New COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations continued to rise in Bucks County after hitting lows in early July.
The county had 792 new COVID-19 infections last week, according to Pennsylvania Department of Health data. The tally of new cases was an increase over the prior week and an increase from the 348 new cases reported during the same period in July.
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The COVID-19 test positivity rate in Bucks County increased from 4.5 percent to 5.5 percent. A test positivity rate lower than five percent for more than two weeks means health experts consider the spread controlled.
Hospitalizations of COVID-19 patients in the county have risen in recent weeks. As of late last week, there were about 40 people in local hospitals with COVID-19 and a handful in intensive care and on ventilators.
As of this week, Bucks County reported 46 people in hospitals with COVID-19 and 7 of them in intensive care with two on ventilators.
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No deaths of COVID-19 patients were reported last week.
COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, and deaths have risen in recent weeks across Pennsylvania after a steep decline as vaccinations rolled out and mitigation measures eased in spring.
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Last week in Bucks County, COVID-19 vaccination numbers rose slightly. It comes amid the increase in cases and as students and staff prepare to return to colleges and area schools.
The peak last week was Tuesday when there were 604 first-doses and 600 final doses administered, according to state data.
As of Tuesday, 40,137 Bucks Countians were partially vaccinated and 317,076 were fully vaccinated, according to state data.
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The three COVID-19 vaccines in use have been proven safe and effective. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) gave the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine full approval late last week. For more information on how to get vaccinated, click here.
Since the pandemic began, there have been 63,926 COVID-19 cases in Bucks County and 1,339 deaths.
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