There were 77 new cases of COVID-19 reported Wednesday, Oct. 7 for Delaware County since cases were last reported Tuesday. Total number of cases is now 11,880, according to the Chester County Health Department.

Two residents, one from Middletown and one from Marple, lost their lives to COVID-19 in Delaware County.  The total stands at 799.

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. 7  listed for individual nursing homes and personal care facilities, including Delaware County.

The following is a breakdown of COVID-19 fatalities by municipality for Wednesday, Oct. 7.

• Middletown 167 (up 1)
• Marple 102 (up 1)
• 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 1,820, 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 Wednesday, Oct. 7, 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 1,820 (up 4)
• City of Chester 870 (up 1)
• Haverford Township 724 (up 6)
• Middletown Township 648
• Marple 548
• Yeadon 546
• Ridley Township 546 (up 10)
• Springfield 472 (up 6)
• Darby Borough 438
• Radnor 431 (up 10)
• Concord 395
• Nether Providence 331 (up 1)
• Upper Chichester 240 (up 3)
• Newtown 240 (up 2)
• Aston 233 (up 4)
• Lansdowne 219 (up 3)
• Collingdale 190
• Media 184 (up 2)
• Sharon Hill 179
• Darby Township 179 (up 5)
• Upper Providence 168 (up 3)
• Folcroft 146 (up 1)
• Bethel 144 (up 2)
• Prospect Park 143 (up 3)
• Ridley Park 130
• Clifton Heights 125 (up 2)
• Chester Township 119
• Brookhaven 102
• Glenolden 97 (up 1)
• Colwyn 96 (up 1)
• Norwood 95 (up 1)
• Thornbury 89 (up 1)
• Aldan 83
• Edgmont 65
• East Lansdowne 58
• Tinicum 56 (up 1)
• Upland 53
• Swarthmore 52  
• Marcus Hook 42
• Trainer 41
• Eddystone 39 (up 1)
• Morton 36 (up 1)
• Chadds Ford 35 (up 1)
• Parkside 34
• Lower Chichester 34 (up 1)
• Chester Heights 27
• Millbourne 26
• Rutledge 8
• Rose Valley 3

There are 301 cases still under investigation, to which no municipality has yet been assigned.

The county has had 112, 867 people test negative for the virus. The health department is reporting an 84.26 percent recovery rate.

Cases broken down by age groups, as reported Oct. 6 compared to Oct. 5, are:

• Under 10: 210 cases (up 1)
• 10 to 19: 949 cases (up 7)
• 20 to 29: 2,165 cases (up 28)
• 30 to 39: 1,619 cases (up 6)
• 40 to 49: 1,531 cases (up 7)
• 50 to 59: 1,795 cases (up 11)
• 60 to 69: 1,436 cases (up 7)
• 70 to 79: 869 cases (up 4)
• 80 and over: 1,307 cases (up 6)

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. 7, that there were 1,309 new cases of COVID-19 across the state since statistics were last reported Tuesday, bringing the statewide total to 166,552.

There were 28 new deaths reported statewide as of
Tuesday, Oct. 6 since these statistics were last reported Tuesday, with total deaths listed at 8,272.

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