No new COVID-19-related deaths in Delaware County have been reported since Friday, May 21, according to the Chester County Health Department.
The health department is reporting a total of 1,432 COVID-19-related deaths in Delaware County.
Of those, 838 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 24:
- Middletown 222
- Marple 145
- Haverford 121
- Upper Darby 103
- City of Chester 83
- Yeadon 74
- Nether Providence 66
- Concord 58
- Darby Borough 49
- Radnor 42
- Ridley 39
- Springfield 37
- Media 35
- Newtown 31
- Upper Chichester 30
- Bethel 26
- Aston 22
- Lansdowne 20
- Prospect Park 20
- Darby Township 18
- Upper Providence 19
- Brookhaven 16
- Clifton Heights 13
- Glenolden 13
- Collingdale 12
- Edgmont 11
- Norwood 11
- East Lansdowne 10
- Chester Township 8
- Aldan 7
- Folcroft 6
- Sharon Hill 6
- Ridley Park 6
- Upland 5
- Location unknown 5
- Colwyn 5
- Thornbury 4
- Trainer 4
- Tinicium 4
- Chadds Ford 4
- Marcus Hook 3
- Rutledge 3
- Lower Chichester 2
- Swarthmore 2
- Morton 2
- Parkside 1
- Eddystone 1
- Rose Valley 1
- Chester Heights 1
New cases
The Chester County Department of Health site reported 175 new positive cases of COVID-19 in Delaware County between Friday, May 21 and Monday, May 24. Total cases are 48,684.
Prospect Park continues to have the highest percentage of population being affected by the virus. Total cases are 738, affecting 11.36 percent of its 6,492 population.
Upper Darby has the most total cases, with 7,248 cases reported, or 8.73 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 Monday, May 24, listed by municipality in descending order of caseload.
Cases by community
- Upper Darby 7,248
- Haverford Township 3,478
- City of Chester 3,107
- Ridley Township 2,893
- Marple 2,190
- Springfield 2,178
- Radnor 1,698
- Middletown Township 1,481
- Concord 1,480
- Aston 1,447
- Upper Chichester 1,412
- Yeadon 1,286
- Darby Borough 1,137
- Nether Providence 1,075
- Newtown 1,094
- Darby Township 914
- Lansdowne 853
- Collingdale 846
- Bethel 797
- Prospect Park 738
- Upper Providence 707
- Ridley Park 682
- Glenolden 667
- Brookhaven 665
- Folcroft 628
- Norwood 604
- Sharon Hill 571
- Clifton Heights 571
- Thornbury 531
- Media 435
- Tinicum 400
- Chester Township 372
- Aldan 344
- Edgmont 305
- Lower Chichester 268
- Upland 253
- Colwyn 253
- Eddystone 242
- East Lansdowne 230
- Swarthmore 226
- Chester Heights 222
- Morton 196
- Trainer 194
- Parkside 190
- Chadds Ford 187
- Marcus Hook 186
- Millbourne 77
- Rutledge 72
- Rose Valley 33
There are 1,021 cases still under investigation, to which no municipality has yet been assigned.
Negative tests
The county has had 244,931 people test negative for the virus. The health department is reporting a 93.59 percent recovery rate.
Cases by age
Cases broken down by age groups, as reported Monday, May 24, are:
- Under 10: 2,468 cases
- 10 to 19: 5,899 cases
- 20 to 29: 8,155 cases
- 30 to 39: 7218 cases
- 40 to 49: 6.550 cases
- 50 to 59: 7,314 cases
- 60 to 69: 5,632 cases
- 70 to 79: 2,780 cases
- 80 and over: 2,667 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 24, there were 693 new cases of COVID-19 statewide. Total cases now number 1,196,562.
The state is reporting 10 COVID-19 deaths for Monday, May 24. Total deaths are 27,052/
For more information on state COVID-19 findings, click here.
