2 More In Bucks Co. Die From Coronavirus

UPDATE: Three more Bucks County residents have died from the coronavirus, officials said Tuesday night. MORE

BUCKS COUNTY, PA — Two more Bucks County residents have died from the coronavirus, officials confirmed. A total of three Bucks County residents have died from the virus, also known as COVID-19.

Both of Sunday's deaths were elderly people who were "in fragile health" before contracting the virus, the county said in a statement.

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One was a woman in her 90s who had severe pulmonary issues. A man in his 80s, who also had chronic underlying conditions, was the second victim. Both people died in hospital intensive care units.

A man in his 60s who died Saturday was the county's first coronavirus fatality. He also suffered from underlying health conditions, county officials have said.

As of Sunday, 18 Bucks County residents are hospitalized due to the virus, said David Damsker, director of the Bucks County Health Department. Eleven are in stable condition and seven are on ventilators in critical condition.

Thirty-two more residents tested positive for the virus since the last figures were reported Saturday. The county has 249 confirmed cases of the coronavirus, but that number is a "gross underestimation of the number of residents who actually have the virus," Damsker said.

Here is a map of confirmed cases in Bucks County as of Sunday:

Damsker said anyone who has mild symptoms of COVID-19 should "assume you have it" and stay home, keeping isolated from any family members with underlying health conditions.

Mild symptoms include runny nose, cough, fever, and a loss of taste and smell.

Due to an ongoing shortage of available testing and busy emergency rooms, there is no immediate need for anyone with mild symptoms not employed in an essential job to be tested.

Despite the rising number of cases, Damsker said he continues to be encouraged by the apparent lack of community spread in most of them.

"Only one or two of the new cases could not be traced to a likely source of infection, such as travel to New York or contact with someone known to be infected already," the county said in a statement.

As of noon on Sunday, there were 3,394 COVID-19 cases in the state, an increase of 643 cases since Saturday.

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