Atlantic County Health Department Sunday, Dec. 20 announced three new deaths from COVID-19 and 342 new positives, the highest one day count since the pandemic began.
The three additional deaths reported today include two women - a 67-year-old from Hammonton and a 94-year-old from Atlantic City - as well as one man, a 71-year-old from Pleasantville who was a resident of a long-term care facility.
Positive cases were reported in 188 males, ages 1 month to 98, and 154 females, ages 3 months to 103.
To date, there have been 12,894 COVID-19 positives, 322 deaths and 5,827 reported as recovered. The number of recovered individuals indicates those who have been confirmed to be clear of symptoms after designated isolation period. Approximately 25% of those who tested positive fail to respond to initial contact or follow-up letter and 3% choose not to participate upon contact, therefore their recovery status cannot be confirmed.
Today's new cases:
| Town | Cases | Deaths |
| Egg Harbor Township | 70 | |
| Atlantic City | 42 | 1 |
| Pleasantville | 39 | 1 |
| Galloway Township | 38 | |
| Hamilton Township | 29 | |
| Hammonton | 18 | 1 |
| Northfield | 17 | |
| Somers Point | 14 | |
| Absecon | 12 | |
| Brigantine | 11 | |
| Ventnor | 10 | |
| Linwood | 9 | |
| Buena Vista Township | 8 | |
| Buena Borough | 7 | |
| Mullica Township | 6 | |
| Weymouth Township | 5 | |
| Margate | 4 | |
| Egg Harbor City | 3 |
The county continues to offer COVID-19 drive-through testing 9-11:30 a.m. each Tuesday in December, by appointment, for county residents at the county's Public Works yard, 617 Dolphin Ave. in Northfield.
If available, appointments can be made online at: https://www.atlantic-county.org/covid
A list of additional COVID-19 test sites in Atlantic County is available at: https://www.atlantic-county.org/covid/additional-testing-locations.asp
