The number of new positive COVID cases reported Wednesday, Dec. 16 in Delaware County stayed close to 300, at 296, according to the Chester County Health Department.

On Tuesday, the Chester County Health Department reported 24,518 positive cases in the county. On Wednesday, that number was 24,814.

One additional COVID death was reported Wednesday from Glenolden, with total fatalities county-wide now at 897.

Of those, 652 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. 16:  

• Middletown 181
• Marple 105
• Haverford 73
• Yeadon 55
• Upper Darby 52
• City of Chester 47
• Nether Providence 43
• Darby Borough 41
• Concord 35
• Media 30
• Radnor 27
• Prospect Park 20
• Springfield 18
• Newtown 18
• Ridley 15
• Location unknown 14
• Bethel 14
• Upper Providence 12
• Lansdowne 11
• Upper Chichester 11
• Darby Township 8
• Aston 7
• East Lansdowne 7
• Brookhaven 7
• Collingdale 6
• Norwood 4
• Edgmont 4
• Clifton Heights 4
• C Glenolden 4
• olwyn 3
• Folcroft 3
• Ridley Park 3
• Sharon Hill 2
• 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 868, or 7.56 percent of its 11,471 population.

Upper Darby has the most cases, with 3,901 cases reported, or 4.7 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, Dec. 16, listed by municipality in descending order of caseload.

• Upper Darby 3,901
• City of Chester 1,696
• Haverford Township 1,681
• Ridley Township 1,466
• Marple 1,137
• Springfield 1,136
• Middletown Township 936
• Yeadon 868
• Radnor 801
• Concord 720
• Darby Borough 688
• Aston 577
• Nether Providence 559
• Upper Chichester 543
• Newtown 517
• Darby Township 496
• Lansdowne 437
• Collingdale 406
• Prospect Park 398
• Bethel 354
• Upper Providence 353
• Ridley Park 350
• Sharon Hill 336
• Folcroft 331
• Brookhaven 295
• Glenolden 290
• Norwood 288
• Clifton Heights 280
• Media 256
• Thornbury 224
• Chester Township 194
• Aldan 175
• Tinicum 154
• Colwyn 145
• Edgmont 143
• East Lansdowne 139
• Upland 119
• Swarthmore 115
• Morton 99
• Parkside 90
• Lower Chichester 88
• Eddystone 86
• Chester Heights 78
• Trainer 75
• Chadds Ford 74
• Marcus Hook 73
• 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 168,673 people test negative for the virus. The health department is reporting a 69.03 percent recovery rate.

Cases broken down by age groups, as reported Wednesday, Dec. 16 are:

• Under 10: 788 cases
• 10 to 19: 2,376 cases
• 20 to 29: 4,429 cases  
• 30 to 39: 3,650 cases  
• 40 to 49: 3,399 cases
• 50 to 59: 3,868 cases
• 60 to 69: 2,986 cases
• 70 to 79: 1,564 cases
• 80 and over: 1,752

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. 16, that there were 10,049 new cases of COVID-19 statewide, with the total number of cases now at 519,369.

There were 278 new COVID-19 deaths reported statewide, with total deaths for Wednesday, Dec. 16, reported at 13,168.

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