There were 32 new cases of COVID-19 reported Tuesday, Oct. 6 for Delaware County since cases were last reported Sunday. Total number of cases is now 11,803, according to the Chester County Health Department.
No new COVID-19-related deaths were reported in Delaware County. The total stands at 797.
Of those, 615 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 Oct. 4 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, Oct. 6.
- Middletown 166
- Marple 101
- Haverford 66
- Yeadon 47
- Nether Providence 43
- Upper Darby 43
- Darby Borough 38
- City of Chester 36
- Concord 33
- Media 30
- Radnor 23
- Prospect Park 18
- Springfield 17
- Newtown 16
- Location unknown 14
- Bethel 12
- Ridley 11
- Upper Chichester 10
- Lansdowne 10
- Upper Providence 9
- East Lansdowne 6
- Brookhaven 5
- Norwood 4
- Collingdale 4
- Aston 4
- Edgmont 4
- Darby Township 4
- 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 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 546 cases, affecting 4.76 percent of its 11,471 population.
Upper Darby has the most cases reported, at 1,816, affecting 2.19 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, Oct. 6, 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, the last date these statistics were updated.
- Upper Darby 1,816 (up 8)
- City of Chester 869
- Haverford Township 718 (up 2)
- Middletown Township 648
- Marple 548
- Yeadon 546
- Ridley Township 536
- Springfield 466
- Darby Borough 438 (up 2)
- Radnor 421 (up 2)
- Concord 395
- Nether Providence 330
- Newtown 238 (up 1)
- Upper Chichester 237
- Aston 229 (up 1)
- Lansdowne 216
- Collingdale 190
- Media 182
- Sharon Hill 179 (up 2)
- Darby Township 174
- Upper Providence 165 (up 1)
- Folcroft 145 (up 1)
- Bethel 142(up 2)
- Prospect Park 140
- Ridley Park 130
- Clifton Heights 123 (up 1)
- Chester Township 119 (up 1)
- Brookhaven 102
- Glenolden 96
- Colwyn 95
- Norwood 94 (up 3)
- Thornbury 88
- Aldan 83
- Edgmont 65
- East Lansdowne 58 (up 1)
- Tinicum 55 (up 1)
- Upland 53
- Swarthmore 52
- Marcus Hook 42
- Trainer 41
- Eddystone 38
- Morton 35
- Parkside 34
- Chadds Ford 34 (up 1)
- Lower Chichester 33
- Chester Heights 27
- Millbourne 26
- Rutledge 8 (up 2)
- Rose Valley 3
There are 301 cases still under investigation, to which no municipality has yet been assigned.
The county has had 111, 995 people test negative for the virus. The health department is reporting an 84.63 percent recovery rate.
Cases broken down by age groups, as reported Oct. 6 compared to Oct. 5, are:
- Under 10: 209 cases (up 3)
- 10 to 19: 942 cases (up 1)
- 20 to 29: 2,135 cases (up 6)
- 30 to 39: 1,613 cases (up 3)
- 40 to 49: 1,524 cases (up 4)
- 50 to 59: 1,784 cases (up 1)
- 60 to 69: 1,429 cases (up 6)
- 70 to 79: 865 cases (up 4)
- 80 and over: 1,301 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, Oct. 6, that there were 1,036 new cases of COVID-19 across the state since statistics were last reported Monday, bringing the statewide total to 165,243.
There were 17 new deaths reported statewide as of
Tuesday, Oct. 6 since these statistics were last reported Monday, with total deaths listed at 8,244.
For more information on state COVID-19 findings, click here.
