Delaware County’s total number of COVID-19 confirmed cases has increased by 226 and is now at 2,281, with three more deaths reported Friday, April 17, bringing the county’s death toll to 74, according to data from the Chester County Health Department.

Of those 74 reported COVID-19 deaths, 49 occurred in a nursing home or personal care facility in the county, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health.

Yeadon continues to lead in the number of county fatalities, at 13.

Middletown had one more fatality, joining Marple Township with 11 deaths each.

One more person from Nether Providence has also died, raising that township’s number to eight.

Darby Borough also had one more fatality, reporting that six people have died from complications of COVID-19.

Five deaths have also been reported among 862 cases under investigation to which no municipality has been identified.

Upper Darby and Haverford have three fatalities each.

Newtown, Lansdowne, Norwood, Springfield and Ridley are reporting two deaths each.

One fatality is reported each in Sharon Hill, Collingdale, Ridley Park, and Clifton Heights.

The virus is reported in 47 of the 49 municipalities, with no cases reported in Rutledge and Lower Chichester.

Yeadon Borough has the highest percentage of population being affected by the virus. It has 80 cases, affecting .7 percent of its 11,471 population.

Upper Darby has the most reported cases, at 224, affecting .27 percent of Upper Darby’s 82,993 population.

The following are the number of reported cases of COVID-19 in Delaware County, listed by municipality in descending order of caseload.

• Upper Darby 224
• Haverford Township 126
• Marple 98
• Nether Providence 89
• Yeadon 80
• City of Chester 71
• Middletown Township 67
• Darby Borough 54
• Ridley Township 48
• Newtown 46
• Radnor 45
• Springfield 35
• Lansdowne 34
• Aston 31
• Thornbury 29
• Concord 26
• Upper Chichester 26
• Collingdale 25
• Media 20
• Chester Township 20
• Sharon Hill 19
• Ridley Park 17
• Upper Providence 15
• Darby Township 15
• East Lansdowne 13
• Folcroft 12
• Clifton Heights 12
• Aldan 11
• Swarthmore 11
• Colwyn 10
• Norwood 10
• Prospect Park 10
• Parkside 8
• Trainer 7
• Glenolden 7
• Bethel 7
• Tinicum 7
• Morton 6
• Brookhaven 6
• Edgmont 5
• Eddystone 4
• Millbourne 3
• Chadds Ford 3
• Chester Heights 2
• Marcus Hook 2
• Rose Valley 2
• Upland 1

The county had 5,825 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.

Pennsylvania data

The Pennsylvania Department of Health confirmed as of midnight, April 17, that there are 1,706 additional positive cases of COVID-19, bringing the statewide total to 29,441.

The department also reported 49 new deaths among positive cases, bringing the statewide total to 756.  Of those, 398 were in nursing homes and personal care facilities

For more information on state COVID-19 findings, click here.