This guide with interactive tables, charts and maps illustrates the current status of COVID-19 in Bucks County. These data are updated daily.
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4,394 new cases, 2,421 patients hospitalized and 609 patients in Intensive Care Units
Harrisburg, PA - The Pennsylvania Department of Health today confirmed that as of 12 a.m., Wednesday, Sept. 22, there were 4,394 additional positive cases of COVID-19, bringing the statewide total to 1,392,266.
As of 11:59 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 21, there were 66 new deaths identified by the Pennsylvania death registry, reported for a total of 28,998 deaths attributed to COVID-19. There are 2,421 individuals hospitalized with COVID-19. Of that number, 609 patients are in the intensive care unit with COVID-19.
The trend in the 14-day moving average number of hospitalized patients continues to increase again. Statewide percent positivity for the week of Sept. 10 – Sept. 16 stood at 8.9%.
There are 217,838 individuals who have a positive viral antigen test and are considered probable cases.
There are 5,364,459 individuals who have tested negative to date.
For the 2021-2022 school year, the Department of Health is providing weekly updated case counts for two age groups: 0-4 capturing child care and early learning age children and 5-18 capturing kindergarten through high school age children. Case counts will be updated on Thursday afternoon for the previous week and cumulative since Aug. 16, 2021, by county of residence. The case counts presented are total case counts in these age groups and are not necessarily cases exposed in school, early learning or child care settings. The location of exposure cannot be determined but may have occurred in a variety of settings including the community, household/family, or the school setting.
A comparison of cases among school-aged children between 5-18 for September 8 to 14, 2021 and 2020 shows the number of cases in the age group this year is 11.5 times greater the same timeframe in 2020. Between Sept. 8 and Sept. 14, 2020, there were a total of 630 COVID-19 cases in the age group compared to Sept. 8 and Sept. 14, 2021, when there were 7,218 cases in the same age group.
According to the CDC, as of Tuesday, Sept. 21, Pennsylvania ranks 5th among all 50 states for total doses administered. According to the CDC, as of Tuesday, Sept. 21, 67.9% of Pennsylvanians age 18 and older are fully vaccinated.
Vaccine providers have administered 12,621,080 total vaccine doses, including 70,459 additional doses authorized for people who are immunocompromised, as of Wednesday, Sept. 22. 6,878,087 people are fully vaccinated; with 19,951 vaccinations administered since yesterday and a seven-day moving average of more than 15,700 people per day receiving vaccinations.
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