Atlantic County nears 14,000 coronavirus cases, 350 deaths
By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff MAYS LANDING — There were 22 fatalities attributed to COVID-19 in Atlantic County over the past week as new cases closed in on 14,000 since the pandemic began. Those who died over the past week were as young as 50 years old and a resident 108 years old was among those […]
Atlantic County expands COVID-19 testing as cases, deaths jump
By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff With more COVID-19 cases among Atlantic County residents from infants to the elderly and rising fatalities – including those around 50 years old and younger – county government and AtlantiCare are expanding testing for the coronavirus over the next 18 months. Between Dec. 15 and 21, there have been 1,202 new cases […]
Atlantic County COVID jumped each 4-week period
COVID-19 cases went from 922 to 2,490 to 4,335 over the last three months By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff Over the course of six months in Atlantic County at the start of the pandemic, from mid-March to mid-September, there were 4,138 cases of COVID-19 reported. Since then, the numbers have jumped each month. As of Monday, […]
Atlantic County surpasses 10,000 cases, 300 deaths
By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff Atlantic County went over the 10,000 mark in COVID-19 cases the past week and recorded 14 more fatalities attributed to the coronavirus, bringing the total number of deaths in the county to more than 300. For three days in a row, there were 200 or more daily cases added to the […]
COVID-19 claims 10 lives in Atlantic County
County averaging more than 100 cases a day over the past week as well By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff COVID-19 claimed 10 lives in Atlantic County over the past week, including seven in one day. The county also averaged more than 100 new cases of COVID-19 each day. According to the Atlantic County Division of Public […]
170 new COVID-19 cases in one day reported in Atlantic County
By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff Although there were only 63 new cases of COVID-19 reported in Atlantic County Monday, there were nearly triple that number on Saturday with 170 cases. There have been four coronavirus-related fatalities since last Wednesday, Nov. 11, including a 51-year-old, and a total of 265 deaths in Atlantic County and 7,613 cases […]
Linwood’s Fitzpatrick ahead for freeholder
By CRAIG D. SCHENCK/Sentinel staff MAYS LANDING — One of two local candidates for the Atlantic County Board of Chosen Freeholders was ahead in the race for two at-large seats as of Saturday, Nov. 7. Incumbent Caren Fitzpatrick, a Democrat who is wrapping up her first term in office, received the second-most votes among the […]
Nearly 500 new cases in Atlantic County
By DAVID NAHAN Sentinel staff There have been nearly 500 new cases of the coronavirus in Atlantic County from Tuesday of last week through this past Monday. Cases were at a low of 33 on Oct. 27, but as high as 90 on Sunday as the total number of those testing positive for COVID-19 reached […]
No new fatalities from coronavirus in Atlantic County, but more cases
By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff Over the past week in Atlantic County, the Division of Public Health has reported no fatalities from COVID-19, but substantial numbers of new cases of the coronavirus have affected infants to senior seniors. On Monday, Oct. 26, there were another 68 new cases of the coronavirus reported. Those infected included 38 […]
92 new cases Sunday, but only 15 Monday in Atlantic County
By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff On Sunday, the number of new positive COVID-19 results in Atlantic County neared 100, but on Monday, that number was down to 15. The coronavirus continues to infect residents from infants to seniors. On Monday, the 15 new cases included seven men from 19 to 71 years of age and eight […]