, reported about 3 p.m. Thursday, April 2. “The patient had a history of underlying health conditions that put him at […]
More COVID-19 cases in Cape May, Atlantic counties
By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff The number of active COVID-19 cases in Atlantic County and Cape May County has continued to climb. On Wednesday, April 1, the Cape May County Department of Health announced there are now 22 active coronavirus cases in the county and an additional 11 individuals who have recovered. In Atlantic County, the […]
Police investigate homicide in Somers Point
MAYS LANDING –The Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit and the Somers Point Police Department are investigating a homicide in Somers Point. They are conducting a “cooperative investigation” into the homicide of Somers Point resident 67-year-old Somers Hickman, Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon G. Tyner announced Wednesday, April 1. In a press release issued Wednesday, […]
DRBA donates masks, displosable gloves
NEW CASTLE — The Delaware River and Bay Authority (DRBA) announced that the bi-state agency has donated 4,000 N95 respirator masks and 2,000 pair of nitrile disposable gloves in an effort to help the medical community and first-responders meet its increased need for protective equipment amid the COVID-19 pandemic in Delaware and New Jersey. The […]