PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — COVID-19 case numbers in Pennsylvania continue their downward trend, but officials say the decline seems to have slowed.
Statewide, the coronavirus positivity rate is 5.7%, down from 6.3% last week, and still much lower than mid-December when it was over 16%.
The target positivity rate, for the virus to be considered suppressed, is under 5%.
Montgomery County is down to 5.1%, while the county's 7-day average of new cases is 115, down from 122 a week ago.
"We sort of plateaued a bit, still around 100 cases per day," said Dr. David Damsker, Bucks County's health director. "The really good news is our hospitalizations continue to plummet."
"Some of our neighboring counties are seeing a similar plateauing of the numbers rather than the steady decrease in the numbers that we had been seeing for several weeks," said Montgomery County Commissioners Chair Dr. Val Arkoosh.
She said that's a reminder the virus is still a threat, and for people to wear masks and stay 6 feet apart. Damsker said as long as people follow those directives, most businesses can operate almost as normal.
Bucks County's seven-day average of new cases is 117, close to where it was last week, while the positivity rate is down to 6.5%.
Pennsylvania's dashboard has Chester County's positivity rate down to 4.7%, while Delaware County is down to 5.1%.
CORRECTION: An earlier version of this story misidentified Dr. David Damsker. He is health director of Bucks County.