The number of new cases of COVID-19 reported daily in the last week is staying below 100 each day, but just barely, with new cases reported in the mid to upper-90s.

On Thursday, March 4, there were 98 new cases reported.

Two COVID-19-related deaths were reported in Delaware County on Thursday, March 4, from the Chester County Health Department.

Deaths were reported from:

1 from Upper Darby

1 from Darby Borough

The Chester County Health Department is reporting a total of 1,290 fatalities in Delaware County.

Of those, 801 were in long-term care facilities and personal care homes, according to the latest statistics from the Chester County Health Department.

The following is a breakdown of COVID-19 fatalities by municipality as reported March 4:  

• Middletown 212
• Marple 140
• Haverford 114
• Upper Darby 80
• City of Chester 72
• Yeadon 67
• Nether Providence 61
• Concord 54
• Darby Borough 47
• Radnor 39
• Media 33
• Springfield 32
• Newtown 31
• Ridley 29
• Upper Chichester 28
• Bethel 25
• Prospect Park 19
• Aston 18
• Upper Providence 17
• Lansdowne 16
• Darby Township 15
• Location unknown 14
• Brookhaven 13
• Clifton Heights 12
• Edgmont 11
• Collingdale 10
• East Lansdowne 9
• Glenolden 9
• Norwood 8
• Folcroft 6
• Chester Township 6
• Upland 5
• Ridley Park 5
• Sharon Hill 4
• Aldan 4
• Thornbury 4
• Trainer 4
• Colwyn 3
• Marcus Hook 3
• Parkside 1
• Chadds Ford 1
• Swarthmore 1
• Eddystone 1
• Rutledge 1
• Lower Chichester 1
• Rose Valley 1
• Tinicium 1

COVID-19 fatalities have been reported in 46 of the county’s 49 municipalities.

Total cases countywide are now38,388.

Yeadon Borough continues to have the highest percentage of the population being affected by the virus. Total cases are 1,091, or 9.49 percent of its 11,471 population.

Upper Darby has the most cases, with 5,761 cases reported, or 6.94 percent of Upper Darby’s 82,993 population.

The following are the total reported cases of COVID-19 in Delaware County as of Thursday, March 4, listed by municipality in descending order of caseload.

• Upper Darby 5,761
• Haverford Township 2,774
• Ridley Township 2,335
• City of Chester 2,325
• Marple 1,834
• Springfield 1,768
• Radnor 1,308
• Middletown Township 1,296
• Concord 1,113
• Yeadon 1,091
• Aston 1,077
• Upper Chichester 1,023
• Nether Providence 912
• Darby Borough 901
• Newtown 876
• Darby Township 704
• Lansdowne 646
• Bethel 615
• Prospect Park 612
• Collingdale 612
• Upper Providence 587
• Ridley Park 565
• Glenolden 528
• Brookhaven 513
• Folcroft 503
• Norwood 484
• Sharon Hill 454
• Clifton Heights 439
• Thornbury 393
• Media 382
• Tinicum 278
• Aldan 270
• Chester Township 253
• Edgmont 250
• Colwyn 194
• East Lansdowne 192
• Swarthmore 186
• Eddystone 184
• Lower Chichester 183
• Upland 175
• Chester Heights 152
• Morton 145
• Trainer 139
• Chadds Ford 132
• Parkside 129
• Marcus Hook 117
• Rutledge 63
• Millbourne 62
• Rose Valley 25

There are 827 cases still under investigation, to which no municipality has yet been assigned.

The county has had 207,191 people test negative for the virus. The health department is reporting a 90.09 percent recovery rate.

Cases broken down by age groups, as reported Thursday, March 4, are:

• Under 10: 1,528 cases
• 10 to 19: 3,989 cases
• 20 to 29: 6,448 cases  
• 30 to 39: 5,612 cases  
• 40 to 49: 5,221 cases
• 50 to 59: 5,982 cases
• 60 to 69: 4,695 cases
• 70 to 79: 2,431 cases
• 80 and over: 2,479 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 4, that there were 3,028 new cases of COVID-19 statewide.  Total cases now number 941,439.

There were 50 additional COVID-19 deaths reported Thursday, March 4 for a new total of 24,219.

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