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20 COVID-19 Patients Die As Case Total Climbs Past 4,000


A resident room at Neshaminy Manor. File photo. Credit: County of Bucks

On Monday night, Bucks County reported that there were 82 new COVID-19 cases and 20 deaths.

Those whose deaths were reported were nine woman and 11 men between the ages of 58 and 100. Seventeen of the 20 resided in long-term care facilities.

As of Monday, a total of 4,003 residents have been confirmed to have COVID-19, 332 Bucks Countians have died, and 1,071 have recovered.

Of the 332 who have died, 274 of them lived in long-term care facilities.

With the 82 new cases, 49 live in long-term care centers, three are long-term care employees, eight were the result of community spread, eight caught the virus from someone in their household, four were infected at work, two are healthcare workers, and one is an inmate at the county correctional facility.

“While we continue to sympathize with the families of those who have lost loved ones, we remain on a positive and consistent track with regard to low numbers of community spread in Bucks County,” Bucks County Health Director Dr. David Damsker said in a statement.

As of Monday evening, 183 COVID-19 patients were in local hospitals and 19 were on ventilators in critical condition.

With the majority of licensed long-term care centers having at least one COVID-19 case, the county confirmed Neshaminy Manor Nursing Home in Warrington, which the county operates, had 35 COVID-19 deaths since the pandemic started.

The county said officials were able to conduct mass testing at the nursing home and found 82 residents were positive and 141 tested negative. Eight have recovered and the county said “most of our other residents are slowly improving.”

Fifty eight Neshaminy Manor staff members have tested positive for COVID-19 and 46 have recovered.


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