COVID-19 Cases Continue to Drop in Delaware County

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There were no new COVID-19-related death from Yeadon Borough was reported for Tuesday, May 11, according to the Chester County Health Department.

The health department is reporting a total of 1,405 COVID-19-related deaths in Delaware County.

Of those, 831 were in long-term care facilities and personal care homes.

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 11:  

  • Middletown 222
  • Marple 145
  • Haverford 118
  • Upper Darby 99
  • City of Chester 82
  • Yeadon 72
  • Nether Providence 65
  • Concord 57
  • Darby Borough 49
  • Radnor 42
  • Ridley 37
  • Springfield 37
  • Media 35
  • Newtown 31
  • Upper Chichester 29
  • Bethel 25
  • Aston 22
  • Lansdowne 20
  • Prospect Park 19
  • Upper Providence 18
  • Darby Township 18
  • 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 2
  • Lower Chichester 2
  • Swarthmore 2
  • Parkside 1
  • Eddystone 1
  • Rose Valley 1
  • Tinicium 1
  • Chester Heights 1
  • Morton 1

New cases

There were 73 new cases reported Tuesday, May 11. Total cases are 47,620

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 7,073 cases reported, or 8.2 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 Tuesday, May 11, listed by municipality in descending order of caseload.

Cases by community

  • Upper Darby 7,073
  • Haverford Township 3,416
  • City of Chester 3,043
  • Ridley Township 2,830
  • Marple 2,144
  • Springfield 2,124
  • Radnor 1,669
  • Middletown Township 1,467
  • Concord 1,452
  • Aston 1,410
  • Upper Chichester 1,391
  • Yeadon 1,247
  • Darby Borough 1,123
  • Nether Providence 1,058
  • Newtown 1,066
  • Darby Township 888
  • Collingdale 825
  • Lansdowne 820
  • Bethel 781
  • Prospect Park 739
  • Upper Providence 688
  • Ridley Park 671
  • Glenolden 657
  • Brookhaven 638
  • Folcroft 614
  • Norwood 595
  • Clifton Heights 559
  • Sharon Hill 556
  • Thornbury 514
  • Media 426
  • Tinicum 394
  • Chester Township 364
  • Aldan 339
  • Edgmont 290
  • Lower Chichester 261
  • Colwyn 249
  • Upland 243
  • Eddystone 234
  • East Lansdowne 225
  • Swarthmore 222
  • Chester Heights 218
  • Trainer 190
  • Morton 190
  • Chadds Ford 183
  • Parkside 179
  • Marcus Hook 179
  • Millbourne 76
  • Rutledge 69
  • Rose Valley 32

There are 999 cases still under investigation, to which no municipality has yet been assigned.

Negative tests

The county has had 239,188  people test negative for the virus. The health department is reporting a 89.11 percent recovery rate.

Cases by age

Cases broken down by age groups, as reported Tuesday, May 11, are:

  • Under 10: 2,380 cases
  • 10 to 19: 5,747 cases
  • 20 to 29: 7,970 cases
  • 30 to 39: 7040 cases
  • 40 to 49: 6.405 cases
  • 50 to 59: 7,186 cases
  • 60 to 69: 5,514 cases
  • 70 to 79: 2,732 cases
  • 80 and over: 2,641 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 11, there were 2,385 new cases of COVID-19 statewide. Total cases now number 1,177,072.

The state is reporting 57 COVID-19 deaths for Tuesday, May 11. Total COVID-19 deaths are at 26,607.

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

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