One COVID-19 death was reported in Delaware County on Friday, Jan. 8, from Marple, according to the Chester County Health Department.

That brings the county’s total number of COVID fatalities to 1,023.  Of those, 693 were in long-term care facilities and personal care homes.

The health department also reported 340 new positive cases of COVID-19 for Friday, bringing the total number of cases in the county to 30,434.

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 Jan. 8:  

• Middletown 191
• Marple 113
• Haverford 87
• Upper Darby 61
• Yeadon 60
• City of Chester 57
• Nether Providence 44
• Darby Borough 43
• Concord 42
• Media 32
• Radnor 31
• Springfield 21
• Newtown 20
• Ridley 20
• Prospect Park 19
• Bethel 19
• Upper Chichester 17
• Upper Providence 15
• Location unknown 14
• Lansdowne 12
• Darby Township 11
• Aston 11
• Brookhaven 9
• Clifton Heights 8
• East Lansdowne 8
• Collingdale 7
• Glenolden 6
• Norwood 6
• Folcroft 5
• Edgmont 4
• Sharon Hill 4
• Colwyn 3
• Ridley Park 3
• Chester Township 3
• Aldan 3
• Thornbury 2
• Marcus Hook 2
• Upland 2
• Trainer 1
• Parkside 1
• Chadds Ford 1
• Swarthmore 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 954, or 8.29 percent of its 11,471 population.

Upper Darby has the most cases, with 4,645 cases reported, or 5.6 percent of Upper Darby’s 82,993 population.

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

• Upper Darby 4,645
• Haverford Township 2,112
• City of Chester 1,999
• Ridley Township 1,846
• Marple 1,429
• Springfield 1,424
• Middletown Township 1,118
• Radnor 977
• Yeadon 954
• Concord 882
• Darby Borough 768
• Aston 759
• Upper Chichester 717
• Nether Providence 714
• Newtown 638
• Darby Township 578
• Lansdowne 531
• Prospect Park 500
• Collingdale 491
• Upper Providence 466
• Ridley Park 460
• Bethel 453
• Brookhaven 397
• Folcroft 395
• Glenolden 395
• Norwood 383
• Sharon Hill 376
• Clifton Heights 354
• Media 312
• Thornbury 277
• Chester Township 219
• Aldan 214
• Tinicum 208
• Edgmont 176
• Colwyn 165
• East Lansdowne 162
• Upland 144
• Swarthmore 141
• Eddystone 131
• Lower Chichester 126
• Morton 116
• Parkside 107
• Trainer 105
• Chester Heights 97
• Marcus Hook 94
• Chadds Ford 90
• Millbourne 56
• Rutledge 51
• Rose Valley 20

There are 665 cases still under investigation, to which no municipality has yet been assigned.

The county has had 181,380 people test negative for the virus. The health department is reporting a 77.63 percent recovery rate.

Cases broken down by age groups, as reported Friday, Jan.8 are:

• Under 10: 1,044 cases
• 10 to 19: 2,935 cases
• 20 to 29: 5,248 cases  
• 30 to 39: 4,483 cases  
• 40 to 49: 4,160 cases
• 50 to 59: 4,803 cases
• 60 to 69: 3,739 cases
• 70 to 79: 1,938 cases
• 80 and over: 2,081 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, Jan.8 that there were 9,778 additional cases of COVID-19 reported statewide, with total cases at 702,865.

There were 215 deaths reported, for a total of 17,394.

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