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Reply Bucks County s new coronavirus cases increased 7 percent last week and the 20 COVID deaths reported were the most since February. (Shutterstock) BUCKS COUNTY, PA Even with its COVID-19 vaccination program hitting its stride, Bucks County is continuing to wrestle with new cases in what health experts call a fourth wave of the pandemic. Nearly 2,000 new coronavirus cases (1,977) were reported in Bucks County last week, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health. That s a 7-percent increase over the previous week and brought the county s case total to 55,980 since the pandemic began. Last week also saw 20 new deaths attributed to COVID in Bucks County. That s the most since February, and brings the county s total to 1,212. ....
Replies(10) The surge has seemed to steady and even dip slightly in Montgomery County, though numbers remain high. Here s where spread is happening. (Shutterstock) MONTGOMERY COUNTY, PA As the first shipments of the coronavirus vaccine arrived in Montgomery County hospitals last week, the region saw the first glimpse of the end of the pandemic emerging down the line. But it could take months for the vaccine to be distributed to the general public, and there are numerous things standing in the way of eventual herd immunity, which health leaders describe as 85 percent of the community being inoculated. In the meantime, case numbers remain at high levels in the county, though the surge has seemed to flatten and even slightly dip in the past few weeks. ....