The number of new positive COVID cases reported Tuesday in Delaware County jumped to 278, according to the Chester County Health Department.

On Monday, the Chester County Health Department reported 24,270 positive cases in the county. On Tuesday, that number was 24,518.

One additional COVID death was reported Tuesday from Haverford Township with total fatalities county-wide now at 896.

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. 15:  

• 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
• 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
• 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 850, or 7.4 percent of its 11,471 population.

Upper Darby has the most cases, with 3,860 cases reported, or 4.65 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. 15, listed by municipality in descending order of caseload.

• Upper Darby 3,860
• City of Chester 1,675
• Haverford Township 1,652
• Ridley Township 1,456
• Springfield 1,127
• Marple 1,120
• Middletown Township 928
• Yeadon 850
• Radnor 794
• Concord 712
• Darby Borough 681
• Aston 575
• Nether Providence 555
• Upper Chichester 538
• Newtown 510
• Darby Township 489
• Lansdowne 428
• Collingdale 403
• Prospect Park 394
• Bethel 350
• Upper Providence 349
• Ridley Park 346
• Sharon Hill 334
• Folcroft 326
• Brookhaven 292
• Norwood 286
• Glenolden 283
• Clifton Heights 273
• Media 255
• Thornbury 221
• Chester Township 192
• Aldan 175
• Tinicum 152
• Colwyn 144
• Edgmont 143
• East Lansdowne 139
• Upland 117
• Swarthmore 114
• Morton 99
• Parkside 89
• Eddystone 85
• Lower Chichester 84
• Chester Heights 78
• Trainer 73
• Marcus Hook 73
• Chadds Ford 73
• Millbourne 47
• Rutledge 34
• Rose Valley 10

There are 535 cases still under investigation, to which no municipality has yet been assigned.

The county has had 167,901 people test negative for the virus. The health department is reporting a 68.3 percent recovery rate.

Cases broken down by age groups, as reported Tuesday, Dec. 15 are:

• Under 10: 774 cases
• 10 to 19: 2,352 cases
• 20 to 29: 4,390 cases  
• 30 to 39: 3,604 cases  
• 40 to 49: 3,371 cases
• 50 to 59: 3,812 cases
• 60 to 69: 2,948 cases
• 70 to 79: 1,545 cases
• 80 and over: 1,720

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. 15, that there were 9,566 new cases of COVID-19 statewide, with the total number of cases now at over half a million, at 509,320.

There were 270 new COVID-19 deaths reported statewide, with total deaths for Tuesday, Dec. 15, reported at 12,890.

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