The week of May 21 to May 27 continued to see decreases in the rates of new positive cases of COVID-19 in Delaware County.

This past week showed only 209 cases, compared to 270 the week before.

A month ago, the county was experiencing weekly rates of 541 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 30, that there were 1,321 additional cases of COVID-19 statewide since Friday, May 28. The current statewide total COVID-19 cases are 1,201,864.

There were 22 additional COVID-19 deaths statewide Sunday, May 30, since last reported Friday. Total deaths statewide are now 27,209.