The number of COVID-19 cases in Bucks County remained relatively steady.
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During last week, there were 274 new COVID-19 infections reported, a slight rise from 212 cases the week prior, according to Pennsylvania Department of Health data.
Increase or decreases, health officials have said the number of new infections is likely an under count as many at-home positive tests aren’t recorded in the official number.
The COVID-19 test positivity rate in Bucks County dropped last week from 2.9 percent to 2.5 percent A test positivity rate higher than 5 percent means health experts consider the spread of COVID-19 uncontrolled.
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With the majority of Bucks Counians being vaccinated and more information on COVID-19 mitigation and treatments known, a more important figure has become the number of hospitalizations and deaths among those with COVID-19.
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There were 26 patients in Bucks County hospitals as of Tuesday with COVID-19. Of that number, two were in intensive care and zero were on ventilators.
The Bucks County Health Department didn’t release their detailed statistics on hospitalizations this week, but past weeks have regularly shown people who were unvaccinated have largely suffered the most serious cases.
A total of six COVID-19 patient deaths were reported in Bucks County hospitals last week, state data showed.
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As of Tuesday, there were 91,394 people who were partially vaccinated and 390,075 people had received two doses in the county. A total of 172,116 third doses have been administered in the county, according to state data.
In Bucks County, 76.6 percent of residents have received at least one dose the COVID-19 vaccines, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data.
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Since the pandemic began, there have been 122,427 COVID-19 cases in Bucks County and 1,864 deaths.
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