17 COVID Deaths Reported Thursday in Delaware County as Total Positive Cases Top 25,000.

The Chester County Health Department reported there are 915 people in Delaware County who have died form COVID-19, with 17 more added to the fatality list on Thursday, Dec. 17.

Total number of positive COVID cases reported in the county is 25,045. On Wednesday, that number was 24,814, an increase of 231.

Three fatalities were from Concord, three from Upper Chichester, two were from Middletown, two were from Chester, one was from Marple, one from Darby Borough, one from Radnor, one from Bethel, one from Aston, one from Glenolden, and one from Sharon Hill.

Of the reported deaths, 656 were in long-term care facilities and personal care homes, according to the Chester County Health Department.

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. 17:  

• Middletown 183
• Marple 106
• Haverford 73
• Yeadon 55
• Upper Darby 52
• City of Chester 49
• Nether Providence 43
• Darby Borough 42
• Concord 38
• Media 30
• Radnor 28
• Prospect Park 20
• Springfield 18
• Newtown 18
• Ridley 15
• Bethel 15
• Upper Chichester 15
• Location unknown 14
• Upper Providence 12
• Lansdowne 11
• Darby Township 8
• Aston 8
• East Lansdowne 7
• Brookhaven 7
• Collingdale 6
• Glenolden 5
• Norwood 4
• Edgmont 4
• Clifton Heights 4
• Colwyn 3
• Folcroft 3
• Ridley Park 3
• Sharon Hill 3
• Thornbury 2
• Aldan 2
• Chester Township 2
• Trainer 1
• Chadds Ford 1
• Swarthmore 1
• Upland 1
• Eddystone 1
• Rutledge 1
• Marcus Hook 1

COVID-19 fatalities have been reported in 42 of the county’s 49 municipalities.

Yeadon Borough continues to have the highest percentage of population being affected by the virus. Total cases are 870, or 7.58 percent of its 11,471 population.

Upper Darby has the most cases, with 3,933 cases reported, or 4.73 percent of Upper Darby’s 82,993 population.

The following are the number of reported cases of COVID-19 in Delaware County as of Thursday, Dec. 17, listed by municipality in descending order of caseload.

• Upper Darby 3,933
• City of Chester 1,709
• Haverford Township 1,703
• Ridley Township 1,481
• Springfield 1,151
• Marple 1,144
• Middletown Township 947
• Yeadon 870
• Radnor 816
• Concord 725
• Darby Borough 692
• Aston 584
• Nether Providence 564
• Upper Chichester 550
• Newtown 520
• Darby Township 499
• Lansdowne 439
• Collingdale 410
• Prospect Park 406
• Upper Providence 355
• Ridley Park 355
• Bethel 354
• Sharon Hill 337
• Folcroft 334
• Brookhaven 299
• Glenolden 295
• Norwood 292
• Clifton Heights 282
• Media 255
• Thornbury 226
• Chester Township 195
• Aldan 176
• Tinicum 157
• Colwyn 148
• Edgmont 143
• East Lansdowne 139
• Upland 121
• Swarthmore 116
• Morton 101
• Lower Chichester 91
• Parkside 90
• Eddystone 87
• Chester Heights 78
• Trainer 78
• Chadds Ford 77
• Marcus Hook 74
• Millbourne 47
• Rutledge 37
• Rose Valley 10

There are 553 cases still under investigation, to which no municipality has yet been assigned.

The county has had 169,306 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 Thursday, Dec. 17 are:

• Under 10: 797 cases
• 10 to 19: 2,406 cases
• 20 to 29: 4,452 cases  
• 30 to 39: 3,685 cases  
• 40 to 49: 3,450 cases
• 50 to 59: 3,906 cases
• 60 to 69: 3,004 cases
• 70 to 79: 1,577 cases
• 80 and over: 1,766 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. 17, that there were 9,966 new cases of COVID-19 statewide, with the total number of cases now at 529,335.

There were 224 new COVID-19 deaths reported statewide, with total deaths for Thursday, Dec. 17, reported at 13,392.

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