County Councilmember Christine Reuther confirmed Tuesday afternoon six positive cases of COVID-19 at the Fair Acres Geriatric Center in Lima.

Three of the patients were hospitalized and three placed on COVID dedicated units at the facility.

“All are in stable condition at this time,” she said.

Fair Acres administrators are following enhanced testing protocols and the recommendations of the Chester County Health Department.

County wide statistics

There are now 20 COVID-19 deaths reported in Delaware County and 898 positive confirmed cases as of Tuesday, April 7, at midnight,according to data from the Chester County Health Department.

The highest number of fatalities come out of Yeadon, where five people in the borough have died from COVID-19.

There were four coronavirus deaths each in Marple and Middletown.

Two deaths have been reported in Ridley Township.

Newtown, Darby Borough, Ridley Park, Springfield and Norwood report one fatality each due to COVID-19.

The virus continues to be reported in 45 out of 49 municipalities.

Delaware County is experiencing community spread of the virus, said Chester County Health Director Jeanne Kasner.

That means there are people testing positive but don’t know how or where they became infected and they had no connection to a person who had a positive result for COVID-19.

“Knowing that we have community spread really reinforces the need for us to continue social distancing,” she said at an April 7 press conference hosted by Delaware County Council.

“I have to ask you to continue your sacrifice because I expect the number of infections will increase for a while.  Right now the only cure we have for coronavirus is that physical distance and keeping your germs to yourself by wearing masks.”

Upper Darby now has 91 reported cases, the highest number in the county, affecting .11 percent of Upper Darby’s 82,993 population.

Haverford Township has 55 cases confirmed. Marple has 36. Middletown and Radnor have 31 cases each.

Nether Providence has 27.  Newtown has 25.  Yeadon Borough has 22. Springfield and Ridley have 21 cases each.

Thornbury Township has 19 cases. Lansdowne has 18. Aston has 17 confirmed cases of COVID-19.  Darby Borough has 16 cases.  Upper Chichester has15.  The city of Chester has 14 cases. Concord and Collingdale have 13 cases each.

Ridley Park has 10 cases. Swathmore, Darby Township and Upper Providence have 9 cases each. Folcroft has 7 cases. East Lansdowne, Sharon Hill and Aldan have 6 cases each.

Trainer, Chester Township and Clifton Heights have five reported cases each.

There were 4 cases each in Morton, Colwyn, Bethel, Edgmont, Media and Parkside.

Three cases each were reported in Chadds Ford, Millbourne and Glenolden.

Two cases each were reported each in Eddystone, Rose Valley,Tinicum and Norwood.

One case each was reported in Brookhaven, Chester Heights, and Prospect Park.

No cases were reported in Lower Chichester, Marcus Hook, Rutledge and Upland.

There are 292 cases under investigation that are not yet tied to a municipality.

The county had 3,845 people test negative for the virus.

Click here to access the latest data on Delaware County from the Chester County Health Department.

For information and resources concerning the coronavirus, visit the county website here.

George W. Hill Prison

Delaware County Councilman Kevin Madden reported at an April 7 press conference that 20 employees and 19 inmates have tested positive for COVID-19 since an employee first tested positive in early March. Symptoms have been mild.

Two inmates have been hospitalized. One is back in the jail recovering. The other was hospitalized due to existing health conditions.

There have been very few cases of new symptomatic inmates reported in the last week due to aggressive efforts to contain the virus.

Prison population has been reduced, through court efforts, to 1,180, down 240 from a week ago and down significantly from its high of 1,700 at the beginning of the year.

Inmates who have been exposed to the virus or who recently entered the prison have been separated. Heightened sanitation measures are in place. The Chester County Health Department continues to monitor the situation.

Madden emphasized that decisions to release prisoners comes from the courts, not county council or the prison board, and is done by speeding up the hearing process for prisoners. No prisoner is released before serving their time and most of the county prisoners are non-violent, serving two year sentences, he said.