Fourteen COVID-19-related deaths were reported in Delaware County between Tuesday, March 16 and Thursday, March 18.  

Of those, 811 were in long-term care facilities and personal care homes, according to the latest statistics from the Chester County Health Department.

The Chester County Health Department is reporting a total of 1,308 fatalities.

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

Deaths were reported from

2 from Upper Darby

2 from Marple

2 from Haverford

2 from Chester

1 from Media

1 from Springfield

1 from Ridley

1 from Lansdowne

1 from Darby Township

1 from Brookhaven

The following is a breakdown of COVID-19 fatalities by municipality as reported March 18:  

• Middletown 214
• Marple 144
• Haverford 116
• Upper Darby 85
• City of Chester 74
• Yeadon 67
• Nether Providence 62
• Concord 55
• Darby Borough 48
• Radnor 40
• Media 34
• Springfield 33
• Newtown 32
• Ridley 31
• Upper Chichester 28
• Bethel 25
• Prospect Park 19
• Aston 19
• Lansdowne 18
• Upper Providence 17
• Darby Township 16
• Location unknown 14
• Brookhaven 14
• Clifton Heights 12
• Edgmont 11
• Collingdale 10
• Glenolden 10
• East Lansdowne 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
• Chadds Ford 2
• Parkside 1
• Swarthmore 1
• Eddystone 1
• Rutledge 1
• Lower Chichester 1
• Rose Valley 1
• Tinicium 1

There were 226 new positive COVID-19 cases in Delaware County reported between Tuesday, March 16 and Thursday, March 18. Total cases are now 39,971.

Yeadon Borough continues to have the highest percentage of population being affected by the virus. Total cases are 1,115, or 9.69 percent of its 11,471 population.

Upper Darby has the most cases, with 5,983 cases reported, or 7.21 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 Thursday, March 18, listed by municipality in descending order of caseload.

• Upper Darby 5,983
• Haverford Township 2,904
• Ridley Township 2,426
• City of Chester 2,381
• Marple 1,917
• Springfield 1,848
• Radnor 1,398
• Middletown Township 1,314
• Concord 1,170
• Yeadon 1,115
• Aston 1,129
• Upper Chichester 1,087
• Nether Providence 945
• Darby Borough 924
• Newtown 915
• Darby Township 737
• Lansdowne 677
• Collingdale 645
• Bethel 640
• Prospect Park 625
• Upper Providence 617
• Ridley Park 579
• Glenolden 553
• Brookhaven 535
• Folcroft 518
• Norwood 503
• Sharon Hill 465
• Clifton Heights 465
• Thornbury 421
• Media 387
• Tinicum 299
• Aldan 275
• Chester Township 265
• Edgmont 258
• Colwyn 205
• East Lansdowne 193
• Lower Chichester 194
• Swarthmore 192
• Eddystone 191
• Upland 182
• Chester Heights 166
• Trainer 156
• Morton 153
• Chadds Ford 141
• Parkside 137
• Marcus Hook 122
• Millbourne 68
• Rutledge 62
• Rose Valley 25

There are 864 cases still under investigation, to which no municipality has yet been assigned.

The county has had 212,588 people test negative for the virus. The health department is reporting a 91.38 percent recovery rate.

Cases broken down by age groups, as reported Thursday, March 18, are:

• Under 10: 1,614 cases
• 10 to 19: 4.268 cases
• 20 to 29: 6,705 cases  
• 30 to 39: 5,822 cases  
• 40 to 49: 5,427 cases
• 50 to 59: 6,228 cases
• 60 to 69: 4,879 cases
• 70 to 79: 2,506 cases
• 80 and over: 2,518 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 18, there were 3,136 new cases of COVID-19 statewide.  Total cases now number 976,857.

The state is reporting 17 additional COVID-19 deaths for Thursday, March 18. The statewide death toll is now 24,706.

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