• Delaware County Stayed Below 100 New Cases, at 91, But 12 Deaths Were Reported

    Delaware County Stayed Below 100 New Cases, at 91, But 12 Deaths Were Reported

    An updated report from the Chester County Health Department for Wednesday, March 3, showed 12 additional COVID-19-related deaths in Delaware County. Deaths reported: 3 from Haverford 2 from Upper Darby 2 from Concord 1 from Chester 1 from Yeadon 1 from Newtown 1 from Collingdale 1 from Chester Township The Chester County Health Department is…

  • Only 79 New COVID-19 Cases Reported Tuesday in Delaware County With 1 COVID-19-Related Death

    Only 79 New COVID-19 Cases Reported Tuesday in Delaware County With 1 COVID-19-Related Death

    One additional COVID-19-related death from Nether Providence was reported in Delaware County for Tuesday, March 2. The Chester County Health Department is reporting a total of 1,277 deaths for the county. Of those, 803 were in long-term care facilities and personal care homes, according to the latest statistics from the Chester County Health Department. The…

  • Restrictions Eased as New COVID-19 Cases Continue to Drop in Pennsylvania

    Restrictions Eased as New COVID-19 Cases Continue to Drop in Pennsylvania

    With COVID-19 cases on the decline in Pennsylvania, PA. Gov. Tom Wolf announced Monday some COVID-19 restrictions are being lifted. Indoor events can now have 15% of maximum occupancy, regardless of venue size. Outdoor events can have 20% maximum occupancy, regardless of venue size. Six foot social distancing, masks and hand washing are still in…

  • Delaware County Added 315 New COVID-19 Cases Between Friday and Monday

    Delaware County Added 315 New COVID-19 Cases Between Friday and Monday

    Four  additional COVID-19-related deaths were reported in Delaware County for Monday, March 1. 1 was from Middletown 1 was from Marple 1 was from Springfield 1 was from Darby Township The Chester County Health Department is reporting a total of 1,276 deaths for the county. Of those, 802 were in long-term care facilities and personal…

  • Delaware County Officials and Residents Want to Know: Where’s the Vaccine?

    Delaware County Officials and Residents Want to Know: Where’s the Vaccine?

    Delaware County is frustrated it is receiving fewer doses of vaccine by population than counties much smaller, writes Maria Panaritis for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Officials have requested that FEMA set up a vaccination site in the collar counties to get more doses to the 2.5 million residents in the four-county area, including Delaware County. A…

  • Pennsylvania Department of Health Reports Total COVID-19 Cases Statewide Now 931,642

    Pennsylvania Department of Health Reports Total COVID-19 Cases Statewide Now 931,642

    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 last available county information available was Friday, Feb. 26, in which 37,795 total positive cases of COVID-19 were reported in Delaware County…

  • New COVID-19 Cases Continue to Stay Low in Delaware County’s Zipcodes

    New COVID-19 Cases Continue to Stay Low in Delaware County’s Zipcodes

    The percentage of new COVID-19 cases continued to drop significantly in Delaware County’s Zipcodes for the week prior to Feb. 24. Some Zipcodes and communities of Delaware County saw more new COVID-19 cases last week than others, write Sean Adams and Megan Lavey-Heaton for the Harrisburg Patriot-News. The majority of Zipcodes in Delaware County saw increases in…

  • New COVID-19 Cases in Delaware County Jump to Nearly 200 Friday, 2 Deaths Reported

    New COVID-19 Cases in Delaware County Jump to Nearly 200 Friday, 2 Deaths Reported

    Two additional COVID-19-related deaths were reported in Delaware County for Friday, Feb. 26. 1 was from Radnor 1 was from Ridley The Chester County Health Department is reporting a total of 1,272 deaths for the county. Of those, 799 were in long-term care facilities and personal care homes, according to the latest statistics from the…

  • More COVID-19 Vaccines Flow into Delaware County as 2 New Sites Open up

    More COVID-19 Vaccines Flow into Delaware County as 2 New Sites Open up

     Delaware County has received 1,000 Moderna vaccines for this week and 2,900 Moderna vaccines for next week. The County also received 1,170 first doses of the Pfizer vaccine this week. That vaccine will be administered at a now-open vaccination site at Radnor Penn Medicine, 145 King of Prussia Road in Radnor, starting today, Feb. 26,…

  • New COVID-19 Cases Tick Up Above 100 Again Thursday in Delaware County  but No New Deaths Reported

    New COVID-19 Cases Tick Up Above 100 Again Thursday in Delaware County but No New Deaths Reported

    No new COVID-19-related deaths were reported in Delaware County for Thursday, Feb. 25. The Chester County Health Department is reporting a total of 1,270 deaths for the county. Of those, 799 were in long-term care facilities and personal care homes, according to the latest statistics from the Chester County Health Department. The following is a…

  • New COVID-19 Cases Tick Up Above 100 for Wednesday. 9 New Deaths Reported

    New COVID-19 Cases Tick Up Above 100 for Wednesday. 9 New Deaths Reported

    Nine deaths were added to Delaware County’s COVID-19 statistics for Wednesday, Feb. 24. New deaths were reported from: 3 in Edgmont 1 in Concord 1 in Radnor 1 in Darby Township 1 in Brookhaven 1 in Norwood 1 in Trainer The Chester County Health Department is now reporting a total of 1,270 deaths for the…

  • No New Reports Since Friday of Any COVID-19 Deaths in Delaware County, 108 New Cases

    No New Reports Since Friday of Any COVID-19 Deaths in Delaware County, 108 New Cases

    For several days in a row, no new COVID-19-related deaths have been reported in Delaware County. The COVID-19 death toll has stood at 1,261 since Friday, Feb. 19. Of total deaths reported, 797 were in long-term care facilities and personal care homes, according to the latest statistics from the Chester County Health Department. The following…

  • Average Daily New COVID-19 Cases Stayed Below 100 Over the Weekend in Delaware County

    Average Daily New COVID-19 Cases Stayed Below 100 Over the Weekend in Delaware County

    No new COVID-19-related deaths were reported in Delaware County since Friday, Feb. 19. The COVID-19 death toll stands at 1,261 as of Monday, Feb. 22. Of total deaths reported, 797 were in long-term care facilities and personal care homes, according to the latest statistics from the Chester County Health Department. The following is a breakdown…

  • Amidst COVID-19 Vaccine Shortages, a Lucky Few Will Get That Unexpected Call

    Amidst COVID-19 Vaccine Shortages, a Lucky Few Will Get That Unexpected Call

    Vaccine appointments cancelled. Long waiting lists. Confusion. Getting vaccinated in Pennsylvania is not easy these days. But dozens of Delaware County residents received a lucky call recently and got their COVID-19 vacciantion, reported Chris O’Connell for fox29.com. Bob Solms was one of them.  He was told to report to Crozer-Chester Medical Center because they had…

  • Pennsylvania Department of Health Reports Total COVID-19 Cases Statewide Surpass 900,000

    Pennsylvania Department of Health Reports Total COVID-19 Cases Statewide Surpass 900,000

    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 last available county information available was Friday, Feb. 19, in which 37,018 total positive cases of COVID-19 were reported in Delaware County…

  • Dr. Harold Haft, Delaware County Memorial Hospital Neurosurgeon, Administrator Dies at 94

    Dr. Harold Haft, Delaware County Memorial Hospital Neurosurgeon, Administrator Dies at 94

    A neurosurgeon and hospital administrator with strong ties to Delaware County Memorial Hospital has died at age 94, writes Gary Miles for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Harold Haft of Haverford died Jan. 19, of lymphoma at the Quadrangle retirement community in Haverford. Dr. Haft started in 1966 at Delaware County Memorial Hospital. He was a surgeon…

  • Delaware County Cancels Second Dose Vaccine Appointments Today

    Delaware County Cancels Second Dose Vaccine Appointments Today

    Severe weather and shipping delays from Moderna have significantly decreased COVID-19 vaccine supplies to providers in Pennsylvania. As a result, Delaware County government has not received any vaccine for this week and is cancelling all second dose vaccine appointments scheduled for today, Saturday, Feb. 20. People who are scheduled to receive a second dose on…

  • See Where COVID-19 Is Spreading the Most and Least This Week in Delaware County

    See Where COVID-19 Is Spreading the Most and Least This Week in Delaware County

    The percentage increase of new COVID-19 cases in all Zip codes in Delaware County were lower the week prior to Feb. 17, compared to previous weeks. Some ZIP Codes and communities of Delaware County saw more new COVID-19 cases last week than others, write Sean Adams and Megan Lavey-Heaton for the Harrisburg Patriot-News. Zip code 19319 covering…