Healthcare
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Six More COVID-Related Deaths Reported in Delaware County, With 155 New Cases Friday
Six more COVID-19-related deaths were reported in Delaware County for Friday, March 26. The Chester County Health Department is reporting a total of 1,338 fatalities in the county. Of those, 820 were in long-term care facilities and personal care homes, according to the latest statistics from the Chester County Health Department. 5 deaths were reported…
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2 Regional Centers Will Offer Johnson & Johnson Vaccine to 400,000 Residents in 4 Counties
The state plans to set up a Southeastern Pennsylvania regional vaccine center at which 42,000 doses a week of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine will be given out to the residents in Delaware and Chester Counties. A second regional site will be created for Montgomery and Bucks counties, according to a Delaware County press…
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PA House Passes Legislation Letting Counties Set Up Own Mass Vaccination Clinics
New bi-partisan legislation that passed the Pennsylvania House of Representatives 135-65 Wednesday would let Delaware County and other Philadelphia suburbs run their own mass vaccination clinics, writes Justine McDaniel and Erin McCarthy for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The bill, if it becomes law, would end the state’s plan for two Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency mass vaccination…
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Vaccine Distribution Bypasses Independent Pharmacies and the Neighborhoods They Serve
Two independent drug stores are fighting an uphill battle to get vaccines to customers, many of whom are underserved and dependent on these pharmacies. Diane Klause has spent thousands of dollars getting Public Drug in Upper Darby ready to help vaccinate the neighborhood, reports Dan Koob for CBSN Philly. She started with 200 Moderna vaccines,…
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New COVID-19-Cases at 124 for Thursday in Delaware County, State Hits Million Plus Cases
No new COVID-19-related deaths were reported in Delaware County for Thursday, March 25. The Chester County Health Department is reporting a total of 1,332 fatalities in the county. Of those, 818 were in long-term care facilities and personal care homes, according to the latest statistics from the Chester County Health Department. COVID-19 fatalities have been…
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Creative Ingenuity, Private-Public Partnership Does End Run Around Delco Vaccine Shortage
When Moderna vaccine supplies came up short in Delaware County in late February, government and the private sector got creative—fast, writes Maria Panaritis for The Philadelphia Inquirer. County officials and Penn Medicine got together and in five days opened a Pfizer vaccine clinic in Radnor. It administers 2,000 doses a week. “We in Delaware County…
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10 New COVID-19-Related Deaths Reported Wednesday in Delaware County
Ten COVID-19-related deaths were reported in Delaware County for Wednesday, March 24. The Chester County Health Department is reporting a total of 1,332 fatalities in the county. Of those, 818 were in long-term care facilities and personal care homes, according to the latest statistics from the Chester County Health Department. COVID-19 fatalities have been reported…
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For the Fully Vaccinated, Some Mask Restrictions Are Eased
Pennsylvania’s Acting Secretary of Health Alison Beam announced on March 22 that some activities are now OK and low risk to those who are fully vaccinated. People are fully vaccinated if it’s more than two weeks after they have received the second dose in a two-dose vaccination or more than two weeks after they have…
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Delaware County Sees Slight Uptick in New Cases for Tuesday, but No New Fatalities
No COVID-19-related deaths were reported in Delaware County for Tuesday, March 23. The Chester County Health Department is reporting a total of 1,322 fatalities in the county. Of those, 811 were in long-term care facilities and personal care homes, according to the latest statistics from the Chester County Health Department. COVID-19 fatalities have been reported…
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New COVID-19 Deaths Down in Delaware County and PA, 305 New County Cases Over Weekend
No COVID-19-related deaths were reported in Delaware County for Monday, March 22. The Chester County Health Department is reporting a total of 1,322 fatalities. Of those, 811 were in long-term care facilities and personal care homes, according to the latest statistics from the Chester County Health Department. COVID-19 fatalities have been reported in 46 of…
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Most Recent Week in March Shows a Drop in COVID-19 Cases for Delaware County
No COVID-19 county or municipal statistics, including the number of new cases and COVID-19 deaths, were available over the weekend from the Chester County Health Department or the Pennsylvania Department of Health. The health department has released a summary of the past month’s COVID-19 case activity in Delaware County with this past week the most current. The chart…
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Riddle Hospital Project Reaches Key Milestone With Final Beam Placement
The final beam for Riddle Hospital’s five-story patient care pavilion was put in place this week, writes John George for The Philadelphia Business Journal. The pavilion is the main part of a $327 million campus renovation project for the Media hospital. The pavilion, coming in at 230,000 square feet, will have 76 private rooms, a…
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Percentage of New COVID-19 Cases Lower in Most Delaware County Zip Codes
The percentage levels of new cases in Delaware County Zipcodes were lower on average for the week prior to March 17, compared to the previous week, write Sean Adams and Megan Lavey-Heaton for the Harrisburg Patriot-News. Percentages were 1.92% or lower for most Zipcodes. The exception was Zipcode 19029 (Lester, Essington) which had a 2.82% rise,…
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Health Department Reports 129 New Positive COVID-19 Cases Friday for Delaware County
No COVID-19-related deaths were reported in Delaware County for Friday, March 19. The Chester County Health Department is reporting a total of 1,322 fatalities. Of those, 811 were in long-term care facilities and personal care homes, according to the latest statistics from the Chester County Health Department. COVID-19 fatalities have been reported in 46 of…
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State Plans Regional Center to Boost Vaccinations in Delaware County
The Philadelphia suburbs will be getting a state regional vaccine site to speed up vaccine deliveries, writes Erin McCarthy for The Philadelphia Inquirer. State officials say the counties are “prime to secure” a regional vaccine site and could see a boost in doses within two weeks. Acting Health Secretary Alison Beam asked local leaders to…
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Fourteen Additional COVID Deaths and 226 New Cases in Delaware County Since Tuesday
Fourteen COVID-19-related deaths were reported in Delaware County between Tuesday, March 16 and Thursday, March 18. Of those, 811 were in long-term care facilities and personal care homes, according to the latest statistics from the Chester County Health Department. The Chester County Health Department is reporting a total of 1,308 fatalities. COVID-19 fatalities have…
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Pennsylvania Reports 3,004 New Cases of COVID-19 Statewide. Total Now Stands at 973,721
No updated COVID-19 county or municipal statistics, including the number of new cases and COVID-19 deaths, were available Wednesday, March 17, 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 3 p.m., Wednesday, March 17, that…
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Delaware County Had 89 New Cases of COVID-19 for Tuesday, With 3 More COVID-19 Deaths
Three additional COVID-19-related deaths were reported Tuesday, March 16 in Delaware County: 1 from Middletown 1 from Marple 1 from Glenolden The Chester County Health Department is reporting a total of 1,308 fatalities. Of those, 805 were in long-term care facilities and personal care homes, according to the latest statistics from the Chester County Health…
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