Out-of-state travel continues to be the biggest cause of Bucks County COVID-19 infections.
Bucks County health officials said 103 new COVID-19 cases were reported between Friday and Monday. The cases averaged about 26 per day with roughly half people who caught the virus while traveling outside of Pennsylvania.
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Since reopening began in the state and restrictions have eased, out-of-state travel cases have ticked up while local community spread remains low.
“Over the last four days, 50 of our 103 new cases were infected during out-of-state travel, many from Myrtle Beach, S.C.,” Health Department Director Dr. David Damsker said in a statement. “Think twice before you leave for any area of the country that is currently experiencing a high prevalence of COVID-19.
“If you have to go, be smart,” Damsker stated. “Wear a mask, sanitize your hands frequently, and avoid bars and other similar gatherings of people.”
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Health officials noted that without the out-of-state cases, the county would have only averaged about 13 cases per day.
The county received word of an additional 14 COVID-19 cases that were delayed reports that no longer were considered infectious.
Over the past four days and out of the 117 total cases reported, 50 were from out-of-state contacts, 19 were from household contacts, 14 were caught through community spread, six were residents or workers at long-term care facilities, two were healthcare workers, and 26 were unable to be reached by contact tracers immediately.
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Over the four day period, no new deaths were reported.
As of Monday night, 68 Bucks Countians were in local hospitals with COVID-19 and nine were in critical condition on ventilators.
Since the pandemic began, Bucks County has reported 5,576 confirmed COVID-19 cases, 510 deaths, and 3,912 recoveries.
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