138 New COVID-19 Cases Reported in Delaware County, 5 Deaths

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There were 138 additional cases of COVID-19 reported in Delaware County for Tuesday, Aug. 4, by the Chester County Health Department, bringing the total number of cases to 8,997.

Five additional COVID-19 deaths were reported, with the total in the county now at 735.

Of those, 585 were in long term care facilities and personal care homes, according to data from the Chester County Health Department.

Click here for a state breakdown of COVID-19 deaths and cases as of July 21 listed for individual nursing homes and personal care facilities, including Delaware County.

The following is a breakdown of current reported COVID-19 fatalities listed by the Chester County Health Department by community in descending order of deaths reported:

  • Middletown 155
  • Marple 96
  • Haverford 62
  • Yeadon 43
  • Nether Providence 42
  • Upper Darby 37
  • Darby Borough 36
  • Concord 32
  • Media 29
  • City of Chester 26
  • Radnor 23
  • Prospect Park 18
  • Springfield 17
  • Newtown 16
  • Location unknown 14
  • Ridley 10
  • Upper Chichester 10
  • Upper Providence 9
  • Lansdowne 8
  • East Lansdowne 5
  • Bethel 5
  • Norwood 4
  • Brookhaven 4
  • Collingdale 4
  • Aston 4
  • Edgmont 4
  • Darby Township 3
  • Clifton Heights 3
  • Sharon Hill 2
  • Thornbury 2
  • Colwyn 2
  • Aldan 2
  • Ridley Park 2
  • Folcroft 1
  • Trainer 1
  • Glenolden 1
  • Chadds Ford 1
  • Swarthmore 1

Yeadon Borough continues to have the highest percentage of population being affected by the virus. It has 478 cases, affecting 4.17percent of its 11,471 population.

Upper Darby has the most cases reported, at 1,456, affecting 1.75 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, indicating which communities saw an increase in cases since July 30, the last date these statistics were reported.

  • Upper Darby 1,409 (up 47)
  • Middletown Township 584 (up 19)
  • City of Chester 602 (up 29)
  • Yeadon 478 (up 9)
  • Haverford Township 504 (up 44)
  • Marple 433 (up 16)
  • Darby Borough 387(up 8)
  • Concord 307 (up 16)
  • Ridley Township 317 (up 16)
  • Nether Providence 268 (up 7)
  • Springfield 278 (up 24)
  • Radnor 260 (up 17)
  • Lansdowne 188 (up 2)
  • Upper Chichester 191 (up 12)
  • Newtown 182 (up 7)
  • Media 170
  • Aston 158 (up 2)
  • Collingdale 156 (up 6)
  • Sharon Hill 143 (up 6)
  • Folcroft 122 (up 6)
  • Darby Township 118 (up 3)
  • Prospect Park 110 (up 1)
  • Upper Providence 108(up 2
  • Clifton Heights 90 (up 2)
  • Chester Township 91 (up 4)
  • Colwyn 83 (up 6)
  • Brookhaven 77
  • Glenolden 76 (up 3)
  • Ridley Park 80 (up 5)
  • Aldan 70
  • Norwood 63 (up 1)
  • East Lansdowne 50
  • Thornbury 50 (up 4)
  • Upland 42 (up 3)
  • Tinicum 41 (up 3)
  • Swarthmore 35 (up 1)
  • Trainer 33 (up 1)
  • Parkside 32 (up 1)
  • Marcus Hook 31 (up 1)
  • Millbourne 24 (up 1)
  • Eddystone 24 (up 2)
  • Lower Chichester 22 (up 1)
  • Chadds Ford 24
  • Morton 20
  • Chester Heights 19
  • Rutledge 4
  • Rose Valley 1

There are 263 cases still under investigation, to which no municipality has yet been assigned.

The county has had 62,669 people test negative for the virus. The health department is reporting a 75.52 percent recovery rate.

Cases broken down by age groups as of Aug. 4 are:

  • Under 10: 6 cases
  • 10 to 19: 423 cases
  • 20 to 29: 1,400 cases
  • 30 to 39: 1,300 cases
  • 40 to 49: 1,200 cases
  • 50 to 59: 1,400 cases
  • 60 to 69: 1,200 cases
  • 70 to 79: 754 cases
  • 80 and over: 1,200 cases

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 noon, Aug. 4, that there were 854 new cases of COVID-19 across the state, bringing the statewide total to 115,009.

There were 56 additional COVID-19 related deaths, bringing the state total to 7,232.

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

 

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