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Atlantic County will continue to provide COVID-19 testing at its drive-thru facility in Northfield at Rt. 9 and Dolphin Avenue, behind the county public works yard, each Tuesday in August, 9-11:30 a.m. However, due to the forecast of inclement weather related to Tropical Storm Isaias, testing scheduled for Tuesday, Aug. 4 will be postponed. All scheduled appointments have been automatically rescheduled at the same time on Thursday, Aug. 6.
The test site is available for both symptomatic and asymptomatic county residents with or without a doctor’s prescription. Residents must make an appointment for testing and provide proof of county residency and appointment confirmation.
Appointments can be made online at www.aclink.org. Those who are unable to keep their appointments are asked to cancel no less than 24 hours in advance so others may have an opportunity to fill those spots.
A list of additional testing locations in Atlantic County is available at: https://www.atlantic-county.org/covid/additional-testing-locations.asp
For the second consecutive day, the Atlantic County Division of Public Health has reported no new deaths related to COVID-19. There were 19 more residents who tested positive including six men, ages 29-84, and 13 women, ages 19-67.
Today’s confirmations were found as follows: four each in Atlantic City and Egg Harbor Township; three in Galloway Township; two each in Hamilton Township and Pleasantville; and one each in Absecon, Egg Harbor City, Hammonton and Northfield.
These cases bring the countywide total to 3,592 with 1,994 residents having been cleared as recovered. A total of 241 residents have died as a result of COVID-19.
