Ten COVID-19-related deaths were reported in Delaware County for Wednesday, March 24.
The Chester County Health Department is reporting a total of 1,332 fatalities in the county.
Of those, 818 were in long-term care facilities and personal care homes, according to the latest statistics from the Chester County Health Department.
COVID-19 fatalities have been reported in 46 of the county’s 49 municipalities.
New fatalities were:
2 from Ridley
1 from Haverford
1 from Upper Darby
1 from Yeadon
1 from Nether Providence
1 from Aston
1 from Clifton Heights
1 from Norwood
1 from Colwyn
The following is a breakdown of COVID-19 fatalities by municipality as reported March 24:
- Middletown 214
- Marple 144
- Haverford 117
- Upper Darby 86
- City of Chester 74
- Yeadon 68
- Nether Providence 63
- Concord 55
- Darby Borough 48
- Radnor 40
- Media 34
- Springfield 33
- Ridley 33
- Newtown 31
- Upper Chichester 28
- Bethel 25
- Aston 20
- Prospect Park 19
- Lansdowne 18
- Upper Providence 17
- Darby Township 16
- Location unknown 14
- Brookhaven 14
- Clifton Heights 13
- Edgmont 11
- Collingdale 10
- Glenolden 10
- East Lansdowne 9
- Norwood 9
- Folcroft 6
- Chester Township 6
- Upland 5
- Ridley Park 5
- Sharon Hill 4
- Aldan 4
- Thornbury 4
- Trainer 4
- Colwyn 4
- Marcus Hook 3
- Chadds Ford 2
- Parkside 1
- Swarthmore 1
- Eddystone 1
- Rutledge 1
- Lower Chichester 1
- Rose Valley 1
- Tinicium 1
There were 164 new positive COVID-19 cases in Delaware County reported Wednesday, March 23. Total cases are now 40,663.
Yeadon Borough continues to have the highest percentage of population being affected by the virus. Total cases are 1,124, or 9.77 percent of its 11,471 population.
Upper Darby has the most cases, with 6,090 cases reported, or 7.34 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 Wednesday, March 24, listed by municipality in descending order of caseload.
- Upper Darby 6,090
- Haverford Township 2,971
- Ridley Township 2,452
- City of Chester 2,420
- Marple 1,944
- Springfield 1,887
- Radnor 1,430
- Middletown Township 1,333
- Concord 1,196
- Aston 1,145
- Yeadon 1,124
- Upper Chichester 1,106
- Nether Providence 953
- Darby Borough 941
- Newtown 927
- Darby Township 748
- Lansdowne 690
- Collingdale 662
- Bethel 662
- Prospect Park 633
- Upper Providence 627
- Ridley Park 590
- Glenolden 564
- Brookhaven 546
- Folcroft 525
- Norwood 512
- Sharon Hill 475
- Clifton Heights 471
- Thornbury 423
- Media 393
- Tinicum 305
- Aldan 283
- Chester Township 272
- Edgmont 262
- Colwyn 208
- Lower Chichester 198
- Eddystone 196
- East Lansdowne 195
- Swarthmore 194
- Upland 186
- Chester Heights 169
- Trainer 156
- Morton 155
- Chadds Ford 144
- Parkside 139
- Marcus Hook 127
- Millbourne 70
- Rutledge 62
- Rose Valley 26
There are 876 cases still under investigation, to which no municipality has yet been assigned.
The county has had 215,267 people test negative for the virus. The health department is reporting a 91.32 percent recovery rate.
Cases broken down by age groups, as reported Wednesday, March 24, are:
- Under 10: 1,683 cases
- 10 to 19: 4.375 cases
- 20 to 29: 6,818 cases
- 30 to 39: 5,929 cases
- 40 to 49: 5,503 cases
- 50 to 59: 6,335 cases
- 60 to 69: 4,965 cases
- 70 to 79: 2,531 cases
- 80 and over: 2,529 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, March 24, there were 4,667 new cases of COVID-19 statewide. Total cases now number 996,617
The state is reporting 48 additional COVID-19 deaths for Wednesday, March 24. Statewide death toll is now 24,876.
For more information on state COVID-19 findings, click here.
