Eight new COVID-19-related deaths were reported for Wednesday, May 5, according to the Chester County Health Department.

Chester Heights and Morton both had deaths reported for the first time.

The health department is reporting a total of 1,398 COVID-19-related deaths in Delaware County.

Of those, 830 were in long-term care facilities and personal care homes.

1 fatality was reported in Yeadon, 1 in Ridley, 1 in Springfield, 1 in Upper Chichester, 1 in Aston, 1 in Chester Township, 1 in Chester Heights and 1 in 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 5:  

• Middletown 222
• Marple 145
• Haverford 118
• Upper Darby 98
• City of Chester 81
• Yeadon 71
• 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
• Prospect Park 19
• Lansdowne 19
• Upper Providence 18
• Darby Township 18
• Brookhaven 16
• Clifton Heights 13
• Glenolden 13
• Edgmont 11
• Collingdale 11
• Norwood 10
• East Lansdowne 9
• Folcroft 6
• Chester Township 7
• Aldan 6
• Sharon Hill 6
• Ridley Park 6
• Upland 5
• Location unknown 5
• Thornbury 4
• Trainer 4
• Colwyn 4
• Marcus Hook 3
• Chadds Ford 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 74 new cases reported Wednesday, May 5.  Total cases are 47,181.

Prospect Park continues to have the highest percentage of population being affected by the virus. Total cases are 735, affecting 11.32 percent of its 6,492 population.

Upper Darby has the most total cases, with 6,996 cases reported, or 8.43 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, May 5, listed by municipality in descending order of caseload.

Cases by community

• Upper Darby 6,996
• Haverford Township 3,389
• City of Chester 3,006
• Ridley Township 2,802
• Marple 2,129
• Springfield 2,112
• Radnor 1,653
• Middletown Township 1,457
• Concord 1,437
• Aston 1,400
• Upper Chichester 1,384
• Yeadon 1,240
• Darby Borough 1,110
• Nether Providence 1,053
• Newtown 1,057
• Darby Township 880
• Collingdale 819
• Lansdowne 808
• Bethel 776
• Prospect Park 735
• Upper Providence 681
• Ridley Park 666
• Glenolden 652
• Brookhaven 631
• Folcroft 604
• Norwood 591
• Sharon Hill 547
• Clifton Heights 546
• Thornbury 510
• Media 426
• Tinicum 392
• Chester Township 361
• Aldan 337
• Edgmont 287
• Lower Chichester 257
• Colwyn 250
• Upland 240
• Eddystone 229
• Swarthmore 222
• East Lansdowne 222
• Chester Heights 214
• Trainer 189
• Morton 187
• Chadds Ford 182
• Parkside 179
• Marcus Hook 176
• Millbourne 76
• Rutledge 68
• Rose Valley 32

There are 984 cases still under investigation, to which no municipality has yet been assigned.

Negative tests

The county has had 236,426 people test negative for the virus. The health department is reporting a 88.64 percent recovery rate.

Cases by age

Cases broken down by age groups, as reported Wednesday, May 5, are:

• Under 10: 2,324 cases
• 10 to 19: 5,666 cases
• 20 to 29: 7,912 cases
• 30 to 39: 6,970 cases
• 40 to 49: 6.363 cases
• 50 to 59: 7,129 cases
• 60 to 69: 5,459 cases
• 70 to 79: 2,713 cases
• 80 and over: 2,640 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 5, there were 2,597 new cases of COVID-19 statewide. Total cases now number 1,164,216.

The state is reporting 56 COVID-19 deaths Wednesday. Total COVID-19 deaths are at 26,390

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