Ten more Delaware County residents have died from complications of COVID-19 as reported Friday, Dec. 18, by the Chester County Health Department.
Total fatalities now number 925.
Of those, 657 were in long-term care facilities and personal care homes, according to the Chester County Health Department.
Two deaths were reported from Chester, two from Marcus Hook, one death was reported from Haverford, , one from Radnor, one from Upper Chichester, one from Lansdowne, one from Norwood, and one from Sharon Hill.
At the same time, the health department reports an additional 298 positive cases for Friday.
Total number of positive COVID cases reported in the county Thursday was 25,045. On Friday, that number was 25,343.
To see a breakdown of COVID-19 fatalities by individual nursing homes and personal care facilities in Delaware County and throughout Pennsylvania, click here.
The following is a breakdown of COVID-19 fatalities by municipality as reported Dec. 18:
- Middletown 183
- Marple 106
- Haverford 74
- Yeadon 55
- Upper Darby 52
- City of Chester 51
- Nether Providence 43
- Darby Borough 42
- Concord 38
- Media 30
- Radnor 29
- Prospect Park 20
- Springfield 18
- Newtown 18
- Upper Chichester 16
- Ridley 15
- Bethel 15
- Location unknown 14
- Upper Providence 12
- Lansdowne 12
- Darby Township 8
- Aston 8
- East Lansdowne 7
- Brookhaven 7
- Collingdale 6
- Glenolden 5
- Norwood 5
- Edgmont 4
- Clifton Heights 4
- Sharon Hill 4
- Colwyn 3
- Folcroft 3
- Ridley Park 3
- Thornbury 2
- Aldan 2
- Chester Township 2
- Marcus Hook 2
- Trainer 1
- Chadds Ford 1
- Swarthmore 1
- Upland 1
- Eddystone 1
- Rutledge 1
- Marcus Hook 1
COVID-19 fatalities have been reported in 43 of the county’s 49 municipalities.
Yeadon Borough continues to have the highest percentage of population being affected by the virus. Total cases are 880, or 7.67 percent of its 11,471 population.
Upper Darby has the most cases, with 3,989 cases reported, or 4.8 percent of Upper Darby’s 82,993 population.
The following are the number of reported cases of COVID-19 in Delaware County as of Friday, Dec. 18, listed by municipality in descending order of caseload.
- Upper Darby 3,989
- City of Chester 1,728
- Haverford Township 1,719
- Ridley Township 1,499
- Springfield 1,169
- Marple 1,155
- Middletown Township 964
- Yeadon 880
- Radnor 826
- Concord 740
- Darby Borough 696
- Aston 594
- Nether Providence 572
- Upper Chichester 563
- Newtown 524
- Darby Township 503
- Lansdowne 450
- Collingdale 411
- Prospect Park 407
- Upper Providence 360
- Ridley Park 360
- Bethel 358
- Folcroft 340
- Sharon Hill 339
- Brookhaven 302
- Glenolden 299
- Norwood 295
- Clifton Heights 285
- Media 255
- Thornbury 227
- Chester Township 195
- Aldan 178
- Tinicum 157
- Colwyn 148
- Edgmont 143
- East Lansdowne 139
- Upland 121
- Swarthmore 117
- Morton 101
- Lower Chichester 92
- Parkside 92
- Eddystone 90
- Chester Heights 79
- Trainer 78
- Chadds Ford 77
- Marcus Hook 76
- Millbourne 47
- Rutledge 41
- Rose Valley 11
There are 552 cases still under investigation, to which no municipality has yet been assigned.
The county has had 170,039 people test negative for the virus. The health department is reporting a 69.74 percent recovery rate.
Cases broken down by age groups, as reported Friday, Dec. 18 are:
- Under 10: 811 cases
- 10 to 19: 2,430 cases
- 20 to 29: 4,495 cases
- 30 to 39: 3,740 cases
- 40 to 49: 3,487 cases
- 50 to 59: 3,906 cases
- 60 to 69: 3,974 cases
- 70 to 79: 1,586 cases
- 80 and over: 1,778 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, Dec. 18, that there were 9,320 new cases of COVID-19 statewide, with the total number of cases now at 538,655.
There were 216 new COVID-19 deaths reported statewide, with total deaths for Friday, Dec. 18, reported at 13,608.
For more information on state COVID-19 findings, click here.
