The week of May 14 to May 20 saw large decreases in the rates of new positive cases of COVID-19 in Delaware County.

This past week showed only 260 cases, compared to 384 the week before.

A month ago, the county was experiencing weekly rates of 756 positive cases of COVID-19.

The information comes from a 4-week rates summary provided by the Chester County Health Department.

The health department also released its most recent 4-week summary regarding COVID-19 testing in Delaware County. The positive PCR test count has also decreased this past week compared to previous weeks.

No COVID-19 county or municipal statistics, including the number of cases and COVID-19 deaths over the weekend, were available 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 23, that there were 2,514 additional cases of COVID-19 statewide for Sunday, May 23. Current statewide total COVID-19 cases are 1,195,869.

There were 142 additional COVID-19 deaths reported statewide for Sunday, May 23. Total deaths statewide are now 27,042.

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