Five new COVID-19-related deaths in Delaware County have been reported Tuesday, May 25, according to the Chester County Health Department.

The health department is reporting a total of 1,437 COVID-19-related deaths in Delaware County.

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

Three fatalities were reported in Upper Darby, 1 was in Chester and 1 was in Ridley.

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 106
• City of Chester 84
• Yeadon 74
• Nether Providence 66
• Concord 58
• Darby Borough 49
• Radnor 42
• Ridley 40
• 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 37 new positive cases of COVID-19 in Delaware County Tuesday, May 25. Total cases are 48,721.

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 7,246 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 Tuesday, May 25, listed by municipality in descending order of caseload.

Cases by community

• Upper Darby 7,246
• Haverford Township 3,477
• City of Chester 3,116
• Ridley Township 2,896
• Marple 2,192
• Springfield 2,180
• Radnor 1,700
• Middletown Township 1,481
• Concord 1,479
• Aston 1,446
• Upper Chichester 1,412
• Yeadon 1,281
• Darby Borough 1,138
• Nether Providence 1,076
• Newtown 1,094
• Darby Township 914
• Lansdowne 856
• Collingdale 847
• Bethel 796
• Prospect Park 740
• Upper Providence 707
• Ridley Park 683
• Brookhaven 669
• Glenolden 666
• Folcroft 625
• Norwood 606
• Sharon Hill 573
• Clifton Heights 570
• Thornbury 531
• Media 433
• Tinicum 401
• Chester Township 373
• Aldan 346
• Edgmont 306
• Lower Chichester 268
• Upland 254
• Colwyn 253
• Eddystone 242
• East Lansdowne 230
• Swarthmore 228
• Chester Heights 223
• Morton 196
• Trainer 194
• Parkside 190
• Chadds Ford 189
• Marcus Hook 187
• Millbourne 77
• Rutledge 72
• Rose Valley 33

There are 1,029 cases still under investigation, to which no municipality has yet been assigned.

Negative tests

The county has had 245,278 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: 2,473 cases
• 10 to 19: 5,898 cases
• 20 to 29: 8,160 cases
• 30 to 39: 7224 cases
• 40 to 49: 6.555 cases
• 50 to 59: 7,320 cases
• 60 to 69: 5,637 cases
• 70 to 79: 2,783 cases
• 80 and over: 2,670 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 25, there were 906 new cases of COVID-19 statewide.  Total cases now number 1,197,468.

The state is reporting 33 COVID-19 deaths for Tuesday, May 25. Total deaths are 27,085.

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