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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.
