One new COVID-19 related death was added to the total death toll for Delaware County on Monday, March 8, but no additional deaths were listed in the municipal breakdown from Friday, March 5,

The Chester County Health Department is reporting a total of 1,294 fatalities.

Of those, 801 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.

The following is a breakdown of COVID-19 fatalities by municipality as reported March 8:  

• Middletown 212
• Marple 141
• Haverford 114
• Upper Darby 81
• 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 19
• 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

There were 375 new COVID-19 cases in Delaware County reported between Friday, March 5 and Monday, March 8. Total cases are now 38,924.

Yeadon Borough continues to have the highest percentage of population being affected by the virus. Total cases are 1,103, or 9.59 percent of its 11,471 population.

Upper Darby has the most cases, with 5,840 cases reported, or 7.04 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 Monday, March 8, listed by municipality in descending order of caseload.

• Upper Darby 5,840
• Haverford Township 2,829
• Ridley Township 2,363
• City of Chester 2,338
• Marple 1,867
• Springfield 1,786
• Radnor 1,361
• Middletown Township 1,302
• Concord 1,119
• Yeadon 1,103
• Aston 1,089
• Upper Chichester 1,046
• Nether Providence 925
• Darby Borough 910
• Newtown 883
• Darby Township 715
• Lansdowne 655
• Collingdale 623
• Prospect Park 621
• Bethel 619
• Upper Providence 596
• Ridley Park 568
• Glenolden 533
• Brookhaven 520
• Folcroft 506
• Norwood 488
• Sharon Hill 458
• Clifton Heights 451
• Thornbury 404
• Media 384
• Tinicum 287
• Aldan 271
• Chester Township 259
• Edgmont 252
• Colwyn 197
• East Lansdowne 192
• Eddystone 188
• Swarthmore 186
• Lower Chichester 185
• Upland 178
• Chester Heights 155
• Morton 147
• Trainer 139
• Chadds Ford 134
• Parkside 134
• Marcus Hook 119
• Millbourne 63
• Rutledge 62
• Rose Valley 25

There are 849 cases still under investigation, to which no municipality has yet been assigned.

The county has had 208,609 people test negative for the virus. The health department is reporting a 90.81 percent recovery rate.

Cases broken down by age groups, as reported Monday, March 8, are:

• Under 10: 1,550 cases
• 10 to 19: 4.088 cases
• 20 to 29: 6,531 cases  
• 30 to 39: 5,687 cases  
• 40 to 49: 5,294 cases
• 50 to 59: 6,068 cases
• 60 to 69: 4,751 cases
• 70 to 79: 2,458 cases
• 80 and over: 2,493 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 8, that there were 5,965 new cases of COVID-19 statewide between Friday, March 5 and Monday, March 8.  Total cases now number 950,161.

There were 94 additional COVID-19 deaths reported between Friday, March 5 and Monday, March 8, for a new total of 24,356.

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