The Chester County Health Department reported 28,046 positive cases of COVID-19 in Delaware County for Tuesday, Dec. 29.

On Monday, Dec. 28, it reported 27,745 positive cases in the county.

Total COVID-related deaths in the county now number 973. 

Three additional deaths were reported in Marple, two were reported in Haverford Township, two in Concord, two in Bethel, two in Ridley, two in Darby Township, one in Upper Darby, one in Chester, one in Media, one in Brookhaven, and one in Glenolden.

Of those, 675 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. 29:  

• Middletown 187
• Marple 109
• Haverford 79
• Yeadon 57
• Upper Darby 56
• City of Chester 53
• Nether Providence 43
• Darby Borough 42
• Concord 41
• Media 31
• Radnor 29
• Prospect Park 20
• Newtown 20
• Springfield 20
• Bethel 18
• Ridley 18
• Upper Chichester 17
• Location unknown 14
• Upper Providence 14
• Lansdowne 12
• Darby Township 11
• Aston 9
• Brookhaven 8
• East Lansdowne 7
• Collingdale 7
• Glenolden 6
• Norwood 5
• Clifton Heights 5
• Edgmont 4
• Sharon Hill 4
• Colwyn 3
• Folcroft 3
• Ridley Park 3
• Chester Township 3
• Thornbury 2
• Aldan 2
• Marcus Hook 2
• Trainer 1
• Parkside 1
• Chadds Ford 1
• Swarthmore 1
• Upland 1
• Eddystone 1
• Rutledge 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 925, or 8.06 percent of its 11,471 population.

Upper Darby has the most cases, with 4,356 cases reported, or 5.24 percent of Upper Darby’s 82,993 population.

The following are the number of reported cases of COVID-19 in Delaware County as of Monday, Dec. 28, listed by municipality in descending order of caseload.

• Upper Darby 4,356
• Haverford Township 1,916
• City of Chester 1,861
• Ridley Township 1,685
• Springfield 1,302
• Marple 1,294
• Middletown Township 1056
• Yeadon 925
• Radnor 903
• Concord 814
• Darby Borough 730
• Aston 675
• Upper Chichester 654
• Nether Providence 652
• Newtown 582
• Darby Township 545
• Lansdowne 492
• Prospect Park 458
• Collingdale 454
• Upper Providence 421
• Ridley Park 420
• Bethel 408
• Folcroft 368
• Sharon Hill 360
• Brookhaven 353
• Glenolden 352
• Norwood 344
• Clifton Heights 315
• Media 288
• Thornbury 255
• Chester Township 208
• Tinicum 192
• Aldan 185
• Edgmont 162
• Colwyn 158
• East Lansdowne 150
• Upland 131
• Swarthmore 126
• Lower Chichester 109
• Morton 108
• Eddystone 107
• Parkside 101
• Chester Heights 90
• Trainer 90
• Marcus Hook 84
• Chadds Ford 83
• Millbourne 50
• Rutledge 47
• Rose Valley 15

There are 612 cases still under investigation, to which no municipality has yet been assigned.

The county has had 176,226 people test negative for the virus. The health department is reporting a 72.51 percent recovery rate.

Cases broken down by age groups, as reported Tuesday, Dec. 29 are:

• Under 10: 926 cases
• 10 to 19: 2,690 cases
• 20 to 29: 4,895 cases  
• 30 to 39: 4,121 cases  
• 40 to 49: 3,862 cases
• 50 to 59: 4,410 cases
• 60 to 69: 3,429 cases
• 70 to 79: 1,778 cases
• 80 and over: 1,932 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. 29, that there were 8,545 new cases of COVID-19 statewide, with the total number of cases now at 622,349.

There were 267 new COVID-19 deaths reported statewide, with total deaths for Tuesday, Dec. 29, reported at 15,353.

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