The week of June 25 to July 1 showed the positive case counts of COVID-19 in Delaware County continues to tumble, according to the Chester County Health Department.

This past week showed only 44 cases, compared to 48 the week before.

A month ago, the county was experiencing a weekly rate of 126 positive cases of COVID-19 in a seven-day period.

The weekly rates 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 dropped this past week compared to previous weeks.

For information and resources concerning the coronavirus, visit the county website here.

Pennsylvania data

The Pennsylvania Department of Health confirmed as of noon, July 2, that there were 304 additional cases of COVID-19 statewide. The current statewide total COVID-19 cases are 1,212,561.

There were 8 additional COVID-19 deaths statewide July 2. Total deaths statewide are now 27,695