There were 48 additional cases of COVID-19 reported in Delaware County for Friday, Aug. 7, by the Chester County Health Department, bringing the total number of cases to 9,171.
Two additional COVID-19 deaths were reported, with the total in the county now at 744.
Of those, 589 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 Aug. 4 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 156
- Marple 96
- Haverford 62
- Yeadon 44
- Nether Providence 42
- Upper Darby 37
- Darby Borough 37
- Concord 33
- Media 29
- City of Chester 27
- Radnor 23
- Prospect Park 18
- Springfield 17
- Newtown 16
- Location unknown 14
- Ridley 11
- Upper Chichester 10
- Upper Providence 9
- Lansdowne 8
- Bethel 7
- East Lansdowne 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
- Chester Township 1
- Upland 1
COVID-19 fatalities have now been reported in 39 of the county’s 49 municipalities.
Yeadon Borough continues to have the highest percentage of population being affected by the virus. It has 482 cases, affecting 4.2 percent of its 11,471 population.
Upper Darby has the most cases reported, at 1,479, affecting 1.78 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 yesterday, Aug. 6, the last date these statistics were reported.
- Upper Darby 1,479 (up 3)
- City of Chester 620 (up 7)
- Middletown Township 589 (up 2)
- Haverford Township 512 (up 3)
- Yeadon 482 (up 2)
- Marple 440 (up 4)
- Darby Borough 389
- Ridley Township 323 (up 1)
- Concord 317 (up 2)
- Springfield 292 (up 3)
- Nether Providence 269 (up 1)
- Radnor 264
- Upper Chichester 196 (up 1)
- Lansdowne 189 (up 1)
- Newtown 182
- Media 172 (up 1)
- Aston 164
- Collingdale 157
- Sharon Hill 146
- Folcroft 123
- Darby Township 121 (up 1)
- Prospect Park 112 (up 1)
- Upper Providence 108
- Chester Township 92
- Clifton Heights 91
- Colwyn 86 (up 2)
- Ridley Park 83 (up 1)
- Brookhaven 78 (up 1)
- Glenolden 76
- Aldan 70
- Norwood 64 (up 1)
- Thornbury 53 (up 1)
- East Lansdowne 50
- Tinicum 44
- Upland 43
- Swarthmore 36
- Trainer 36 (up 1)
- Parkside 32
- Marcus Hook 32
- Chadds Ford 25
- Millbourne 25 (up 1)
- Eddystone 24
- Lower Chichester 24
- Chester Heights 22
- Morton 22 (up 1)
- Rutledge 4
- Rose Valley 1
There are 272 cases still under investigation, to which no municipality has yet been assigned.
The county has had 65,510 people test negative for the virus. The health department is reporting a 75.46 percent recovery rate.
Cases broken down by age groups as of Aug. 7 are:
- Under 10: 6 cases
- 10 to 19: 453 cases (up 8)
- 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: 757 cases (up 2)
- 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. 7, that there were 768 new cases of COVID-19 across the state, bringing the statewide total to 117,279.
There were 15 additional COVID-19 related deaths, bringing the state total to 7,297.
For more information on state COVID-19 findings, click here.
