There were 14 new COVID-19-related deaths reported for Wednesday, May 12, according to the Chester County Health Department.
The health department is reporting a total of 1,419 COVID-19-related deaths in Delaware County.
Of those, 834 were in long-term care facilities and personal care homes.
2 deaths were reported from Haverford, 2 from Upper Darby, 2 from Yeadon, 2 from Ridley, 1 from Chester, 1 from Nether Providence, 1 from Upper Providence, 1 from Rutledge, 1 from Tinicum, and 1 from Morton.
COVID-19 fatalities have been reported in 48 of the county’s 49 municipalities.
Fatalities by community
The following is a breakdown of COVID-19 fatalities by municipality as reported May 12:
- Middletown 222
- Marple 145
- Haverford 120
- Upper Darby 101
- City of Chester 83
- Yeadon 74
- Nether Providence 66
- Concord 57
- Darby Borough 49
- Radnor 42
- Ridley 39
- Springfield 37
- Media 35
- Newtown 31
- Upper Chichester 29
- Bethel 25
- Aston 22
- Lansdowne 20
- Prospect Park 19
- Darby Township 19
- Upper Providence 19
- Brookhaven 16
- Clifton Heights 13
- Glenolden 13
- Edgmont 11
- Collingdale 11
- Norwood 11
- East Lansdowne 10
- Chester Township 7
- Folcroft 6
- Aldan 6
- Sharon Hill 6
- Ridley Park 6
- Upland 5
- Location unknown 5
- Thornbury 4
- Trainer 4
- Colwyn 4
- Chadds Ford 4
- Marcus Hook 3
- Rutledge 3
- Lower Chichester 2
- Swarthmore 2
- Tinicum 2
- Morton 2
- Parkside 1
- Eddystone 1
- Rose Valley 1
- Chester Heights 1
New cases
There were 118 new cases reported Wednesday, May 12. Total cases are 47,738.
Prospect Park continues to have the highest percentage of population being affected by the virus. Total cases are 739, affecting 11.38 percent of its 6,492 population.
Upper Darby has the most total cases, with 7,093 cases reported, or 8.55 percent of Upper Darby’s 82,993 population.
The following are the total reported cases of COVID-19 in Delaware County as of Wednesday, May 12, listed by municipality in descending order of caseload.
Cases by community
- Upper Darby 7,093
- Haverford Township 3,423
- City of Chester 3,052
- Ridley Township 2,836
- Marple 2,147
- Springfield 2,127
- Radnor 1,669
- Middletown Township 1,468
- Concord 1,454
- Aston 1,416
- Upper Chichester 1,393
- Yeadon 1,249
- Darby Borough 1,125
- Nether Providence 1,059
- Newtown 1,070
- Darby Township 890
- Collingdale 829
- Lansdowne 825
- Bethel 785
- Prospect Park 739
- Upper Providence 689
- Ridley Park 672
- Glenolden 658
- Brookhaven 641
- Folcroft 619
- Norwood 595
- Clifton Heights 560
- Sharon Hill 560
- Thornbury 515
- Media 430
- Tinicum 394
- Chester Township 365
- Aldan 339
- Edgmont 294
- Lower Chichester 263
- Colwyn 250
- Upland 245
- Eddystone 235
- East Lansdowne 225
- Swarthmore 222
- Chester Heights 219
- Trainer 192
- Morton 190
- Chadds Ford 183
- Parkside 181
- Marcus Hook 179
- Millbourne 76
- Rutledge 69
- Rose Valley 32
There are 997 cases still under investigation, to which no municipality has yet been assigned.
Negative tests
The county has had 239,821 people test negative for the virus. The health department is reporting a 90.38 percent recovery rate.
Cases by age
Cases broken down by age groups, as reported Wednesday, May 12, are:
- Under 10: 2,394 cases
- 10 to 19: 5,764 cases
- 20 to 29: 7,998 cases
- 30 to 39: 7059 cases
- 40 to 49: 6.418 cases
- 50 to 59: 7,205 cases
- 60 to 69: 5,519 cases
- 70 to 79: 2,734 cases
- 80 and over: 2,642 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, May 12, there were 2,179 new cases of COVID-19 statewide. Total cases now number 1,179,251.
The state is reporting 52 COVID-19 deaths for Wednesday, May 12. Total COVID-19 deaths are at 26,659.
For more information on state COVID-19 findings, click here.
