Delaware County’s new COVID-19 cases rose slightly over 50 again Thursday, continuing a trend from the past week that had been halted Wednesday when only 49 cases were reported.

There were 59 new cases for Thursday, Oct. 15, for a total of 12,365, according to the Chester County Health Department.

For the third straight day, no additional COVID-19-related deaths were reported, with total deaths remaining at 800.

Of those, 616 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. 12 listed for individual nursing homes and personal care facilities, including Delaware County.

The following is a breakdown of COVID-19 fatalities by municipality for Thursday, Oct. 15.

• Middletown 167
• Marple 102
• Haverford 67
• 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 552 cases, affecting 4.8 percent of its 11,471 population.

Upper Darby has the most cases reported, at 1,878, affecting 2.26 percent of Upper Darby’s 82,993 population.

The following are the number of reported cases of COVID-19 in Delaware County as of Wednesday, Oct. 14, 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 Tuesday, the last date these statistics were updated.

• Upper Darby 1,878 (up 4)
• City of Chester 887 (up 3)
• Haverford Township 759 (up 5)
• Middletown Township 655 (up 1)
• Marple 582 (up 6)
• Ridley Township 576 (up 6)
• Yeadon 552 (up 1)
• Springfield 521 (up 4)
• Darby Borough 455
• Radnor 452
• Concord 405 (up 1)
• Nether Providence 339 (up 1)
• Aston 268 (up 4)
• Newtown 252 (up 2)
• Upper Chichester 251
• Lansdowne 222
• Collingdale 195
• Darby Township 192 (up 2)
• Media 186
• Sharon Hill 183
• Upper Providence 180 (up 2)
• Bethel 153 (up 2)
• Prospect Park 152 (up 1)
• Folcroft 152 (up 1)
• Ridley Park 133 (up 1)
• Clifton Heights 128 (up 1)
• Chester Township 120
• Brookhaven 106
• Glenolden 105 (up 2)
• Norwood 99
• Colwyn 97
• Thornbury 95 (up 1)
• Aldan 81
• Edgmont 74 (up 3)
• East Lansdowne 61
• Tinicum 60
• Swarthmore 59
• Upland 53
• Marcus Hook 43
• Trainer 41
• Eddystone 41 (up 1)
• Morton 39 (up 3)
• Parkside 38
• Chadds Ford 36
• Lower Chichester 34
• Chester Heights 30
• Millbourne 26
• Rutledge 10
• Rose Valley 4  

There are 305 cases still under investigation, to which no municipality has yet been assigned.

The county has had 120, 109 people test negative for the virus. The health department is reporting an 83.25 percent recovery rate.

Cases broken down by age groups, as reported Oct. 15 compared to Oct. 14, are:

• Under 10: 229 cases (up 1)
• 10 to 19: 986 cases (up 2)
• 20 to 29: 2,293 cases (up 14)
• 30 to 39: 1,684 cases (up 7)
• 40 to 49: 1,605 cases (up 5)
• 50 to 59: 1,880 cases (up 16)
• 60 to 69: 1,480 cases (up 6)
• 70 to 79: 896 cases (up 9)
• 80 and over: 1,311 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, Oct. 15, that there were 1,598 new cases of COVID-19 across the state since statistics were last reported Wednesday, bringing the statewide total to177,520.

There were 221 new deaths reported statewide as of
Thursday, Oct. 15 since these statistics were last reported Wednesday, with total deaths listed at 8,432.

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