Bucks County’s top public health official said Tuesday night that the COVID-19 “numbers consistently show improvement.”
The statement from Dr. David Damsker came as Bucks County reported 70 new COVID-19 cases and nine deaths, bringing the total of cases to 4,071 and 341 deaths.
Among the 70 new cases, 36 live in long-term care centers, three work in those facilities, 10 picked up the virus from a person in their household, four were from contacts at work, two are healthcare workers, and eight were unable to be reached by contact tracers, county officials said.
The deaths reported Tuesday were people who ranged in age from 62 to 99. Three of the deaths happened in early April but weren’t reported to health officials until this week, county officials said.
Damsker said in a statement that the numbers released Tuesday night made him “feel more and more comfortable with the idea of moving to the next phase of reopening in the near future.”
A total of 175 COVID-19 patients were in area hospitals and 24 were on ventilators in critical condition.
Bucks County reported 1,100 people have recovered from COVID-19.
