The number of reported positive COVID-19 cases in Delaware County jumped by 361 Jan. 5 as the county reached 1,000 COVID-19 deaths, according to the Chester County Health Department.

The health department reported 29,599 positive cases on Tuesday, Jan. 5. It reported 29,277 cases on Monday, Jan. 4.

One additional fatality was reported from Clifton Heights on Jan. 5, bringing the total number of deaths in the county to 1,000.

Of those, 688 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 Jan. 5:  

• Middletown 189
• Marple 112
• Haverford 86
• Yeadon 59
• Upper Darby 59
• City of Chester 56
• Nether Providence 43
• Darby Borough 43
• Concord 41
• Media 31
• Radnor 30
• Newtown 20
• Springfield 20
• Prospect Park 19
• Ridley 19
• Bethel 18
• Upper Chichester 17
• Location unknown 14
• Upper Providence 14
• Lansdowne 12
• Darby Township 11
• Aston 9
• Brookhaven 9
• Clifton Heights 8
• East Lansdowne 7
• Collingdale 7
• Glenolden 6
• Norwood 6
• 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 944, or 8.22 percent of its 11,471 population.

Upper Darby has the most cases, with 4,539 cases reported, or 5.46 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, Jan. 5, listed by municipality in descending order of caseload.

• Upper Darby 4,539
• Haverford Township 2,032
• City of Chester 1,957
• Ridley Township 1,789
• Springfield 1,382
• Marple 1,378
• Middletown Township 1,093
• Yeadon 944
• Radnor 950
• Concord 856
• Darby Borough 758
• Aston 734
• Upper Chichester 694
• Nether Providence 689
• Newtown 622
• Darby Township 571
• Lansdowne 512
• Prospect Park 485
• Collingdale 479
• Upper Providence 451
• Ridley Park 448
• Bethel 437
• Folcroft 382
• Glenolden 378
• Brookhaven 375
• Norwood 374
• Sharon Hill 373
• Clifton Heights 337
• Media 307
• Thornbury 272
• Chester Township 218
• Tinicum 205
• Aldan 204
• Edgmont 173
• Colwyn 162
• East Lansdowne 156
• Upland 137
• Swarthmore 136
• Eddystone 123
• Lower Chichester 119
• Morton 112
• Parkside 105
• Trainer 99
• Chester Heights 93
• Marcus Hook 92
• Chadds Ford 88
• Millbourne 54
• Rutledge 51
• Rose Valley 20

There are 643 cases still under investigation, to which no municipality has yet been assigned.

The county has had 179,606 people test negative for the virus. The health department is reporting a 76.28 percent recovery rate.

Cases broken down by age groups, as reported Tuesday, Jan.5 are:

• Under 10: 1,006 cases
• 10 to 19: 2,837 cases
• 20 to 29: 5,100 cases  
• 30 to 39: 4,361 cases  
• 40 to 49: 4,053 cases
• 50 to 59: 4,679 cases
• 60 to 69: 3,641 cases
• 70 to 79: 1,885 cases
• 80 and over: 2,023 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. 5, that there were 8,818 additional cases of COVID-19 reported statewide, with total cases at 673,915

There were 185 deaths reported, for a total of 16,546.

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