Five more fatalities due to complications from COVID-19 were reported on Thursday, April 29th, by the Atlantic County Division of Public Health. They included a 78-year old woman and a 59-year old man, both of Hammonton; an 81-year old Absecon man; a 78-year old Egg Harbor Township man; and an 89-year old Linwood woman. Four of the five were residents of long-term care facilities.

County health officials also confirmed  57 new cases among  25 males, ages 22-88  and  32 females, ages 7-92 . Twenty-one additional residents have been cleared as recovered. This brings the countywide totals to 960 confirmed cases, 42 deaths and 178 recovered residents.

Atlantic County has tested nearly 700 residents to date with a 27.1% rate of positivity among those tested. The statewide rate of positivity has been slowly decreasing but remains more than 40%.

Today’s new cases included 33 residents in Absecon, eight in Atlantic City and four in Egg Harbor Township. Galloway, Hamilton Township and Linwood each had three new positives, Pleasantville had two new cases and Weymouth had one.

Atlantic County also announced additional drive-thru test dates for next week on Tuesday, May 5 and Thursday, May 7, by appointment only, for symptomatic county residents with a doctor’s prescription. The testing will be conducted behind the Hamilton Mall in Mays Landing, 10 AM – 1 PM.

Appointments that had been scheduled for today’s postponed testing will be honored on Monday, May 4 at the same time as originally scheduled.

Residents may make an appointment for testing online at www.aclink.org. In addition to the doctor’s prescription, residents must also provide proof of residency, such as a driver’s license or utility bill, as well as the appointment confirmation.

As always, those who are unable to keep their appointments are asked to cancel so that others will have an opportunity to be tested.

The statewide COVID-19 count grew by 2,633 cases and 460 deaths for a statewide total of 118,652 cases and 7,228 fatalities as of Thursday, April 30th.

COVID-19 Cases by County
Data is provisional and subject to revision.

Bergen County:

15,610 Positive Test Results

1,136 Deaths

Hudson County:

14,916 Positive Test Results

798 Deaths

Essex County:

13,682 Positive Test Results

1,186 Deaths

Union County:

12,578 Positive Test Results

690 Deaths

Passaic County:

12,449 Positive Test Results

573 Deaths

Middlesex County:

11,715 Positive Test Results

571 Deaths

Ocean County:

6,375 Positive Test Results

397 Deaths

Monmouth County:

6,033 Positive Test Results

341 Deaths

Morris County:

5,287 Positive Test Results

413 Deaths

Mercer County:

3,937 Positive Test Results

231 Deaths

Camden County:

3,519 Positive Test Results

147 Deaths

Somerset County:

3,464 Positive Test Results

270 Deaths

Burlington County:

2,690 Positive Test Results

130 Deaths

Gloucester County:

1,251 Positive Test Results

46 Deaths

Atlantic County:

964 Positive Test Results

41 Deaths

Sussex County:

921 Positive Test Results

103 Deaths

Warren County:

903 Positive Test Results

82 Deaths

Cumberland County:

723 Positive Test Results

12 Deaths

Hunterdon County:

603 Positive Test Results

29 Deaths

Cape May County:

323 Positive Test Results

22 Deaths

Salem County:

231 Positive Test Results

10 Deaths