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Complications of COVID-19 have claimed the lives of three more Atlantic County elderly residents.

The Atlantic County Division of Public Health reported the deaths of a 98-year-old Hammonton woman, a 93-year-old Pleasantville woman and an 82-year-old Linwood man earlier today in addition to nine men, ages 21-80, and eight women, ages 24-64, who have tested positive for the disease.

Today’s cases were identified as follows: three each in Absecon and Hamilton Township; two each in Egg Harbor and Mullica townships and Hammonton; and one each in Atlantic City, Brigantine, Egg Harbor City, Northfield and Port Republic.

To date, 2,970 residents have tested positive with 1,505 having been cleared as recovered. COVID-19 has claimed the lives of 208 county residents.

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 atwww.aclink.org.

 


Nanette LoBiondo Galloway

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