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Seven COVID-19 Patients Reported Dead On Thursday


An illustration of a coronavirus. Credit: CDC

Six elderly people and one middle-aged man with COVID-19 died, Bucks County officials reported Thursday.

The elderly residents ranged in age from 70 to 94. The 51-year-old man had underlying health issues, county officials said.

Five of the six older people who died were residents of long-term care facilities.

The number of patients with COVID-19 in Bucks County who have died is 67.

The county reported 96 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, bringing the total to 1,546. Three hundred seventeen residents have recovered.

A total of 122 Bucks Countians with COVID-19 were in the hospital. A total of 24 patients were in critical condition on ventilators.


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