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Twenty new cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Atlantic County as of this morning, Saturday, April 11, according to the county’s Division of Public Health.

Today’s cases include 12 men, ages 30-70, and 8 women, ages 20-98.

Five residents are from Egg Harbor Township and three are from Ventnor. Linwood and Somers Point each have two new positives, while Atlantic City, Brigantine, Buena Vista Township, Galloway Township, Margate, Mullica Township, Northfield and Pleasantville each have one additional positive.

There are no new deaths reported today.

These new cases bring the countywide total to 242 positives and seven deaths.

Atlantic County will provide COVID-19 drive-thru testing by appointment for symptomatic county residents with a doctor’s prescription 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, April 14 and Thursday, April 16 behind the Hamilton Mall in Mays Landing.

Appointments can be made on the county website: https://www.atlantic-county.org/covid/

 


Nanette LoBiondo Galloway

Award winning journalist covering news, events and people of Atlantic County for more than 20 years.