Healthcare
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Positive COVID Cases Up by 390 in Delaware County, But No Deaths Reported
Delaware County saw an increase of 390 reported positive cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, Dec. 10. Total positive cases reported Wednesday was 22,694. The Chester County Health Department reported 23,084 positive cases Thursday. No new COVID-19 deaths were reported, with the total remaining at 888. Of those, 645 were in long-term care facilities and personal…
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Teletherapy Helps Local Students Address Mental Health During Pandemic – if Insurance Covers It
Teletherapy has been an invaluable resource for many students who are dealing with mental health issues during the pandemic, writes Catherine Odom for the Daily Local News. Anna, a University of Virginia freshman from Chadds Ford who withheld her last name for this story, just switches on her computer and logs into a session with…
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Delaware County Adds 15 COVID Deaths on Dec. 9, for a Total of 888
The Chester County Health Department is reporting 254 additional positive cases of COVID-19 in Delaware County for Wednesday, Dec. 9, with a new total of 22,694 positive cases. On Tuesday, Dec. 8, it reported 22,440 positive cases. The health department also added 15 COVID-19-related deaths in its Dec. 9 report, for a new total of…
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County Planning Now to Distribute COVID Vaccine Due Here in a Few Weeks
Delaware County could start seeing the first shipments of a coronavirus vaccine within the next few weeks, reports 6abc.com. The number of vaccines being offered has not been announced. “As we get more information, we adapt our plan, but we do have a robust plan to deliver medicines during a crisis like this,” said Timothy…
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National Geographic: See How Delaware County’s COVID Cases, Deaths Compares to Other Counties
The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Delaware County continues to rise, but the county still remains in the lower half compared with the rest of the state and nation, according to a map published by National Geographic. Since the coronavirus outbreak began, Delaware County has recorded 21,953 confirmed cases causing 873 reported deaths. In…
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No Additional COVID Deaths Reported in Delaware County Even as Cases Climb
On Tuesday, Dec. 8, the Chester County Health Department reported 22,440 positive cases of COVID-19 in Delaware County. No additional COVID-19-related deaths were reported, with the death toll remaining at 873 for the county. Of those, 643 were in long-term care facilities and personal care homes, according to the Chester County Health Department. To see…
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Pennsylvania Reports More Than 22,000 COVID-19 Cases in Delaware County
There were an additional 877 cases of COVID-19 reported in Delaware County by the Pennsylvania Department of Health since Saturday, Dec. 5. The state health department is now reporting 22,470 cases in the county as of Monday, Dec. 7. Statistics were unavailable for Monday from the Chester County Health Department. It reported on Friday that…
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Pennsylvania Now Looking at 420,000 COVID Cases as Delaware County Hits 21,593
The Pennsylvania Department of Health reported a total of 21,593 cases of COVID-19 in Delaware County as of Saturday, Dec. 5. On Friday, the Chester County Health Department reported 21,281 total Delaware County cases. The county also had 838 total COVID-19-related deaths as of Friday, according to the Chester County Health Department. Of those new…
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Delaware County’s Positive COVID-19 Case Count Now Over 21,000. Six Deaths Reported
There were 378 additional positive cases of COVID-19 reported for Delaware County, Friday, Dec. 4, with the Chester County Health Department reporting 21,281 positive cases in the county. On Dec. 3, the health department reported 20,903 positive cases. Six additional COVID-19-related deaths were also reported Dec. 4 in the county from Upper Darby, Chester, Ridley,…
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See Which ZIP Codes in Delaware County Had Biggest Increases in COVID-19 Cases Ahead of Thanksgiving
Cases of COVID-19 continue to increase rapidly across the nation and state, with some areas in Delaware County also starting to feel the effects, writes Sean Adams for the Penn Live Patriot-News. The latest numbers compiled by the Pennsylvania Department of Health show the rates of COVID-19 infection in each ZIP code statewide for seven…
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Springfield Mall COVID Test Site Overwhelmed by Promise of 15-Minute Results
A COVID-19 mobile testing site at the Springfield Mall that promises test results in 15 minutes was unprepared for a surge in customers in the days leading up to Thanksgiving and continues to see high volume, reports Dawn Timmeney for fox29.com. John Brittingham, of Wallingford, was exposed to someone with COVID-19 right before Thanksgiving, so…
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Health Department Adds 15 More to Delaware County’s COVID-19 Death Toll
Updated COVID-19 records on Dec. 3 from the Chester County Health Department now list 15 additional COVID-19-related deaths in Delaware County, with total positive cases at 20,903. Of the 867 deaths reported, 642 were in long-term care facilities and personal care homes, according to the Chester County Health Department. On Dec. 1, the Chester County…
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Pennsylvania Sees More Than 8,000 New Cases of COVID With Delaware County Totals at 20,762
The Pennsylvania Department of Health reported 20,762 cases of COVID-19 in Delaware County as of 10 p.m. Dec. 1. Delaware County COVID-19 statistics for Wednesday, Dec. 2 were unavailable from the Chester County Health Department. As of Dec. 1, there were 852 COVID-19-related deaths reported in the county. Of those, 638 were in long term…
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County Prison Guard Dies of COVID-19, Second Officer Reportedly Hospitalized as 17 Inmates Quarantine
A 35-year corrections officer at the George W. Hill Correctional Facility in Concord died Sunday afternoon of COVID-19, writes Alex Rose for the Daily Times. A name is being withheld but other guards indicated the man was in his 70s. A second corrections officer has reportedly been hospitalized after testing positive. “The devastating impacts of…
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Delaware County Kicks Off December With Over 20,000 COVID-19 Positive Cases
Delaware County now has a total of 20,102 positive COVID-19 cases reported as of Tuesday, Dec. 1. There were also two additional COVID-19-related deaths reported, both from Middletown. Total deaths now number 852, according to the Chester County Health Department. 20,102 Of those, 638 were in long term care facilities and personal care homes, according…
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Delaware County’s COVID-19 Positive Cases Approaching 20,000
The weekend saw an increase of 504 in the total number of positive reported COVID-19 cases in Delaware County, according to the Chester County Health Department. On Friday, the total number of positive cases reported was 19,395. That number changed to 19,899 as of Monday, Nov. 30. The number of COVID-19 deaths remained unchanged at…
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Six COVID-19 Deaths Reported in Delaware County since Nov. 24, With Total Deaths Now at 850
The total number of reported COVID-19 cases in Delaware County stood at 19,395 as of Friday, Nov. 27, according to the Chester County Health Department. There are now 850 reported COVID-19-related deaths in the county, up six from the last time county fatalities were reported on Tuesday, Nov. 24. Two residents from Upper Darby, 1…
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Delaware County Creates Partnership to Expand COVID-19 Testing
Without its own health department, Delaware County’s limited staff has been stretched trying to provide COVID-19 testing in the county. Now a new partnership with Delaware County Council and Trinity Health Mid-Atlantic means COVID-19 testing will be covered for six months, writes Kathleen E. Carey for the Daily Times. Talks are also underway with other…
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