39 New Coronavirus Cases In Bucks Co. Monday

BUCKS COUNTY, PA — In Bucks County, 39 new cases of the novel coronavirus were reported on Monday, bringing the county's total to 288.

Meanwhile, the number of Bucks County residents hospitalized with the virus leaped to 24. Nine of those are listed in critical condition in intensive care units, according to county health officials.

Dr. David Damsker, director of the Bucks County Health Department, cautioned that the official count of coronavirus cases is almost certainly a small fraction of the true number of infections in the county.

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"We know that the numbers are way undercounted," Damsker said, citing the limited testing being done and the county’s own advice that people with mild symptoms stay home, isolate themselves and forgo testing to save medical resources and emergency rooms for people who are more seriously ill.

“We don’t want anybody thinking that we only have 288 cases in Bucks County,” Damsker said. “You can get infected anywhere you go in the area."

There were no new coronavirus deaths in Bucks County on Monday, after three people died from the virus over the weekend.

Residents of 43 Bucks County municipalities now have tested positive for the virus, with first-time cases reported today in Richland and Springfield townships and in Quakertown and Trumbauersville boroughs.

In Pennsylvania, Gov. Tom Wolf extended his stay-at-home order to April 30 for 26 counties, including Bucks County.

Wolf also announced Monday that all Pennsylvania school will remain closed indefinitely.

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According to the Pennsylvania Department of Health, there had been 4,087 confirmed coronavirus cases, including at least 48 deaths, as of Monday morning.

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