Atlantic County: More appointments available for 65+
By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff There were 12 deaths attributed to COVID-19 over the past week in Atlantic County and 698 new cases of the coronavirus as the county closes in on 25,000 total cases and 600 deaths since the pandemic began. As of Monday, March 29, there have been 24,206 cases and 589 fatalities. According […]
Atlantic County has given 62,000 COVID vaccines
By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff The number of new cases of COVID-19 and fatalities attributed to the virus continue to drop in Atlantic County from the peaks in January. Over the past week, from Feb. 23 to March 1, there were 16 deaths and 525 new cases. That represents about half the highest number of deaths […]
New COVID-19 cases fall in Atlantic County
By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff Over the past week, the number of new cases among Atlantic County residents has dropped compared to weeks earlier this winter, but there were still 20 COVID-19-attributed fatalities between Feb. 9 and 15. There were 604 new cases of the coronavirus reported over the past week, which is half of the […]
Atlantic County tops 20,000 COVID cases, nears 500 deaths
By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff With 31 fatalities attributed to COVID-19 over the past week, Atlantic County is fast closing in on 500 coronavirus deaths as the total number of residents infected surpassed 20,000 this past week. There were 841 new cases of COVID-19 reported in the county from Feb. 2 to 8, bringing the total […]
Atlantic County tops 23,000 vaccinations; cases decline
By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff The number of new cases of COVID-19 reported in Atlantic County has declined from recent weeks, dropping below 900 between Jan. 26 and Feb. 1. The county has administered 23,193 doses of the coronavirus vaccine as of Monday, Feb. 1. Statewide, there have been about 800,000 doses administered, including 664,548 first […]
Another 29 COVID-19 deaths in Atlantic County
County tops 18,000 cases as New Jersey nears 600,000 and 18,851 deaths By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff It was another tough week in Atlantic County with 29 deaths attributed to COVID-19 and 1,139 new cases for an average of 162 cases a day between Jan. 19 and 25. So far, according to the Atlantic County Division […]
COVID-19 claims 30 lives over week in Atlantic County; highest total yet
By DAVID NAHAN Sentinel staff This past week saw 30 deaths related to COVID-19 among Atlantic County residents. It is the largest number of deaths reported in a one-week period since the pandemic began March 4, bringing the total among county residents to 410. There also were 1,285 new cases of the coronavirus reported by […]
Vaccine clinics are this week in Atlantic County
MAYS LANDING — The Atlantic County Division of Public Health has announced COVID-19 vaccination clinics for Jan. 12-14 for individuals in Phase 1A that now includes uniformed police and fire personnel in addition to frontline health care workers. Governor Murphy announced the addition of police and fire effective Jan. 7. The Division of Public Health […]
EHT leader in Atlantic County’s coronavirus cases
Hammonton and Galloway have seen the most fatalities over past 10 months By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff There were just under a thousand new cases of COVID-19 over the past week in Atlantic County and 15 fatalities attributed to the coronavirus. The bulk of the nearly 15,000 cases reported since the pandemic began in March have […]
Atlantic County accepts vaccine appointments
Atlantic County is now accepting appointments for COVID-19 vaccines for residents in group 1A on the county website: www.aclink.org. The county began administering vaccines Tuesday and is continuing that through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Atlantic Cape Community College in Mays Landing. The federal Centers for Disease Control has designated the first group […]