Three new COVID-19-related deaths were reported for Monday, May 17, according to the Chester County Health Department.

The health department is reporting a total of 1,427 COVID-19-related deaths in Delaware County.

One fatality was from Haverford, 1 from Bethel and 1 from

Of those, 835 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 14:  

• Middletown 222
• Marple 145
• Haverford 121
• Upper Darby 102
• 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 19
• Darby Township 18
• Upper Providence 19
• Brookhaven 16
• Clifton Heights 13
• Glenolden 13
• Collingdale 12
• Edgmont 11
• Norwood 11
• East Lansdowne 10
• Chester Township 7
• Folcroft 6
• Aldan 6
• Sharon Hill 6
• Ridley Park 6
• Upland 5
• Location unknown 5
• Colwyn 5
• Thornbury 4
• Trainer 4
• Chadds Ford 4
• Marcus Hook 3
• Rutledge 3
• Tinicum 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 108 new positive cases of COVID-19 in Delaware County between Friday, May 14 and Monday, May 17. Total cases are 48,017.

Prospect Park continues to have the highest percentage of population being affected by the virus. Total cases are 734, affecting 11.30 percent of its 6,492 population.

Upper Darby has the most total cases, with 7,132 cases reported, or 8.6 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 17, listed by municipality in descending order of caseload.

Cases by community

• Upper Darby 7,132
• Haverford Township 3,435
• City of Chester 3,070
• Ridley Township 2,848
• Marple 2,158
• Springfield 2,149
• Radnor 1,676
• Middletown Township 1,473
• Concord 1,466
• Aston 1,422
• Upper Chichester 1,401
• Yeadon 1,262
• Darby Borough 1,129
• Nether Providence 1,067
• Newtown 1,076
• Darby Township 899
• Collingdale 836
• Lansdowne 833
• Bethel 785
• Prospect Park 734
• Upper Providence 694
• Ridley Park 672
• Glenolden 661
• Brookhaven 648
• Folcroft 621
• Norwood 601
• Sharon Hill 565
• Clifton Heights 564
• Thornbury 520
• Media 430
• Tinicum 394
• Chester Township 367
• Aldan 341
• Edgmont 298
• Lower Chichester 264
• Colwyn 251
• Upland 246
• Eddystone 237
• East Lansdowne 226
• Swarthmore 222
• Chester Heights 219
• Trainer 193
• Morton 191
• Parkside 189
• Chadds Ford 185
• Marcus Hook 183
• Millbourne 77
• Rutledge 69
• Rose Valley 32

There are 1,006 cases still under investigation, to which no municipality has yet been assigned.

Negative tests

The county has had 241,884 people test negative for the virus. The health department is reporting a 92.09 percent recovery rate.

Cases by age

Cases broken down by age groups, as reported Monday, May 17, are:

• Under 10: 2,426 cases
• 10 to 19: 5,821 cases
• 20 to 29: 8,039 cases
• 30 to 39: 7104 cases
• 40 to 49: 6.456 cases
• 50 to 59: 7,235 cases
• 60 to 69: 5,543 cases
• 70 to 79: 2,743 cases
• 80 and over: 2,646 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 17, there were 4,193 new cases of COVID-19 statewide between Friday, May 14 and Monday, May 17.  Total cases now number 1,187,115.

The state is reporting 109 COVID-19 deaths between Friday, May 14 and Monday, May 17. Total COVID-19 deaths are at 26,833.

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