There were 70 new cases of COVID-19 reported in Delaware County for Tuesday, Sept. 1. Total number of cases is now at 10,472.
No additional COVID-19-related deaths were reported, with the total death toll for the county remaining at 773.
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 Aug. 21 listed for individual nursing homes and personal care facilities, including Delaware County.
The following is a breakdown of COVID-19 fatalities for Tuesday, Sept. 1, listed by community in descending order of deaths reported:
- Middletown 160
- Marple 98
- Haverford 63
- Yeadon 46
- Nether Providence 43
- Upper Darby 40
- Darby Borough 37
- City of Chester 35
- Concord 33
- Media 29
- Radnor 23
- Prospect Park 18
- Springfield 17
- Newtown 16
- Location unknown 14
- Bethel 12
- Ridley 11
- Upper Chichester 10
- Upper Providence 9
- Lansdowne 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
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 516 cases, affecting 4.5 percent of its 11,471 population.
Upper Darby has the most cases reported, at 1,665, affecting 2.01 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.
The list includes which communities saw an increase in cases based on previously unassigned cases and new cases since Friday, Aug. 28, the last date these statistics were updated.
- Upper Darby 1,665 (up 13)
- City of Chester 693 (up 5)
- Middletown Township 620 (up 1)
- Haverford Township 609 (up 6)
- Yeadon 516
- Marple 504 (up 3)
- Ridley Township 423(up 8)
- Darby Borough 410 (up 5)
- Springfield 404 (up 3)
- Concord 364 (up 2)
- Radnor 322 (up 2)
- Nether Providence 299 (up 1)
- Upper Chichester 220 (up 2)
- Newtown 205 (up 2)
- Lansdowne 202 (up 1)
- Aston 196 (up 2)
- Media 176
- Collingdale 176 (up 1)
- Sharon Hill 158 (up 1)
- Darby Township 149 (up 2)
- Upper Providence 143
- Folcroft 134
- Prospect Park 126 (up 3)
- Clifton Heights 106
- Chester Township 106
- Ridley Park 104 (up 1)
- Colwyn 91
- Glenolden 91
- Brookhaven 90
- Norwood 77
- Aldan 76
- Thornbury 70 (up 2)
- East Lansdowne 53
- Tinicum 51 (up 2)
- Upland 49
- Swarthmore 43
- Trainer 38
- Marcus Hook 38
- Parkside 33
- Eddystone 32 (up 1)
- Chadds Ford 26
- Lower Chichester 26
- Morton 26
- Millbourne 25
- Chester Heights 22
- Rutledge 4
- Rose Valley 3
There are 310 cases still under investigation, to which no municipality has yet been assigned.
The county has had 88,402 people test negative for the virus. The health department is reporting a 80.08 percent recovery rate.
Cases broken down by age groups, as reported Sept. 1, are :
- Under 10: 168 cases (up 2)
- 10 to 19: 666 cases (up 5)
- 20 to 29: 1,768 cases (up 18)
- 30 to 39: 1,446 cases (up 8)
- 40 to 49: 1,377 cases (up 8)
- 50 to 59: 1,637 cases (up 32)
- 60 to 69: 1,322 cases (up 6)
- 70 to 79: 814 cases (up 9)
- 80 and over: 1,273 cases (up 4)
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. 1, that there were 770 new cases of COVID-19 across the state, bringing the statewide total to 134,795.
There were 18 new COVID-19 related deaths reported, with the total now at. 7,691.
For more information on state COVID-19 findings, click here.
