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Two elderly women are the latest county residents to succumb to complications from COVID-19, according to the Atlantic County Division of Public Health.
The deaths of the 98-year-old Egg Harbor Township resident and 72-year-old Galloway Township resident were confirmed earlier today along with 16 additional residents who have tested positive.
Today’s positives were found among six men, ages 23-66, and 10 women, ages 18-64, with locations as follows: five in Atlantic City, four in Pleasantville, two in Hammonton, and one each in Mullica, Galloway and Hamilton townships, Linwood and Margate.
Atlantic County has confirmed 2,938 residents who have tested positive for COVID-19 with 1,471 having been cleared as recovered. The disease has claimed the lives of 205 residents.
Previously reported cases are:
- Absecon – 189 and 21 deaths
- Atlantic City – 367 and 14 deaths
- Brigantine – 31 and 1 death
- Buena Borough – 49 and 3 deaths
- Buena Vista Township – 41 and 1 death
- Corbin City – 1
- Egg Harbor City – 42 and 2 deaths
- Egg Harbor Township – 315 and 21 deaths
- Estell Manor – 8 Folsom – 18
- Galloway Township – 325 and 30 deaths
- Hamilton Township – 204 and 4 deaths
- Hammonton – 571 and 48 deaths
- Linwood – 73 and 11 deaths
- Longport – 3
- Margate – 26 and 1 death
- Mullica Twp. – 38 and 1 death
- Northfield – 138 and 26 deaths
- Pleasantville – 342 and 18 deaths
- Port Republic – 4
- Somers Point – 64
- Ventnor – 55 and 3 deaths
- Weymouth Township – 16 and 1 death
- Undetermined locations – 2
Atlantic County will continue to provide COVID-19 testing by appointment for symptomatic county residents with a doctor’s prescription 9-11 a.m. Tuesday, July 7 in Northfield behind the county’s public works yard at Route 9 (New Road) and Dolphin Avenue. Appointments can be made online at www.aclink.org.
