Eight new COVID-19-related deaths in Delaware County have been reported Wednesday, May 26, according to the Chester County Health Department.

The health department is reporting a total of 1,445 COVID-19-related deaths in Delaware County.

Of those, 838 were in long-term care facilities and personal care homes.

One fatality was reported in Chester,  1 in Nether Providence, 1 in Ridley, 1 in Springfield, 1 in Upper Chichester, 1 in Darby Township, 1 in Brookhaven, and 1 in Tinicum.

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 26:  

• Middletown 222
• Marple 145
• Haverford 121
• Upper Darby 106
• City of Chester 85
• Yeadon 74
• Nether Providence 67
• Concord 58
• Darby Borough 49
• Radnor 42
• Ridley 41
• Springfield 38
• Media 35
• Newtown 31
• Upper Chichester 31
• Bethel 26
• Aston 22
• Lansdowne 20
• Prospect Park 20
• Darby Township 19
• Upper Providence 19
• Brookhaven 17
• 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
• Tinicium 5
• Thornbury 4
• Trainer 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 71 new positive cases of COVID-19 in Delaware County Tuesday, May 25. Total cases are 48,792.

Prospect Park continues to have the highest percentage of population being affected by the virus. Total cases are 740, affecting 11.39 percent of its 6,492 population.

Upper Darby has the most total cases, with 7,250 cases reported, or 8.74 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 26, listed by municipality in descending order of caseload.

Cases by community

• Upper Darby 7,250
• Haverford Township 3,479
• City of Chester 3,126
• Ridley Township 2,899
• Marple 2,197
• Springfield 2,183
• Radnor 1,703
• Middletown Township 1,485
• Concord 1,480
• Aston 1,453
• Upper Chichester 1,414
• Yeadon 1,284
• Darby Borough 1,139
• Nether Providence 1,081
• Newtown 1,097
• Darby Township 915
• Lansdowne 856
• Collingdale 849
• Bethel 796
• Prospect Park 740
• Upper Providence 708
• Ridley Park 683
• Brookhaven 669
• Glenolden 667
• Folcroft 627
• Norwood 607
• Sharon Hill 574
• Clifton Heights 570
• Thornbury 532
• Media 435
• Tinicum 401
• Chester Township 375
• Aldan 347
• Edgmont 307
• Lower Chichester 268
• Upland 255
• Colwyn 253
• Eddystone 243
• East Lansdowne 230
• Chester Heights 229
• Swarthmore 228
• Morton 196
• Trainer 194
• Parkside 190
• Chadds Ford 189
• Marcus Hook 187
• Millbourne 77
• Rutledge 72
• Rose Valley 33

There are 1,020 cases still under investigation, to which no municipality has yet been assigned.

Negative tests

The county has had 245,602 people test negative for the virus. The health department is reporting a 93.92 percent recovery rate.

Cases by age

Cases broken down by age groups, as reported Monday, May 24, are:

• Under 10: 2,480 cases
• 10 to 19: 5,903 cases
• 20 to 29: 8,169 cases
• 30 to 39: 7241 cases
• 40 to 49: 6.559 cases
• 50 to 59: 7,335cases
• 60 to 69: 5,646 cases
• 70 to 79: 2,787 cases
• 80 and over: 2,671 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 26, there were 1,127 new cases of COVID-19 statewide.  Total cases now number 1,198,595.

The state is reporting 38 COVID-19 deaths for Wednesday, May 26. Total deaths are 27,123.

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