A higher than usual number of COVID-19 deaths in Delaware County have been reported for a second day by the Chester County Health Department.

 On Thursday, 84 deaths were reported in the county.

On Friday, Jan. 29, updated municipal statistics from the health department added 39 more fatalities. The Delaware County COVID-19 death toll stands at 1,190.

According to the municipal statistics, 16 of the fatalities were in Marple, 5 were in Haverford, 3 in Concord, 3 in Newtown, 2 were in Upper Darby, 2 in Clifton Heights, 1 in Radnor, 1 in Springfield, 1 in Ridley,1 in Upper Chichester, 1 in Aston, 1 in Lansdowne, 1 in Ridley Park, and 1 in Thornbury,

Of total deaths reported, 770 were in long-term care facilities and personal care homes.

The following is a breakdown of COVID-19 fatalities by municipality as reported Jan. 29:  

• Middletown 206
• Marple 135
• Haverford 107
• Upper Darby 70
• City of Chester 67
• Yeadon 64
• Nether Providence 56
• Concord 50
• Darby Borough 45
• Radnor 35
• Media 33
• Springfield 30
• Ridley 26
• Newtown 26
• Bethel 22
• Upper Chichester 22
• Prospect Park 19
• Upper Providence 17
• Aston 15
• Location unknown 14
• Lansdowne 13
• Clifton Heights 13
• Darby Township 12
• Brookhaven 10
• East Lansdowne 9
• Glenolden 9
• Collingdale 7
• Norwood 7
• Folcroft 6
• Edgmont 5
• Upland 5
• Ridley Park 5
• Sharon Hill 4
• Aldan 4
• Chester Township 4
• Thornbury 4
• Colwyn 3
• Marcus Hook 3
• Trainer 2
• Parkside 1
• Chadds Ford 1
• Swarthmore 1
• Eddystone 1
• Rutledge 1
• Lower Chichester 1
• Rose Valley 1

COVID-19 fatalities have been reported in 45 of the county’s 49 municipalities.

There were 172 new positive COVID-19 cases reported Friday in Delaware County by the Chester County Health Department.

That brings the total number of cases to date to 34,604.

Yeadon Borough continues to have the highest percentage of population being affected by the virus. Total cases are 1,020, or 8.87 percent of its 11,471 population.

Upper Darby has the most cases, with 5,232 cases reported, or 6.3 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. 29, listed by municipality in descending order of caseload.

• Upper Darby 5,232
• Haverford Township 2,472
• City of Chester 2,177
• Ridley Township 2,097
• Marple 1,636
• Springfield 1,590
• Middletown Township 1,228
• Radnor 1,123
• Yeadon 1,020
• Concord 1,016
• Aston 929
• Upper Chichester 883
• Darby Borough 810
• Nether Providence 805
• Newtown 762
• Darby Township 647
• Lansdowne 588
• Prospect Park 557
• Collingdale 560
• Bethel 554
• Ridley Park 529
• Upper Providence 513
• Glenolden 475
• Brookhaven 464
• Folcroft 458
• Norwood 439
• Sharon Hill 428
• Clifton Heights 409
• Media 348
• Thornbury 335
• Aldan 255
• Tinicum 241
• Chester Township 234
• Edgmont 202
• East Lansdowne 179
• Colwyn 179
• Swarthmore 162
• Upland 159
• Lower Chichester 156
• Eddystone 153
• Morton 124
• Chester Heights 125
• Parkside 123
• Trainer 117
• Marcus Hook 110
• Chadds Ford 108
• Rutledge 59
• Millbourne 57
• Rose Valley 23

There are 754 cases still under investigation, to which no municipality has yet been assigned.

The county has had 193,513 people test negative for the virus. The health department is reporting a 82.65 percent recovery rate.

Cases broken down by age groups, as reported Friday, Jan.29 are:

• Under 10: 1,297 cases
• 10 to 19: 3,421 cases
• 20 to 29: 5,876 cases  
• 30 to 39: 5,097 cases  
• 40 to 49: 4,715 cases
• 50 to 59: 5,399 cases
• 60 to 69: 4,303 cases
• 70 to 79: 2,195 cases
• 80 and over: 2,298 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.29 that there were 9,643  additional cases of COVID-19 reported, for a new total of 834,048.

 There were 159 additional deaths for a new total of 21,462.

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