Bucks County Hits 'Low' COVID-19 Transmission Level: Health Dept

BUCKS COUNTY, PA — Bucks County had reached "low" community transmission levels by the metrics from the Centers for Disease Control on Friday, according to a news release from the Bucks County Health Department.

A CDC map updated Thursday designates Bucks and its surrounding counties as areas of low transmission, meaning: fewer than 200 people out of 100,000 have tested positive for COVID-19; fewer than 10 people per 100,000 have been newly-admitted to the hospital with COVID-19 over a seven day period; and an average of fewer than 10 percent of staffed in-patient beds are occupied by COVID-19 patients in a seven-day period.

Bucks County's seven-day case average on Saturday was 30.3 cases per 100,000 people, according to the COVID-19 dashboard.

In Friday's news release, the Bucks County Health Department reported a percent positivity rate of 2.9 percent between Feb. 24 and March 3, down 2.1 percent from the previous week.

Eight deaths were reported, with seven as delayed reports from the prior two-week period.

On Friday, 47 people were in county hospitals, a decrease of twelve from the previous week, the health department said. Five patients were on ventilators; the same number as the prior week of data.

The Bucks County Health Department previously reported case totals over these periods, too, even breaking down cases in children under 11 and in those aged 12 to 18. These numbers were not provided for the beginning of March.

For a full list of vaccine providers in Bucks County and locations where COVID vaccines are being offered, check Bucks County's Coronavirus Testing/Vaccination Information page.

To find the vaccination clinics nearest you, text your zip code to 438829.

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This article originally appeared on the Doylestown Patch