Atlantic County: Seventh death, 24 more cases
Editor’s note: This story updates the post from earlier today, April 10. The Atlantic County Division of Public Health announced a 42-year-old Atlantic City man with underlying health conditions has died as a result of COVID-19. He is the seventh county resident to die from the virus. There also are 24 new cases of the […]
Fourth COVID-19 fatality in Cape May County; fifth and sixth in Atlantic County
Atlantic County testing to take place April 14 and 16 By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff The Cape May County Department of Health reported late Thursday, April 9, that another resident of Victoria Manor in North Cape May has died from COVID-19 and that a total of 19 residents and 14 staff members have tested positive for […]
Atlantic County announces distribution of COVID-19 cases by town
By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff Atlantic County has provided a breakdown of COVID-19 cases by community after officials received criticism for not offering that aspect of the information. Atlantic County Public Information Officer Linda Gilmore has been reporting the number of COVID-19 cases each day to the media, including listing the age range of the victims, […]
Four deaths in Atlantic County, two in Cape May County
One was resident of Victoria Manor in North Cape May, where there is a breakout of COVID-19 By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff Health departments in Atlantic and Cape May counties reported COVID-19 claimed four more lives, including one at the Victoria Manor in North Cape May that has experienced a breakout of the coronavirus. On Tuesday, […]
Police investigating a 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, a […]
More COVID-19 cases in area; 86,000 to 509,000 projected in state
By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff As deaths attributed to the COVID-19 virus topped 1,000 this week across New Jersey, and the state projected up to a half million cases at the peak, Cape May County and Atlantic County are reporting more positive cases and that two local residents have succumbed to the coronavirus. Across the state, […]
Atlantic County COVID-19 testing site approved
Atlantic County Executive Dennis Levinson announced Monday, April 6, the plan for a COVID-19 drive-thru testing site in the parking lot at the Hamilton Mall in Mays Landing has been approved by the state. Testing will be by appointment for county residents who are symptomatic for COVID-19 and have a doctor’s script, according to county […]
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 […]
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 […]