There were 55 new cases of COVID-19 reported Monday, Oct. 5 for Delaware County since cases were last reported Sunday. Total number of cases is now 11,771 according to the Chester County Health Department.

One resident from Middletown lost their life to COVID-19. Total county deaths are now 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 Monday, Oct. 5.

• Middletown 166 (up 1)
• 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 1,808, affecting 2.18 percent of Upper Darby’s 82,993 population.

The following are the number of reported cases of COVID-19 in Delaware County as of Monday, Oct. 5, 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, Oct. 2, the last date these statistics were updated.

• Upper Darby 1,808 (up 15)
• City of Chester 869 (up 13)
• Haverford Township 716 (up 9)
• Middletown Township 648
• Marple 548 (up 4)
• Yeadon 546
• Ridley Township 537(up 10)
• Springfield 466 (up 9)
• Darby Borough 436 (up 3)
• Radnor 419 (up 8)
• Concord 395
• Nether Providence 331 (up 2)
• Upper Chichester 237
• Newtown 237 (up 3)
• Aston 228 (up 1)
• Lansdowne 216
• Collingdale 190 (up 2)
• Media 182
• Sharon Hill 177 (up 4)
• Darby Township 174 (up 2)
• Upper Providence 164 (up 3)
• Folcroft 144 (up 2)
• Bethel 140 (up 1)
• Prospect Park 140 (up 4)
• Ridley Park 130 (up 1)
• Clifton Heights 122 (up 1)
• Chester Township 118 (up 3)
• Brookhaven 102
• Glenolden 96 (up 1)
• Colwyn 95 (up 1)
• Norwood 91(up 4)
• Thornbury 89
• Aldan 83 (up 2)
• Edgmont 65 (up 1)
• East Lansdowne 57 (up 2)
• Tinicum 54
• Upland 53
• Swarthmore 52  
• Marcus Hook 42
• Trainer 41
• Eddystone 38
• Morton 35
• Parkside 34
• Lower Chichester 33
• Chadds Ford 33 (up 1)
• Chester Heights 27 (up 1)
• Millbourne 26
• Rutledge 6 (up 1)
• Rose Valley 3

There are 298 cases still under investigation, to which no municipality has yet been assigned.

The county has had 111, 323 people test negative for the virus. The health department is reporting an 84.56 percent recovery rate.

Cases broken down by age groups, as reported Oct. 5 compared to Oct. 2, are:

• Under 10: 206 cases (up 3)
• 10 to 19: 941 cases (up 22)
• 20 to 29: 2,129 cases (up 42)
• 30 to 39: 1,610 cases (up 18)
• 40 to 49: 1,520 cases (up 13)
• 50 to 59: 1,783 cases (up 7)
• 60 to 69: 1,423 cases (up 4)
• 70 to 79: 861 cases (up 6)
• 80 and over: 1,297 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, Oct. 5, that there were 672 new cases of COVID-19 across the state since statistics were last reported Sunday, bringing the statewide total to 164,207.

There were 11 new deaths reported statewide as of
Monday, Oct. 5 since these statistics were last reported Sunday, with total deaths listed at.8,227.

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