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What Are COVID-19 Cases Like In Bucks County? See The Latest Data

The county positivity rate was at 32.7 percent, an increase over last week, in the Bucks County Health Department's latest numbers.

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BUCKS COUNTY, PA — COVID-19 cases are down slightly in the Bucks County Health Department's latest numbers, though the positive caseload is still higher than it's been for much of the pandemic.

Data between Jan. 6 and Jan. 13 showed 4,622 positive cases, 325 less than the previous week.

In children under 11, there were 550 cases, an increase of 102 from the previous week. Children ages 12 to 18 saw 447 cases, an increase of 36 from the previous week.

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Forty-nine people died of COVID-19, with 24 of those as delayed reports from the previous two weeks.

Hospitalizations remain elevated, with 276 county residents in the hospital with COVID-19. Of those, 21 people are on ventilators, an increase of nine from the previous week.

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The county's fully vaccinated population grew to 375,276 last week, with 2,752 people getting their second shot of the COVID-19 vaccine.

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.


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