The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Delaware County continues to rise, but the county still remains in the lower half compared with the rest of the state and nation, according to a map published by National Geographic.

Since the coronavirus outbreak began, Delaware County has recorded 21,953 confirmed cases causing 873 reported deaths.

In the last two weeks, there was one new case reported for every 149 people or 3,781 total. This is the third-lowest number of reported cases in the region per capita, behind only Chester and Montgomery counties.

Delaware County also recorded 35 new deaths or one in every 16,101 people.

In Pennsylvania, the county with fewest recorded new cases is Pike at one in 356 people, while the county with the most new cases is Montour with one in 32 people.

Nationwide, Delaware County is significantly below counties with the highest number of new cases, including Lincoln, Colorado at one in 13 people.

However, the county is still recording significantly more cases than some of the lowest across the nation, including Eureka, Nevada at one in 1,830.

Read more about the number of cases nationwide at National Geographic by clicking here.