Delaware County’s COVID-19 death toll now stands at 1,016 as the new positive case total for Jan. 6 is 250 above the previous day’s positive case count.

The number of cases is now reported at 29,849, according to the Chester County Health Department.

The health department reported 29,599 positive cases on Tuesday, Jan. 5.

Deaths were reported from Middletown, Haverford, Chester, Concord, Radnor, Springfield, Ridley, Bethel, Upper Providence, East Lansdowne, Folcroft, Upland, with 2 from Upper Darby and 2 from Aston.

Of those, 691were 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 190
• Marple 112
• Haverford 87
• Yeadon 59
• Upper Darby 61
• City of Chester 57
• Nether Providence 43
• Darby Borough 43
• Concord 42
• Media 31
• Radnor 31
• Newtown 20
• Springfield 21
• 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
• Edgmont 4
• Sharon Hill 4
• Folcroft 4
• Colwyn 3
• Ridley Park 3
• Chester Township 3
• Thornbury 2
• Aldan 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 948, or 8.26 percent of its 11,471 population.

Upper Darby has the most cases, with 4,570 cases reported, or 5.5 percent of Upper Darby’s 82,993 population.

The following are the number of reported cases of COVID-19 in Delaware County as of Wednesday, Jan. 6, listed by municipality in descending order of caseload.

• Upper Darby 4,570
• Haverford Township 2,053
• City of Chester 1,964
• Ridley Township 1,810
• Springfield 1,399
• Marple 1,396
• Middletown Township 1,102
• Radnor 956
• Yeadon 948
• Concord 861
• Darby Borough 762
• Aston 739
• Upper Chichester 700
• Nether Providence 695
• Newtown 625
• Darby Township 574
• Lansdowne 517
• Prospect Park 492
• Collingdale 486
• Upper Providence 455
• Ridley Park 455
• Bethel 440
• Glenolden 385
• Folcroft 384
• Brookhaven 381
• Norwood 378
• Sharon Hill 375
• Clifton Heights 345
• Media 309
• Thornbury 275
• Chester Township 218
• Tinicum 206
• Aldan 206
• Edgmont 173
• Colwyn 163
• East Lansdowne 157
• Upland 138
• Swarthmore 136
• Eddystone 125
• Lower Chichester 122
• Morton 112
• Parkside 107
• Trainer 102
• Chester Heights 93
• Marcus Hook 92
• Chadds Ford 89
• Millbourne 55
• Rutledge 51
• Rose Valley 20

There are 653 cases still under investigation, to which no municipality has yet been assigned.

The county has had 180,151 people test negative for the virus. The health department is reporting a 76.79 percent recovery rate.

Cases broken down by age groups, as reported Wednesday, Jan.6 are:

• Under 10: 1,010 cases
• 10 to 19: 2,865 cases
• 20 to 29: 5,136 cases  
• 30 to 39: 4,391 cases  
• 40 to 49: 4,094 cases
• 50 to 59: 4,726 cases
• 60 to 69: 3,676 cases
• 70 to 79: 1,897 cases
• 80 and over: 2,051 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.6, that there were 9,474 additional cases of COVID-19 reported statewide, with total cases at 683,389.

There were 428 deaths reported, for a total of 16,914.

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