7 More Bucks Co. Coronavirus Cases, 2 Hospitalized
This article originally appeared on the Yardley Patch
BUCKS COUNTY, PA — Seven new cases of the novel coronavirus were reported in Bucks County on Sunday, bringing the county's total to 41.
The news came on the same day that a death from the virus was reported in neighboring Montgomery County, that county's first and the third overall in Pennsylvania.
Dr. David Damsker, director of the Bucks County Health Department, said Sunday that two COVID-19 patients in the county are hospitalized. One of them is in critical condition and the other in serious condition, he said.
Both of those patients are older adults with underlying health issues, Damsker said.
As of Sunday, there were 479 cases of the coronavirus reported in Pennsylvania.
Of the seven new cases, Damsker said three appear to have come from known contacts and four from community spread. Officials had officially declared that community spread of the virus had begun in Bucks County on Saturday.
Sixteen Bucks County municipalities have had at least one case of the coronavirus, officials said. That's up from 12 on Saturday.
The first cases were reported Sunday in Bristol, Newtown, Perkasie and Chalfont. The other 12 are Doylestown, Buckingham, Warrington, Warminster, Northampton, Wrightstown, Upper Makefield, Lower Makefield, Upper Southampton, Lower Southampton, Middletown and Bensalem.
All of the cases so far have been in lower and central Bucks. The county has posted a map that's updated daily showing where coronavirus cases have been confirmed.
