Five COVID-19-related deaths were reported in Delaware County for Friday, April 9, according to the Chester County Health Department.
As of Friday, the health department was reporting a total of 1,356 COVID-19-related deaths in Delaware County.
Of those, 825 were in long-term care facilities and personal care homes, according to the latest statistics from the Chester County Health Department.
Deaths were reported from Middletown, Upper Darby, Yeadon, Springfield and Darby Township.
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 April 9:
- Middletown 221
- Marple 144
- Haverford 118
- Upper Darby 93
- City of Chester 74
- Yeadon 70
- Nether Providence 64
- Concord 55
- Darby Borough 49
- Radnor 40
- Media 34
- Springfield 34
- Ridley 36
- Newtown 31
- Upper Chichester 28
- Bethel 25
- Aston 20
- Prospect Park 19
- Lansdowne 18
- Upper Providence 17
- Darby Township 17
- 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
The health department also reported there have been 205 new positive cases of COVID-19 reported for Friday, April 9. Total cases, as of April 9, are 43,317.
Prospect Park continues to have the highest percentage of population being affected by the virus. Total cases are 688, affecting 10.59 percent of its 6,492 population.
Upper Darby has the most total cases, with 6,406 cases reported, or 7.72 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 Friday, April 9, listed by municipality in descending order of caseload.
- Upper Darby 6,406
- Haverford Township 3,138
- City of Chester 2,632
- Ridley Township 2,615
- Marple 1,999
- Springfield 1,976
- Radnor 1,543
- Middletown Township 1,392
- Concord 1,318
- Aston 1,262
- Upper Chichester 1,236
- Yeadon 1,160
- Darby Borough 1,006
- Nether Providence 994
- Newtown 992
- Darby Township 787
- Lansdowne 735
- Bethel 722
- Collingdale 708
- Prospect Park 688
- Upper Providence 645
- Ridley Park 628
- Glenolden 604
- Brookhaven 575
- Folcroft 563
- Norwood 536
- Sharon Hill 501
- Clifton Heights 502
- Thornbury 458
- Media 416
- Tinicum 347
- Aldan 302
- Chester Township 298
- Edgmont 273
- Lower Chichester 232
- Colwyn 226
- Swarthmore 211
- East Lansdowne 205
- Eddystone 204
- Upland 198
- Chester Heights 190
- Morton 171
- Trainer 165
- Chadds Ford 164
- Marcus Hook 155
- Parkside 149
- Millbourne 74
- Rutledge 64
- Rose Valley 31
There are 921 cases still under investigation, to which no municipality has yet been assigned.
The health department was reporting a 89.25 percent recovery rate as of April 9.
The county has had 223,079 people test negative for the virus. The health department is reporting a 89.72 percent recovery rate.
Cases broken down by age groups, as reported Friday, April 9, are:
- Under 10: 1,916 cases
- 10 to 19: 4.860 cases
- 20 to 29: 7,253 cases
- 30 to 39: 6,346 cases
- 40 to 49: 5,879 cases
- 50 to 59: 6,688 cases
- 60 to 69: 5,183 cases
- 70 to 79: 2,611 cases
- 80 and over: 2,576 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, April 9, there were 5,048 new cases of COVID-19 statewide. Total cases now number 1,064,092.
The state is reporting 35 additional COVID-19 deaths for Friday, April 9. The statewide death toll is now 25,362.
For more information on state COVID-19 findings, click here.
