• Pennsylvania Department of Health Reports Total Cases Statewide as of Feb. 8 Stands at 873,825

    Pennsylvania Department of Health Reports Total Cases Statewide as of Feb. 8 Stands at 873,825

    No COVID-19 county or municipal statistics, including the number of new cases and COVID-19 deaths, were available from the Chester County Health Department or the Pennsylvania Department of Health for Monday, Feb. 8.   The last available county information available was Friday, Feb. 5, in which 35,428 total positive cases of COVID-19 were reported in…

  • Essential Workers Have a Higher Risk of COVID-19 Infection. Now We Know How Much Higher.

    Essential Workers Have a Higher Risk of COVID-19 Infection. Now We Know How Much Higher.

    We know that essential workers have a higher risk of being exposed to the coronavirus because of the work they do. Now we know that risk is about 55 percent higher than nonessential workers, based on research form Independence Blue Cross and the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business, writes The Associated Press for…

  • Pennsylvania Department of Health reports Total COVID-19 Cases in Delaware County as of Feb. 5 Top 38,000

    Pennsylvania Department of Health reports Total COVID-19 Cases in Delaware County as of Feb. 5 Top 38,000

    No COVID-19 county or municipal statistics, including the number of new cases and COVID-19 deaths, were available from the Chester County Health Department for Saturday or Sunday, Feb. 6 and 7. Pennsylvania Department of Health reported that as of 10 p.m., Friday, Feb. 5, there were 38,137 total cases of COVID-19 reported for Delaware County.…

  • 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

    Some ZIP Codes and communities of Delaware County are being affected more by an increase in COVID-19 cases than others, write Sean Adams and Megan Lavey-Heaton for the Harrisburg Patriot-News. However, across the board, percentage increases in cases were generally down the week leading up to Feb. 3, compared with previous weeks. The following four ZIP Codes…

  • Delaware County New COVID-19 Cases Continue to Trend Lower Friday. No New Deaths Reported

    Delaware County New COVID-19 Cases Continue to Trend Lower Friday. No New Deaths Reported

    No new COVID-19-related deaths were reported Friday in Delaware County, with the death toll remaining at 1,199, according to the latest statistics from the Chester County Health Department. Of total deaths reported, 778 were in long-term care facilities and personal care homes. The following is a breakdown of COVID-19 fatalities by municipality as reported Feb.…

  • Looking to Get Vaccinated? Here’s Where to Go in Delaware County

    Looking to Get Vaccinated? Here’s Where to Go in Delaware County

    The Pennsylvania Department of Health has released a map that highlights all the locations that are providing the COVID-19 vaccine in Delaware County to those who are eligible within the first phase of the state’s rollout plan, writes John Misinco for The Morning Call. The list is updated on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays and is…

  • Delaware County New COVID-19 Cases Are Trending Daily Below 200. No New Deaths Reported

    Delaware County New COVID-19 Cases Are Trending Daily Below 200. No New Deaths Reported

    No new COVID-19-related deaths were reported Thursday in Delaware County, bringing the total death toll to 1,199, according to the latest statistics from the Chester County Health Department. Of total deaths reported, 778 were in long-term care facilities and personal care homes. The following is a breakdown of COVID-19 fatalities by municipality as reported Feb.…

  • Delaware County COVID-19 Death Toll Hits 1,200, Only 103 New Cases Reported Wednesday

    Delaware County COVID-19 Death Toll Hits 1,200, Only 103 New Cases Reported Wednesday

    Eight more Delaware County residents died from COVID-19 in Delaware County as of Wednesday, bringing the total death toll to 1,200, according to the Chester County Health Department. Of total deaths reported, 778 were in long-term care facilities and personal care homes. Two of the deaths were reported from Middletown, 1 was from Nether Providence,…

  • No New COVID-19 Deaths Reported, Total Cases Now at 34,961 for Delaware County

    No New COVID-19 Deaths Reported, Total Cases Now at 34,961 for Delaware County

    No additional COVID-19 deaths were reported for Monday, Feb. 1, in Delaware County, according to the Chester County Health Department. The Delaware County COVID-19 death toll stands at 1,190. Of total deaths reported, 770 were in long-term care facilities and personal care homes. The following is a breakdown of COVID-19 fatalities by municipality as reported…

  • Where are COVID-19 Cases Increasing the Most in Delaware County?

    Where are COVID-19 Cases Increasing the Most in Delaware County?

    It was status quo Jan. 20 to Jan. 27 as far as which Delaware County ZIP codes are seeing the biggest increase in COVID-19 cases this week, write Sean Adams and Megan Lavey-Heaton for the Harrisburg Patriot-News. The ZIP Code 19317, home to Chadds Ford, continued to see the highest increase, 9.8 percent, in cases for…

  • Pennsylvania Department of Health Lists More Than 37,000 COVID-19 Cases in Delaware County

    Pennsylvania Department of Health Lists More Than 37,000 COVID-19 Cases in Delaware County

    No COVID-19 county or municipal statistics, including the number of new cases and COVID-19 deaths, were available from the Chester County Health Department for Saturday or Sunday, Jan. 30 and 31. Pennsylvania Department of Health reported that as of 10 p.m., Sunday, Jan 29, there were 37,190  total cases of COVID-19 reported for Delaware County.…

  • Delaware County COVID-19 Death Toll Increases by 39, According to Health Department Statistics

    Delaware County COVID-19 Death Toll Increases by 39, According to Health Department Statistics

    A higher than usual number of COVID-19 deaths in Delaware County have been reported for a second day by the Chester County Health Department.  On Thursday, 84 deaths were reported in the county. On Friday, Jan. 29, updated municipal statistics from the health department added 39 more fatalities. The Delaware County COVID-19 death toll stands…

  • 84 Additional Deaths Reported in COVID-19 Statistics Thursday for Delaware County

    84 Additional Deaths Reported in COVID-19 Statistics Thursday for Delaware County

    The Chester County Health Department provided an updated death toll for Delaware County Thursday, adding 84 COVID-19 deaths to the total number of fatalities, now listed at 1,170. For the 84 new deaths reported, 14 were in Marple, 9 were in Nether Providence, 8 were in Haverford, 6 were in Middletown,  6 were in Springfield,…

  • New COVID-19 Cases Drop Below 200 in Delaware County for Wednesday, With No New Deaths

    New COVID-19 Cases Drop Below 200 in Delaware County for Wednesday, With No New Deaths

    There were 152 new positive COVID-19 cases reported Wednesday in Delaware County by the Chester County Health Department. That brings the total number of cases to date to 34,273. No additional COVID-19 deaths were recorded for Wednesday, with the county total remaining at 1,086.    Of total deaths reported, 721were in long-term care facilities and…

  • Ribbon Cutting for Wellness Center Prelude to Vaccines, Tests and Health Department

    Ribbon Cutting for Wellness Center Prelude to Vaccines, Tests and Health Department

    A Wellness Center in Yeadon destined to become Delaware County’s new health department had a ribbon-cutting grand opening Jan. 27. The 11,235-square-feet former grocery store will store COVID-19 vaccines and is now a vaccination and COVID-19 testing site for the county until the health department opens in January 2022. “We have made enormous progress since…

  • Delaware County Adds 200  Positive Cases, for a  COVID-19 Total  Tuesday of 34,121

    Delaware County Adds 200 Positive Cases, for a COVID-19 Total Tuesday of 34,121

    There were another 200 positive COVID-19 cases reported Tuesday by the Chester County Health Department for Delaware County, bringing the total number of cases to date to 34,121. Seven more COVID-19 deaths were reported Tuesday, bringing the Delaware County death toll to 1,086. Fatalities were reported from Middletown, Upper Darby, Darby Borough, Springfield, Newtown, Glenolden,…

  • 3 More Delaware County Residents Lose Life to COVID-19, Cases at 33,921

    3 More Delaware County Residents Lose Life to COVID-19, Cases at 33,921

    Three more Delaware County residents have died from complications of COVID-19, according to the Chester County Health Department for a new total of 1,079 as of Monday, Jan. 25. Fatalities were reported from Ridley, Upper Chichester and Darby Township. Of total deaths reported, 719 were in long-term care facilities and personal care homes. To see…

  • Pennsylvania Department of Health Reports More Than 35,000 COVID-19 Cases for Delaware County

    Pennsylvania Department of Health Reports More Than 35,000 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 from the Chester County Health Department for Saturday or Sunday, Jan. 23 and 24. Pennsylvania Department of Health reported that as of 10 p.m., Sunday, Jan 24, there were 35,602 total cases of COVID-19 reported for Delaware County.…