Credit: PA Internet News Service
The county’s rate of new COVID-19 cases remained steady over the past two weeks.
The Bucks County Department of Health reported Monday evening that the area averaged roughly 30 new COVID-19 infections per day last week. It marked the second week in a row where the average was 30.
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Between Friday and Monday, the county received confirmation of 116 new COVID-19 cases. Of those cases, eight were delayed reports that were no longer considered active infections.
A total of 44 cases were reported on Friday, 32 on Saturday, and 40 cases between Sunday and Monday.
Among the newly reported cases, 55 were infections caught through household contacts, 15 through community spread, 12 caught the virus during out-of-state travel, eight were health care workers, four were residents or staff at long-term care centers, two were infected at other workplaces, and 20 were unable to complete full contact tracing interviews immediately.
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As of Monday, there were 10 Bucks Countians in hospitals with COVID-19 and two were in critical condition on ventilators.
“Our numbers continue to look really good here in Bucks County, and our hospitalizations continue to drop,” Dr. David Damsker, director of the Bucks County Health Department, said in a statement. “We’ve also noticed test results coming back more quickly from the major labs, which is extremely important for our prevention efforts going forward.”
Over the past four days, the county reported two new COVID-19 deaths. A 49-year-old woman died on Sunday and a 94-year-old man died Monday. The two had underlying medical conditions and one was a long-term care facility resident. The 49-year-old woman had been on a ventilator and was infected with COVID-19. She had been fighting the virus since April.
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Since the pandemic began, 7,005 residents have test positive for COVID-19, 517 have died, and 6,111 have confirmed to have recovered.
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