Bucks County’s count of COVID-19 cases increased from nine to 12.
Bucks County officials confirmed the three new adult cases.
All three patients had mild symptoms as of late Wednesday evening. The three patients are confined to their homes, officials said.
The county released the following information on the new cases:
One lives out of state during the work week and shares a residence there with a person who has tested positive.
The second patient lives in Bucks County but works out of state, while the third is a resident who has not left Bucks County anytime recently, said Dr. David Damsker, director of the Bucks County Health Department.
The source of transmission for a third new case and a hospitalized older adult with preexisting health problems whose case was confirmed Monday night remained under investigation, Damsker said.
County health officials expect the number of cases to rise as more private lab testing for COVID-19 becomes available. Damkser said previously the county was testing only people with obvious risk factors or symptoms.
Statewide, as of Wednesday evening, there were 133 confirmed cases.
Gov. Tom Wolf’s office said the first COVID-19 death in the state happened in Northampton County. The patient was being treated at a hospital.
In neighboring Montgomery County, there were 42 cases, the most of any county.
“We continue to have a very rapidly evolving situation here in Montgomery County,” Dr. Valerie Arkoosh, chair of the Montgomery County Commissioners, said during an afternoon briefing.
Montgomery County officials reported that they were discontinuing contact tracking as they believe the virus is spreading through the county. Bucks County officials have not yet reported any confirmed community spread in Bucks County.
State health officials said there was no known widespread community spread in the state, but they expected it to happen in the coming days.
