Two additional COVID-19-related deaths, both from Upper Darby, were reported in Delaware County for Wednesday, March 31.
The Chester County Health Department is reporting a total of 1,341 COVID-19 fatalities in the county.
Of those, 821 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 31:
- Middletown 220
- Marple 144
- Haverford 118
- Upper Darby 88
- 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 413 new positive COVID-19 cases in Delaware County reported between Monday, March 29 and Wednesday, March 31. Total cases are now 41,777.
Prospect Park continues to have the highest percentage of population being affected by the virus. Total cases are 655, affecting 10 percent of its 6,492 population.
Upper Darby has the most cases, with 6,226 cases reported, or 7.5 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 31, listed by municipality in descending order of caseload.
- Upper Darby 6,226
- Haverford Township 3,047
- Ridley Township 2,519
- City of Chester 2,510
- Marple 1,964
- Springfield 1,924
- Radnor 1,478
- Middletown Township 1,357
- Concord 1,257
- Aston 1,191
- Upper Chichester 1,161
- Yeadon 1,133
- Nether Providence 971
- Darby Borough 968
- Newtown 955
- Darby Township 761
- Lansdowne 703
- Bethel 691
- Collingdale 686
- Prospect Park 655
- Upper Providence 637
- Ridley Park 607
- Glenolden 580
- Brookhaven 553
- Folcroft 545
- Norwood 523
- Sharon Hill 486
- Clifton Heights 485
- Thornbury 435
- Media 405
- Tinicum 327
- Aldan 286
- Chester Township 277
- Edgmont 266
- Colwyn 221
- Lower Chichester 214
- Swarthmore 200
- East Lansdowne 199
- Eddystone 198
- Upland 193
- Chester Heights 177
- Trainer 158
- Morton 161
- Chadds Ford 149
- Parkside 140
- Marcus Hook 138
- Millbourne 72
- Rutledge 62
- Rose Valley 29
There are 897 cases still under investigation, to which no municipality has yet been assigned.
The county has had 218,693 people test negative for the virus. The health department is reporting a 90.58 percent recovery rate.
Cases broken down by age groups, as reported Wednesday, March 31, are:
- Under 10: 1,784 cases
- 10 to 19: 4.579 cases
- 20 to 29: 6,999 cases
- 30 to 39: 6,103 cases
- 40 to 49: 5,666 cases
- 50 to 59: 6,485 cases
- 60 to 69: 5,039 cases
- 70 to 79: 2,566 cases
- 80 and over: 2,551 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 31, there were 4,557 new cases of COVID-19 statewide. Total cases now number 1,024,857.
The state is reporting 44 additional COVID-19 deaths for Wednesday, March 31. Statewide death toll is now 25,093.
For more information on state COVID-19 findings, click here.
