The Chester County Health Department is reporting 254 additional positive cases of COVID-19 in Delaware County for Wednesday, Dec. 9, with a new total of 22,694 positive cases.

On Tuesday, Dec. 8, it reported 22,440 positive cases.

The health department also added 15 COVID-19-related deaths in its Dec. 9 report, for a new total of 888.

Fatalities were reported from Marple, Haverford, Upper Darby, Concord, Newtown, Bethel, Upper Providence, Darby Township, with 2 from Yeadon, Chester, Brookhaven,

Of those, 645 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. 9:  

• Middletown 180
• Marple 105
• Haverford 72
• Yeadon 55
• Upper Darby 51
• City of Chester 47
• Nether Providence 43
• Darby Borough 40
• Concord 35
• Media 30
• Radnor 27
• Prospect Park 19
• Springfield 18
• Newtown 18
• Ridley 15
• Location unknown 14
• Bethel 14
• Lansdowne 11
• Upper Chichester 11
• Upper Providence 11
• Darby Township 8
• Aston 7
• East Lansdowne 7
• Brookhaven 7
• Collingdale 5
• Norwood 4
• Edgmont 4
• Clifton Heights 4
• Colwyn 3
• Folcroft 3
• Ridley Park 3
• Glenolden 3
• Sharon Hill 2
• Thornbury 2
• Aldan 2
• Chester Township 2
• Trainer 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. Total cases are 825, or 7.19 percent of its 11,471 population.

Upper Darby has the most cases, with 3,547 cases reported, or 4.27 percent of Upper Darby’s 82,993 population.

The following are the number of reported cases of COVID-19 in Delaware County as of Tuesday, Dec. 8, listed by municipality in descending order of caseload.

• Upper Darby 3,547
• City of Chester 1,579
• Haverford Township 1,533
• Ridley Township 1,346
• Springfield 1,042
• Marple 1,025
• Middletown Township 876
• Yeadon 825
• Radnor 753
• Darby Borough 660
• Concord 654
• Nether Providence 517
• Aston 511
• Upper Chichester 473
• Newtown 467
• Darby Township 456
• Lansdowne 396
• Collingdale 378
• Prospect Park 356
• Bethel 324
• Ridley Park 322
• Sharon Hill 307
• Folcroft 305
• Clifton Heights 254
• Glenolden 252
• Brookhaven 245
• Media 242
• Thornbury 189
• Chester Township 177
• Aldan 160
• Edgmont 135
• Tinicum 134
• Colwyn 134
• East Lansdowne 132
• Upland 109
• Swarthmore 108
• Morton 93
• Parkside 81
• Eddystone 78
• Lower Chichester 78
• Chester Heights 73
• Chadds Ford 71
• Trainer 69
• Marcus Hook 67
• Millbourne 43
• Rutledge 32
• Rose Valley 9

There are 498 cases still under investigation, to which no municipality has yet been assigned.

The county has had 162,478 people test negative for the virus. The health department is reporting a 66.69 percent recovery rate.

Cases broken down by age groups, as reported Tuesday, Dec. 8 are:

• Under 10: 691 cases
• 10 to 19: 2,174 cases
• 20 to 29: 4,079 cases  
• 30 to 39: 3,346 cases  
• 40 to 49: 3,100 cases
• 50 to 59: 3,549 cases
• 60 to 69: 2,696 cases
• 70 to 79: 1,427 cases
• 80 and over: 1,631

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. 9, that there were 8,703 new cases of COVID-19 statewide, with the total number of cases now at 445,317.

There were 220 new COVID-19 deaths reported statewide, with total deaths for Wednesday, Dec. 9 reported at 11,762.

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