There were 68 new cases of COVID-19 reported Tuesday, Sept. 8 for Delaware County. Total number of cases is now 10,727, according to the Chester County Health Department.
One person from Lansdowne Borough has died from complications of COVID-19. Total number of COVID-19 deaths reported in the county stand at 778 as of Tuesday.
Of those, 604 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 Sept. 2 listed for individual nursing homes and personal care facilities, including Delaware County.
The following is a breakdown of COVID-19 fatalities by municipality for Tuesday, Sept. 8.
- Middletown 160
- Marple 99
- Haverford 63
- Yeadon 47
- Nether Providence 43
- Upper Darby 40
- Darby Borough 37
- City of Chester 36
- Concord 33
- Media 29
- Radnor 23
- Prospect Park 18
- Springfield 17
- Newtown 16
- Location unknown 14
- Bethel 12
- Ridley 11
- Upper Chichester 10
- Lansdowne 10 (up 1)
- Upper Providence 9
- East Lansdowne 5
- Norwood 4
- Brookhaven 4
- Collingdale 4
- Aston 4
- Edgmont 4
- Darby Township 3
- Clifton Heights 3
- Colwyn 3
- Sharon Hill 2
- Thornbury 2
- Aldan 2
- Ridley Park 2
- Chester Township 2
- Folcroft 1
- Trainer 1
- Glenolden 1
- Chadds Ford 1
- Swarthmore 1
- Upland 1
- Eddystone 1
COVID-19 fatalities have now been reported in 40 of the county’s 49 municipalities.
Yeadon Borough continues to have the highest percentage of population being affected by the virus. It has 525 cases, affecting 4.58 percent of its 11,471 population.
Upper Darby has the most cases reported, at 1,699, affecting 2.05 percent of Upper Darby’s 82,993 population.
The following are the number of reported cases of COVID-19 in Delaware County as of Tuesday, Sept. 8, listed by municipality in descending order of caseload.
The list includes which communities saw an increase in cases based on previously unassigned cases and new cases since Monday, Sept. 7, the last date these statistics were updated.
- Upper Darby 1,699 (up 19)
- City of Chester 727 (up 12)
- Middletown Township 627 (up 3)
- Haverford Township 627 (up 14)
- Yeadon 525 (up 1)
- Marple 518 (up 11)
- Ridley Township 433 (up 1)
- Darby Borough 414 (up 2)
- Springfield 409 (up 4)
- Concord 373 (up 5)
- Radnor 352 (up 13)
- Nether Providence 304 (up 2)
- Upper Chichester 221
- Newtown 216 (up 10)
- Lansdowne 207 (up 1)
- Aston 201 (up 3)
- Media 180 (up 3)
- Collingdale 178
- Sharon Hill 163 (up 4)
- Darby Township 155 (up 3)
- Upper Providence 146 (up 2)
- Folcroft 134
- Prospect Park 128
- Ridley Park 113 (up 4)
- Clifton Heights 110 (up 3)
- Chester Township 108 (up 1)
- Brookhaven 93 (up 3)
- Colwyn 91
- Glenolden 91
- Norwood 79
- Thornbury 77 (up 3)
- Aldan 76
- East Lansdowne 54
- Tinicum 52
- Upland 52 (up 2)
- Swarthmore 46 (up 2)
- Marcus Hook 39 (up 1)
- Trainer 38
- Parkside 33
- Eddystone 33 (up 1)
- Lower Chichester 27
- Chadds Ford 27 (up 1)
- Morton 26
- Millbourne 25
- Chester Heights 22
- Rutledge 4
- Rose Valley 3
There are 293 cases still under investigation, to which no municipality has yet been assigned.
The county has had 93,114 people test negative for the virus. The health department is reporting an 81.38 percent recovery rate.
Cases broken down by age groups, as reported Sept. 8, are :
- Under 10: 171 cases (up 1)
- 10 to 19: 703 cases (up 43)
- 20 to 29: 1,849 cases (up 37)
- 30 to 39: 1,476 cases (up 20)
- 40 to 49: 1,400 cases (up 11)
- 50 to 59: 1,664 cases (up 15)
- 60 to 69: 1,336 cases (up 6)
- 70 to 79: 821 cases (up 3)
- 80 and over: 1,279 cases (up 3)
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, Sept. 8, that there were 496 new cases of COVID-19 across the state since statistics were last reported Monday, bringing the statewide total to 140,359.
There were 11 new COVID-19 related deaths reported, with the total now at 7,791.
For more information on state COVID-19 findings, click here.
