Bucks County officials said Friday night that new COVID-19 case numbers remained slow.
Of the 16 cases reported, four were too old to still be considered infectious. The reported cases included five caught through household contacts, three due to community spread, two spread long-term care residents, and one through workplace contact. Five patients were unable to be reached by contact tracers.
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A 76-year-old man with COVID-19 and underlying medical conditions died. He was a long-term care facility residents.
As of Friday night, 87 Bucks Countians with COVID-19 were in local hospitals and 14 were in critical condition on ventilators.
Since the pandemic began, 5,103 positive cases have been confirmed, 485 residents have died, and 2,226 have recovered.
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