Local officials are working to get testing sites for the novel coronavirus up and running in Atlantic County, with one location plan ready for state approval now and another in the works.
County Executive Dennis Levinson said a testing site plan for the Hamilton Mall in Mays Landing was submitted to the state Department of Health on Wednesday. Levinson said he expects to have the site “up and running within a very short period of time” if state health officials approve the plan.
The mall’s centralized location and open area were primary considerations in selecting it as a county-run testing site, Levinson said.
“It is also extremely accessible from the pikes (White Horse and Black Horse) and the (Atlantic City) Expressway if it turns out to be a regional center that the state or federal government wants to get involved with,” he said.
Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small Sr., who proposed Bader Field as a countywide testing site in mid-March, said Tuesday city officials were having discussions with private health companies and diagnostic centers to have a location for residents.
“Bader Field isn’t off the table until it’s off the table,” Small said during a Facebook video briefing Tuesday evening. “I’ve always said that there’s no better site anywhere.”
On Thursday, Atlantic County had 50 positive cases of COVID-19 with one death, according to state health officials.
Small said he did not want city taxpayers to foot the bill for a testing site, and that he would seek funding from outside entities.
The costs of the testing site at the Hamilton Mall will be incurred by the county, Levinson said. Contracts and details around securing enough personal protective equipment, coronavirus testing kits and health care workers to adequately run the site were still being ironed out, he said Wednesday.
“The state of New Jersey has made it clear, through the daily briefings, that the counties who want to open sites are basically on our own,” he said. “We (had) to put together a plan … but we did not want to put something together before we had all of our ducks lined up.”
The testing site will only take symptomatic residents by appointment and only with a written prescription from a physician.
Levinson said state Sen. Chris Brown, R-Atlantic, and U.S. Rep. Jeff Van Drew, R-2nd, are working at their respective levels of government to obtain financial assistance for coronavirus-related expenses.
The coronavirus testing sites differ from the announced field hospital at the Atlantic City Convention Center, which Gov. Phil Murphy said during a news conference Thursday is expected to be up and running by April 14.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency field hospital will be for patients who have not tested positive for COVID-19 and will be used on an “as-needed basis,” Small said.
Following a walk-through Tuesday with officials from the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority, Spectra Management, State Police and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Small said the Convention Center hospital is being built to accommodate 250 beds but can be converted to house as many as 2,000.
The field hospital in Atlantic City is one of four sites in New Jersey. The others are at the Meadowlands Exposition Center in Secaucus and the New Jersey Convention and Exposition Center in Edison. A fourth site has not been named.
Empty places from Covid-19

Pacific Avenue, in Atlantic City was quite Wednesday, April 1, 2020. (VERNON OGRODNEK / For The Press)
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Empty places from Covid-19

Many employees wore masks at La Villita Farm Market, in Atlantic City, where the amount of customers allowed in was limited, Wednesday, April 1, 2020. The restrictions are the result of Covid-19 precautions. (VERNON OGRODNEK / For The Press)
Empty places from Covid-19

Many shoppers wore masks at La Villita Farm Market, in Atlantic City, where the amount of customers allowed in was limited, Wednesday, April 1, 2020. The restrictions are the result of Covid-19 precautions. (VERNON OGRODNEK / For The Press)
Empty places from Covid-19

Michigan Avenue at the Tanger Outlet, in Atlantic City was quite Wednesday, April 1, 2020 as most store were closed. (VERNON OGRODNEK / For The Press)
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Strollers still walked the path near the Galloway Township Municipal Building, Wednesday, April 1, 2020. (VERNON OGRODNEK / For The Press)
Empty places from Covid-19

The Imagination Station playground area was closed and off limits at the municipal area of Galloway Township, as a result of Covid-19 precautions, Wednesday, April 1, 2020. (VERNON OGRODNEK / For The Press)
Empty places from Covid-19

The playground area was closed and off limits at the Roland Rogers School, in Galloway Township, as a result of Covid-19 precautions, Wednesday, April 1, 2020. (VERNON OGRODNEK / For The Press)
Empty places from Covid-19

The baseball field was empty at the Reed Road School, in Galloway Township, as a result of Covid-19 precautions, Wednesday, April 1, 2020. (VERNON OGRODNEK / For The Press)
Empty places from Covid-19

The playground area was closed and off limits at the Reed Road School, in Galloway Township, as a result of Covid-19 precautions, Wednesday, April 1, 2020. (VERNON OGRODNEK / For The Press)
Empty places from Covid-19

Giana Flath, and her sister, Caterina, both of Galloway, work out in the bleachers at Absegami High School, where Giana is a student lacrosse player, Wednesday, April 1, 2020. (VERNON OGRODNEK / For The Press)
Empty places from Covid-19

Giana Flath, and her sister, Caterina, both of Galloway, work out in the bleachers at Absegami High School, where Giana is a student lacrosse player, Wednesday, April 1, 2020. (VERNON OGRODNEK / For The Press)
Empty places from Covid-19

Carol Findlay, of Englewood, and her son, Mbili, a student, wear masks before heading on to campus to pack up his belongings at Stockton University, in Galloway Township, Wednesday, April 1, 2020. Carol described the campus as extremely quiet. “It’s quite depressing,” she said. “This is not how we anticipated his semester would end.” (VERNON OGRODNEK / For The Press)
Empty places from Covid-19

Carol Findlay, of Englewood, and her son, Mbili, a student, wear masks before heading on to campus to pack up his belongings at Stockton University, in Galloway Township, Wednesday, April 1, 2020. Carol described the campus as extremely quiet. “It’s quite depressing,” she said. “This is not how we anticipated his semester would end.” (VERNON OGRODNEK / For The Press)
Empty places from Covid-19

The campus center that would normally be busy was almost empty at Stockton University, Wednesday, April 1, 2020. (VERNON OGRODNEK / For The Press)
Empty places from Covid-19

Parking lots that would normally be busy are empty at Stockton University, Wednesday, April 1, 2020. (VERNON OGRODNEK / For The Press)
Empty places from Covid-19

Sign announcing where people can get information concerning Covid-19 at Stockton University, Wednesday, April 1, 2020. (VERNON OGRODNEK / For The Press)
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Tape lines the inside of the Atlantic City train station, Wednesday, April 1, 2020. (VERNON OGRODNEK / For The Press)
Empty places from Covid-19

Police tape marks off the seating area inside the Atlantic City bus station.
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Lines mark the sidewalk to promote social distancing outside the Salvation Army facility, in Atlantic City, Wednesday, April 1, 2020. (VERNON OGRODNEK / For The Press)
Empty places from Covid-19

Lines mark the sidewalk to promote social distancing outside the Salvation Army facility, in Atlantic City, Wednesday, April 1, 2020. (VERNON OGRODNEK / For The Press)
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Customers are instructed to form a line and keep their distance from each other Wednesday at La Villita Farm Market in Atlantic City. Tape lines outside show how far apart customers should stand.
Empty places from Covid-19

The number of customers allowed to enter La Villita Farm Market was limited, as people stood outside the store in Atlantic City, Wednesday, April 1, 2020. (VERNON OGRODNEK / For The Press)
Empty places from Covid-19

The number of customers allowed to enter La Villita Farm Market was limited and people practiced social distancing at the store in Atlantic City, Wednesday, April 1, 2020. The restrictions are the result of Covid-19 precautions. (VERNON OGRODNEK / For The Press)
Empty places from Covid-19

The number of customers allowed to enter La Villita Farm Market was limited and people practiced social distancing at the store in Atlantic City, Wednesday, April 1, 2020. The restrictions are the result of Covid-19 precautions. (VERNON OGRODNEK / For The Press)
Empty places from Covid-19

The number of customers allowed to enter La Villita Farm Market was limited and people practiced social distancing at the store in Atlantic City, Wednesday, April 1, 2020. The restrictions are the result of Covid-19 precautions. (VERNON OGRODNEK / For The Press)
Empty places from Covid-19

The number of customers allowed to enter La Villita Farm Market was limited and people practiced social distancing at the store in Atlantic City, Wednesday, April 1, 2020. The restrictions are the result of Covid-19 precautions. (VERNON OGRODNEK / For The Press)
Empty places from Covid-19

The number of customers allowed to enter La Villita Farm Market was limited and people practiced social distancing at the store in Atlantic City, Wednesday, April 1, 2020. The restrictions are the result of Covid-19 precautions. (VERNON OGRODNEK / For The Press)
Empty places from Covid-19

The number of customers allowed to enter La Villita Farm Market was limited and people practiced social distancing at the store in Atlantic City, Wednesday, April 1, 2020. The restrictions are the result of Covid-19 precautions. (VERNON OGRODNEK / For The Press)
Empty places from Covid-19

The number of customers allowed to enter La Villita Farm Market was limited and people practiced social distancing at the store in Atlantic City, Wednesday, April 1, 2020. The restrictions are the result of Covid-19 precautions. (VERNON OGRODNEK / For The Press)
Empty places from Covid-19

The number of customers allowed to enter La Villita Farm Market was limited, as people stood outside the store in Atlantic City, Wednesday, April 1, 2020. (VERNON OGRODNEK / For The Press)
Empty places from Covid-19

The Imagination Station playground area was closed and off limits at the municipal area of Galloway Township, as a result of Covid-19 precautions, Wednesday, April 1, 2020. (VERNON OGRODNEK / For The Press)
Empty places from Covid-19

The Imagination Station playground area was closed and off limits at the municipal area of Galloway Township, as a result of Covid-19 precautions, Wednesday, April 1, 2020. (VERNON OGRODNEK / For The Press)
Empty places from Covid-19

The Imagination Station Playground in Galloway Township is closed and off limits to children.
Empty places from Covid-19

The Imagination Station playground area was closed and off limits at the municipal area of Galloway Township, as a result of Covid-19 precautions, Wednesday, April 1, 2020. (VERNON OGRODNEK / For The Press)
Empty places from Covid-19

The playground area was closed and off limits at the Reed Road School, in Galloway Township, as a result of Covid-19 precautions, Wednesday, April 1, 2020. (VERNON OGRODNEK / For The Press)
Empty places from Covid-19

The playground area was closed and off limits at the Reed Road School, in Galloway Township, as a result of Covid-19 precautions, Wednesday, April 1, 2020. (VERNON OGRODNEK / For The Press)
Empty places from Covid-19

The playground area was closed and off limits at the Reed Road School, in Galloway Township, as a result of Covid-19 precautions, Wednesday, April 1, 2020. (VERNON OGRODNEK / For The Press)
Empty places from Covid-19

The parking lot was empty at the Roland Rogers School, in Galloway Township, Wednesday, April 1, 2020. (VERNON OGRODNEK / For The Press)
Empty places from Covid-19

The parking lot was empty Wednesday at Roland Rogers Elementary School in Galloway Township.
Empty places from Covid-19

The parking lot was empty at the Reed Road School, in Galloway Township, Wednesday, April 1, 2020. (VERNON OGRODNEK / For The Press)
Empty places from Covid-19

Victoria Clarke and Alyssa DeStefan, both of Galloway, work out on the track at Absegami High School, Wednesday, April 1, 2020. The two alumni used the school’s athletic facilities since their gyn closed as a result of Covid-19 precautions. (VERNON OGRODNEK / For The Press)
Empty places from Covid-19

Giana Flath, and her sister, Caterina, both of Galloway, work out in the bleachers at Absegami High School, where Giana is a student lacrosse player, Wednesday, April 1, 2020. (VERNON OGRODNEK / For The Press)
Empty places from Covid-19

Empty parking lot outside of Absegami High School, in Galloway Township, Wednesday, April 1, 2020. (VERNON OGRODNEK / For The Press)
Empty places from Covid-19

Carol Findlay, of Englewood, and her son, Mbili, a student, adjust their masks before heading on to campus to pack up his belongings at Stockton University, in Galloway Township, Wednesday, April 1, 2020. Carol described the campus as extremely quiet. “It’s quite depressing,” she said. “This is not how we anticipated his semester would end.” (VERNON OGRODNEK / For The Press)
Empty places from Covid-19

A sign on the door announces that the campus center is not open for business at Stockton University, in Galloway Township, Wednesday, April 1, 2020. (VERNON OGRODNEK / For The Press)
Empty places from Covid-19

The campus center that would normally be alive with activity is almost empty at Stockton University, in Galloway Township, Wednesday, April 1, 2020. (VERNON OGRODNEK / For The Press)
Empty places from Covid-19

The campus center that would normally be alive with activity is almost empty at Stockton University, in Galloway Township, Wednesday, April 1, 2020. (VERNON OGRODNEK / For The Press)
Empty places from Covid-19

The campus that would normally be alive with activity is empty at Stockton University, in Galloway Township, Wednesday, April 1, 2020. (VERNON OGRODNEK / For The Press)
Empty places from Covid-19

The campus center that would normally be alive with activity is almost empty at Stockton University, in Galloway Township, Wednesday, April 1, 2020. (VERNON OGRODNEK / For The Press)
Empty places from Covid-19

The campus center that would normally be alive with activity is almost empty at Stockton University, in Galloway Township, Wednesday, April 1, 2020. (VERNON OGRODNEK / For The Press)
Empty places from Covid-19

Brian Otieno, a student from Kenya, sits alone in the campus center that would normally be alive with activity at Stockton University, in Galloway Township, Wednesday, April 1, 2020. (VERNON OGRODNEK / For The Press)
Empty places from Covid-19

Brian Otieno, a student from Kenya, sits alone in the campus center that would normally be alive with activity at Stockton University, in Galloway Township, Wednesday, April 1, 2020. (VERNON OGRODNEK / For The Press)
Empty places from Covid-19

Empty parking lot that would normally be full in front of the campus center at Stockton University, in Galloway Township, Wednesday, April 1, 2020. (VERNON OGRODNEK / For The Press)
Empty places from Covid-19

Empty parking lot that would normally be full in front of the campus center at Stockton University, in Galloway Township, Wednesday, April 1, 2020. (VERNON OGRODNEK / For The Press)
Empty places from Covid-19

Empty campus that would normally be full at Stockton University, in Galloway Township, Wednesday, April 1, 2020. (VERNON OGRODNEK / For The Press)
Empty places from Covid-19

Empty parking lot that would normally be full at Stockton University, in Galloway Township, Wednesday, April 1, 2020. (VERNON OGRODNEK / For The Press)
Empty places from Covid-19

Empty parking lot that would normally be full at Stockton University, in Galloway Township, Wednesday, April 1, 2020. (VERNON OGRODNEK / For The Press)
Covid-19 closes South Jersey businesses

Few cars could be found Tuesday in the parking lot of the Hamilton Commons shopping center, where all stores deemed nonessential are closed.
Shuttered in South Jersey
Covid-19 closes South Jersey businesses

Marks on the floor of the Home Depot help with social distancing at the store, in Egg Harbor Township, Tuesday, March 31, 2020. (VERNON OGRODNEK / For The Press)
Covid-19 closes South Jersey businesses

Ocean City Police Officer Jacob Johnson patrols the Ocean City Boardwalk which was closed as a result of Covid-19 precautions, Tuesday, March 31, 2020. (VERNON OGRODNEK / For The Press)
Covid-19 closes South Jersey businesses

Ocean City Police Officer Jacob Johnson patrols the Ocean City Boardwalk which was closed as a result of Covid-19 precautions, Tuesday, March 31, 2020. (VERNON OGRODNEK / For The Press)
Covid-19 closes South Jersey businesses

Ocean City Police Officer Jacob Johnson patrols the Ocean City Boardwalk which was closed as a result of Covid-19 precautions, Tuesday, March 31, 2020. (VERNON OGRODNEK / For The Press)
Covid-19 closes South Jersey businesses

Ocean City Police Officer Jacob Johnson patrols the Ocean City Boardwalk which was closed as a result of Covid-19 precautions, Tuesday, March 31, 2020. (VERNON OGRODNEK / For The Press)
Covid-19 closes South Jersey businesses

Ocean City Police Officer Jacob Johnson patrols the Ocean City Boardwalk which was closed as a result of Covid-19 precautions, Tuesday, March 31, 2020. (VERNON OGRODNEK / For The Press)
Covid-19 closes South Jersey businesses

The Ocean City Boardwalk was closed as a result of Covid-19 precautions, Tuesday, March 31, 2020. (VERNON OGRODNEK / For The Press)
Covid-19 closes South Jersey businesses

The Ocean City Boardwalk was closed as a result of Covid-19 precautions, Tuesday, March 31, 2020. (VERNON OGRODNEK / For The Press)
Covid-19 closes South Jersey businesses

The Ocean City beaches were closed as a result of Covid-19 precautions, Tuesday, March 31, 2020. (VERNON OGRODNEK / For The Press)
Covid-19 closes South Jersey businesses

The Ocean City Boardwalk was closed as a result of Covid-19 precautions, Tuesday, March 31, 2020. (VERNON OGRODNEK / For The Press)
Covid-19 closes South Jersey businesses

Ocean City Police Officer Jacob Johnson patrols the Ocean City Boardwalk which was closed as a result of Covid-19 precautions, Tuesday, March 31, 2020. (VERNON OGRODNEK / For The Press)
Covid-19 closes South Jersey businesses

Ocean City Police Officer Jacob Johnson patrols the Ocean City Boardwalk which was closed as a result of Covid-19 precautions, Tuesday, March 31, 2020. (VERNON OGRODNEK / For The Press)
Covid-19 closes South Jersey businesses

Ocean City Police Officer Jacob Johnson patrols the Ocean City Boardwalk which was closed as a result of Covid-19 precautions, Tuesday, March 31, 2020. (VERNON OGRODNEK / For The Press)
Covid-19 closes South Jersey businesses

The Ocean City Boardwalk was closed as a result of Covid-19 precautions, Tuesday, March 31, 2020. (VERNON OGRODNEK / For The Press)
Covid-19 closes South Jersey businesses

Ocean City Police Officer Jacob Johnson patrols the Ocean City Boardwalk which was closed as a result of Covid-19 precautions, Tuesday, March 31, 2020. (VERNON OGRODNEK / For The Press)
Covid-19 closes South Jersey businesses

Ocean City Police Officer Jacob Johnson patrols the Ocean City Boardwalk which was closed as a result of Covid-19 precautions, Tuesday, March 31, 2020. (VERNON OGRODNEK / For The Press)
Covid-19 closes South Jersey businesses

Ocean City Police Officer Jacob Johnson patrols the Ocean City Boardwalk which was closed as a result of Covid-19 precautions, Tuesday, March 31, 2020. (VERNON OGRODNEK / For The Press)
Covid-19 closes South Jersey businesses

Ocean City police Officer Jacob Johnson patrols the Boardwalk, which the city has closed to the public to enforce social-distancing guidelines.
Covid-19 closes South Jersey businesses

Ocean City Police Officer Jacob Johnson patrols the Ocean City Boardwalk which was closed as a result of Covid-19 precautions, Tuesday, March 31, 2020. (VERNON OGRODNEK / For The Press)
Covid-19 closes South Jersey businesses

Entrances to the Ocean City Boardwalk were blocked after the boardwalk was closed as a result of Covid-19 precautions, Tuesday, March 31, 2020. (VERNON OGRODNEK / For The Press)
Covid-19 closes South Jersey businesses

Entrances to the Ocean City Boardwalk were blocked after the Boardwalk was closed as a result of COVID-19 precautions Tuesday.
Covid-19 closes South Jersey businesses

A police car patrols the Ocean City Boardwalk which was closed to pedestrians as a result of Covid-19 precautions, Tuesday, March 31, 2020. (VERNON OGRODNEK / For The Press)
Covid-19 closes South Jersey businesses

A police car patrols the Ocean City Boardwalk which was closed to pedestrians as a result of Covid-19 precautions, Tuesday, March 31, 2020. (VERNON OGRODNEK / For The Press)
Covid-19 closes South Jersey businesses

A sign announces that the Ocean City beach and Boardwalk are closed along the Route 52 Somers Point-Ocean City causeway, in Somers Point, Tuesday, March 31, 2020. (VERNON OGRODNEK / For The Press)
Covid-19 closes South Jersey businesses

A sign asks people to practice social distancing along the Route 52 Somers Point-Ocean City causeway, in Somers Point, Tuesday, March 31, 2020. (VERNON OGRODNEK / For The Press)
Covid-19 closes South Jersey businesses

A sign announces that the Ocean City beach and Boardwalk are closed along the Route 52 Somers Point-Ocean City causeway, in Somers Point, Tuesday, March 31, 2020. (VERNON OGRODNEK / For The Press)
Covid-19 closes South Jersey businesses

A sign announces that the Ocean City beach and Boardwalk are closed along the Route 52 Somers Point-Ocean City causeway, in Somers Point, Tuesday, March 31, 2020. (VERNON OGRODNEK / For The Press)
Covid-19 closes South Jersey businesses

The walkway was closed along the Route 52 Somers Point-Ocean City causeway, in Somers Point, Tuesday, March 31, 2020. (VERNON OGRODNEK / For The Press)
Covid-19 closes South Jersey businesses

The walkway was closed along the Route 52 Somers Point-Ocean City causeway, in Somers Point, Tuesday, March 31, 2020. (VERNON OGRODNEK / For The Press)
Covid-19 closes South Jersey businesses

A closed sign keeps pedestrians off the walkway along the Route 52 causeway connecting Somers Point and Ocean City.
Covid-19 closes South Jersey businesses

A police car cruises though Central Square, where most store were closed, Tuesday, March 31, 2020. (VERNON OGRODNEK / For The Press)
Northfield Community School

The playground was empty at the Northfield Community School on March 31, after students were sent home for remote instruction for what would be the rest of the school year.
Covid-19 closes South Jersey businesses

The playground was empty at the Northfield Community School, Tuesday, March 31, 2020. (VERNON OGRODNEK / For The Press)
Covid-19 closes South Jersey businesses

Birch Grove Park was closed as a result of the Covid-19 precautions, Tuesday, March 31, 2020. (VERNON OGRODNEK / For The Press)
Covid-19 closes South Jersey businesses

A discarded latex glove lays in the parking lot of the Home Depot, in Egg Harbor Township, Tuesday, March 31, 2020. (VERNON OGRODNEK / For The Press)
Covid-19 closes South Jersey businesses

Much of the parking lot was empty at the Hamilton Commons shopping area where most store were closed, in Hamilton Township, Tuesday, March 31, 2020. (VERNON OGRODNEK / For The Press)
Covid-19 closes South Jersey businesses

Linda’s Nails store was closed at the Consumer Square, in Hamilton Township, Tuesday, March 31, 2020. (VERNON OGRODNEK / For The Press)
Covid-19 closes South Jersey businesses

The parking lot was empty and the store closed at the Hamilton Mall, in Hamilton Township, Tuesday, March 31, 2020. (VERNON OGRODNEK / For The Press)
Covid-19 closes South Jersey businesses

The parking lot was empty and the store closed at the Hamilton Mall, in Hamilton Township, Tuesday, March 31, 2020. (VERNON OGRODNEK / For The Press)
Covid-19 closes South Jersey businesses

Atlantic County officials expect to turn the Hamilton Mall into a COVID-19 testing site.
Covid-19 closes South Jersey businesses

Mannequins were the only figures visible at the closed Lane Bryant store, in the Hamilton Commons shopping area, in Hamilton Township, Tuesday, March 31, 2020. (VERNON OGRODNEK / For The Press)
Covid-19 closes South Jersey businesses

Mannequins were the only figures visible at the closed Lane Bryant store, in the Hamilton Commons shopping area, in Hamilton Township, Tuesday, March 31, 2020. (VERNON OGRODNEK / For The Press)
Covid-19 closes South Jersey businesses

Ross Dress for Less in Hamilton Commons is among those businesses closed by the state.
COVID-19 closes South Jersey businesses

A sign on the door of the Hobby Lobby in Hamilton Township explains the store was ordered closed by the state in an attempt to mitigate the spread of COVID-19.
Covid-19 closes South Jersey businesses

Much of the parking lot was empty at the Hamilton Commons shopping area where most store were closed, in Hamilton Township, Tuesday, March 31, 2020. (VERNON OGRODNEK / For The Press)
Covid-19 closes South Jersey businesses

Much of the parking lot was empty at the Hamilton Commons shopping area where most store were closed, in Hamilton Township, Tuesday, March 31, 2020. (VERNON OGRODNEK / For The Press)
Covid-19 closes South Jersey businesses

A few people still walked the Ocean City Boardwalk even though it was closed as a result of Covid-19 precautions, Tuesday, March 31, 2020. (VERNON OGRODNEK / For The Press)
Atlantic City Virus

Lone cyclist on the Atlantic City Boardwalk, Thursday, March 26, 2020. (VERNON OGRODNEK / For The Press)
Atlantic City Virus

The casino floor at Caesars Atlantic City has been closed since March 16.
Atlantic City Virus

Pleasant weather brought out a few strollers on the Atlantic City Boardwalk, Thursday, March 26, 2020. (VERNON OGRODNEK / For The Press)
Atlantic City Virus

The beach was quite with the exception of a few lone strollers off the Atlantic City Boardwalk, Thursday, March 26, 2020. (VERNON OGRODNEK / For The Press)
Atlantic City Virus

Pleasant weather brought out a few strollers on the Atlantic City Boardwalk, Thursday, March 26, 2020. (VERNON OGRODNEK / For The Press)
Atlantic City Virus

A sign announces the closing of Caesars Atlantic City at the Boardwalk entrance.
Atlantic City Virus

Wet Willies sits idle, closed as a result of the Covid-19 virus, inside Resorts, off the Atlantic City Boardwalk, Thursday, March 26, 2020. (VERNON OGRODNEK / For The Press)
Atlantic City Virus

Margarittaville sits empty, closed a result of the Covid-19 virus, inside Resorts off the Atlantic City Boardwalk, Thursday, March 26, 2020. (VERNON OGRODNEK / For The Press)
Atlantic City Virus

Resorts Casino Hotel is closed a result of the Covid-19 virus, off the Atlantic City Boardwalk, Thursday, March 26, 2020. (VERNON OGRODNEK / For The Press)
Atlantic City Virus

Council Oak Fish sits empty, closed a result of the Covid-19 virus, inside Hard Rock, off the Atlantic City Boardwalk, Thursday, March 26, 2020. (VERNON OGRODNEK / For The Press)
Atlantic City Virus

Hard Rock Hotel and Casino is closed, off the Atlantic City Boardwalk, Thursday, March 26, 2020. (VERNON OGRODNEK / For The Press)
Atlantic City Virus

Hard Rock Hotel and Casino is closed, off the Atlantic City Boardwalk, Thursday, March 26, 2020. (VERNON OGRODNEK / For The Press)
Atlantic City Virus

The buds on trees were out but shoppers were not along Michigan Avenue at Tangers Outlet Atlantic City,, Thursday, March 26, 2020. (VERNON OGRODNEK / For The Press)
Atlantic City Virus

Sign on the Rebox store was similar to many along Michigan Avenue at Tangers Outlet Atlantic City, announcing that they are closed as a result of the Covid-19 virus, Thursday, March 26, 2020. (VERNON OGRODNEK / For The Press)
Atlantic City Virus

With stores closed as a result of Covid-19 precautions, it was a ghost town along Michigan Avenue at Tangers Outlet Atlantic City,, Thursday, March 26, 2020. (VERNON OGRODNEK / For The Press)
Atlantic City Virus

Some ventured to the beach for a walk, at Albany Avenue, off the Atlantic City Boardwalk, Thursday, March 26, 2020. (VERNON OGRODNEK / For The Press)
Atlantic City Virus

Some ventured to the beach for a walk, at Albany Avenue, off the Atlantic City Boardwalk, Thursday, March 26, 2020. (VERNON OGRODNEK / For The Press)
Atlantic City Virus

Even though the weather was pleasant, there were few people on the Atlantic City Boardwalk, Thursday, March 26, 2020. (VERNON OGRODNEK / For The Press)
Atlantic City Virus

Noontime traffic was light along Pacific Avenue, in Atlantic City, Thursday, March 26, 2020. (VERNON OGRODNEK / For The Press)
Atlantic City Virus

Noontime traffic was light along Pacific Avenue, in Atlantic City, Thursday, March 26, 2020. (VERNON OGRODNEK / For The Press)
Atlantic City Virus

Even though the weather was pleasant, there were few people on the Atlantic City Boardwalk, Thursday, March 26, 2020. (VERNON OGRODNEK / For The Press)
Atlantic City Virus

Joanne Imperatore, of Egg Harbor City, was wearing her mask but was still happy to be on the Atlantic City Boardwalk, Thursday, March 26, 2020. She said there would have been many more people on the Boardwalk on a pleasant day like today. (VERNON OGRODNEK / For The Press)
Atlantic City Virus

Joanne Imperatore, of Egg Harbor City, was wearing her mask but was still happy to be on the Atlantic City Boardwalk, Thursday, March 26, 2020. She said there would have been many more people on the Boardwalk on a pleasant day like today. (VERNON OGRODNEK / For The Press)
Atlantic City Virus

Kylie Kertz, of Egg Harbor City, was still feeding the cats that live under the Atlantic City Boardwalk Thursday for Alley Cat Allies, an organization that tends to the wild cats. The Bethesda, Maryland-based organization will continue to feed and care of community cats, according to founder and president Becky Robinson. “We have read nothing in any of the orders issued by various jurisdictions that prohibit on-going care and feeding of community cats,” Robinson said. “To discontinue care and feeding to which the cats have grown accustomed would be to put them in grave danger.” Thursday, March 26, 2020. (VERNON OGRODNEK / For The Press)
Atlantic City Virus

The porte cochere at Resorts was empty with the casino hotel closed as a Covid-19 precaution, off North Carolina Avenue, off Atlantic City Boardwalk, Thursday, March 26, 2020. (VERNON OGRODNEK / For The Press)
Atlantic City Virus

Even though the weather was pleasant, there were few people on the Atlantic City Boardwalk, Thursday, March 26, 2020. (VERNON OGRODNEK / For The Press)
Atlantic City Virus

Even though the weather was pleasant, there were few people on the Atlantic City Boardwalk, Thursday, March 26, 2020. (VERNON OGRODNEK / For The Press)
Atlantic City Virus

Some people wore masks as a Covid-19 precaution strolling along the Atlantic City Boardwalk, Thursday, March 26, 2020. (VERNON OGRODNEK / For The Press)
Atlantic City Virus

Some people wore masks as a Covid-19 precaution strolling along the Atlantic City Boardwalk, Thursday, March 26, 2020. (VERNON OGRODNEK / For The Press)
Atlantic City Virus

A group of men walk on the Atlantic City Boardwalk, Thursday, March 26, 2020. (VERNON OGRODNEK / For The Press)
Atlantic City Virus

Some people wore masks as a Covid-19 precaution strolling along the Atlantic City Boardwalk, Thursday, March 26, 2020. (VERNON OGRODNEK / For The Press)
Atlantic City Virus

Some people wore masks as a Covid-19 precaution strolling along the Atlantic City Boardwalk, Thursday, March 26, 2020. (VERNON OGRODNEK / For The Press)
Atlantic City Virus

Some people wore masks as a Covid-19 precaution strolling along the Atlantic City Boardwalk, Thursday, March 26, 2020. (VERNON OGRODNEK / For The Press)
Atlantic City Virus

Some people wore masks as a Covid-19 precaution strolling along the Atlantic City Boardwalk, Thursday, March 26, 2020. (VERNON OGRODNEK / For The Press)
Atlantic City Virus

Some people wore masks as a Covid-19 precaution strolling along the Atlantic City Boardwalk, Thursday, March 26, 2020. (VERNON OGRODNEK / For The Press)
Atlantic City Virus

People wear masks while strolling along the Atlantic City Boardwalk.
Atlantic City Virus

Stores are closed as a result of the coronavirus and there are no strollers along Michigan Avenue at Tangers Outlet Atlantic City, Thursday,March 26, 2020. (VERNON OGRODNEK / For The Press)
Atlantic City Virus

Stores are closed as a result of the coronavirus and there are no strollers along Michigan Avenue at Tangers Outlet Atlantic City, Thursday,March 26, 2020. (VERNON OGRODNEK / For The Press)
Atlantic City Virus

Stores are closed as a result of the coronavirus and there are no strollers along Michigan Avenue at Tangers Outlet Atlantic City, Thursday,March 26, 2020. (VERNON OGRODNEK / For The Press)
Cape May County Library

The Cape May County Library in Cape May City asks residents not to return their library books until after the library reopens.
Cape May Boardwalk

The Cape May Boardwalk is closed to traffic.
Cape May County Library - Cape May

The Cape May County library in Cape May City is closed until further notice.
Cape May Boardwalk

The Cape May Boardwalk is shut down to traffic.
Cape May
