New COVID-19 case numbers remained steady, the Bucks County Health Department said Thursday evening.
The county reported 70 new COVID-19 positive cases between Tuesday and Thursday. Eight of those were delayed reports that were not long considered active.
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There were 19 cases reported on Tuesday, 19 on Wednesday, and 32 on Thursday, according to the health department.
Although hospitalizations remained low, the county learned of the death of a 32-year-old man with COVID-19 two weeks ago. The man had no known preexisting health conditions and was hospitalized outside of the county since mid-July.
The man is the second youngest COVID-19 death the county has reported. In April, a 31-year-old Levittown man with COVID-19 died due to complications from the virus.
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Of the 70 new cases, 22 people were sickened through household contacts, 12 caught the virus through community spread, six were infected on out-of-state travel, four were residents or workers at long-term care facilities, three were healthcare workers, two were infected at other workplaces, and 21 were unable to be fully interviewed by contact tracers immediately.
As of Thursday evening, 15 Bucks Countians were in local hospitals and two of them were on ventilators in critical condition.
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Since the pandemic began, 7,231 residents have tested positive for COVID-19, 519 deaths, and 6,458 recoveries.
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