Healthcare
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COVID-19 Outbreak Triggers Decision to Close Chester City Hall Next Week
Chester has closed its city hall for a week after several city employees tested positive for COVID-19, writes Pete Bannan for the Daily Times. “Chester City Hall will be closed to all personnel and the general public for at least one week,” Mayor Thaddeus Kirkland said Monday. A city council meeting and planning meeting were…
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New COVID-19 Cases Continue to Mount in Delaware County, With 515 New Cases Reported Over 2 Days
There were 515 new COVID-19 cases reported Monday in Delaware County since new cases were last reported Saturday, according to the Chester County Health Department. On Saturday, a total of 14,648 cases were reported. On Monday, that figured jumped to 15,163. One resident from Middletown lost their life to complications of COVID-19, bringing the total…
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Mercy Fitzgerald Nurses Plan Two-Day Strike Over Health Benefits, Staffing Shortages
A possible nurses strike is looming at Mercy Fitzgerald Medical Center in Darby and three other Philadelphia-area hospitals, writes John George for Philadelphia Business Journal. The more than 2,500 nurses are seeking higher staffing levels. Mercy Ftizgerald nurse, who have been working without a contract since Sept. 30, are also seeking better health benefits. The…
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Big Jump in New COVID-19 Cases in Delaware County, With 164 Reported Friday, and 3 More Deaths
Delaware County saw a major jump in new CPVID-19 cases Friday, with 164 new cases reported. Total cases reported increased from 14,440 Thursday to 14,604 Friday, according to the Chester County Health Department. Three more residents from Middletown lost their lives to complications of COVID-19, with the county’s death toll increasing to 823. Of those…
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New COVID-19 Cases Remain High in Delaware County, With 120 New Cases Reported Thursday
New cases of COVID-19 in Delaware County crept up further Thursday, with 120 cases reported. Total for the county is now 14,440, according to the Chester County Health Department. One resident from Middletownlost their life to COVID-19, with the county’s death toll now at 820. Of those deaths, 625 were in long term care facilities…
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77-Year-Old Inmate at Chester Prison Facility Succumbs to COVID-19
A 77-year-old prisoner has died of COVID-19 at the State Correctional Institute at Chester. The unnamed prisoner tested positive for the virus after he was hospitalized Oct. 25 for unrelated issues, writes Kathleen E. Carey for the Daily Times. He died Monday at a local unnamed hospital. The man entered the prison system May 29,…
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Delaware County’s New Normal Seems to Be 100 or More COVID-19 Cases a Day
New cases of COVID-19 in Delaware County are still coming in at 100 or more a day, with 101 new cases reported Wednesday. Total for the county is now 14,320, according to the Chester County Health Department. Four residents (one from Yeadon, 2 from Chester, and 1 from Aston) have lost their lives to COVID-19…
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State Statistics Show Delaware County Still Has Elevated Levels of New COVID-19 Cases, 150 for Tuesday
Note: The Chester County Health Department was closed today for the General Election. New COVID-19 case numbers below are from the Pennsylvania Department of Health. Delaware County continued to report a higher than usual number of COVID-19 cases for Tuesday. There were 150 new cases of COVID-19 reported Nov. 3 as of 1 p.m., according…
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Delaware County 2-Day Average COVID Case Load Dropped Below 100, Middletown Resident Loses Life
New cases of COVID-19 in Delaware County averaged out to about 90 cases each for Sunday and Monday, with 181 total new cases reported over the two days. There are now 14,069 cases of COVID-19 that have been reported in Delaware County, according to the Chester County Health Department. One resident from Middletown lost their…
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New COVID-19 Cases in Delaware County Continue to Trend High, With 136 Cases Reported for a total of 13,888
Delaware County is seeing no relief from the high number of new COVID-19 cases being reported. On Friday, the Chester County Health Department reported 133 new cases. On Saturday, Oct. 31, the Pennsylvania Department of Health was reporting 13,888 total cases in Delaware County, an increase of 136 cases. No statistics were available for Sunday,…
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No Sign of Slowing Down, New COVID-19 Cases Come in at 133 Friday for Delaware County
New cases of COVID-19 remained high at 133 Friday in Delaware County, with the total number of cases now reported at 13,752, according to the Chester County Health Department. One additional COVID-19 related death in Upper Providence was reported Friday, Oct. 30, with totals now at 814. Of those, 620 were in long term care…
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Delaware County Spike in New COVID-19 Cases Blamed on Small Gatherings
Like the rest of the nation and Pennsylvania, Delaware County is experiencing a rise in the number of new COVID cases reported, sparking worries of a new community spread, writes Jason Laughlin and Bethany Ao for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Friday’s cases in Pennsylvania were the highest than any other day of the pandemic, with 2,219…
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New COVID-19 Cases Ease Up Slightly in Delaware County But Remain Above 100
New COVID-19 cases in Delaware County settled lower for Thursday, but remained high overall, at 105, according to the Chester County Health Department. Thankfully, no additional COVID-19-related deaths were reported in the county for Thursday, with totals remaining at 813. Of those, 620 were in long term care facilities and personal care homes, according to…
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Delaware County COVID-19 Deaths Reported 2 Days in a Row, With 3 More Fatalities Wednesday
For the second day, new cases of COVID-19 in Delaware County are hovering around 120 or more cases, with 121 new cases reported for Wednesday. Total number of cases in the county has reached 13,507, according to the Chester County Health Department. Three more residents, from Marple, Upper Darby and Prospect Park, have lost their…
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Delaware County Continues to See Higher COVID-19 Cases, Echoing State, National Trends
New cases of COVID-19 remained high again Tuesday, with 127 new cases reported in Delaware County. That brings the total number of cases to 13,386, according to the Chester County Health Department. Two residents from Yeadon and Folcroft lost their lives to COVID-19, raising the death toll to 810. Of those, 621 were in long…
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Delaware County Sees 169 New COVID-19 Cases Over 2 Days, Total Hits 13,259
Delaware County’s two-day total of new cases since Saturday was 169, with total cases county-wide now at 13,259, according to the Chester County Health Department. No additional COVID-19-related deaths were reported since Saturday, with total deaths remaining at 808. Of those, 619 were in long term care facilities and personal care homes, according to data…
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New COVID-19 Cases Per Day Staying Above 100 Mark in Delaware County
Delaware County continues to trend above 100 new COVID-19 cases per day as of Saturday, Oct. 24. The Pennsylvania Department of Health reported a total of 13,090 cases for Delaware County on Saturday, Oct. 24, 114 above the 12,976 cases reported by the Chester County Health Department on Friday, Oct. 23. No statistics were available…
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New COVID-19 Caseload in Delaware County Stays Above 100, With 112 Cases Reported for Friday
New cases of COVID-19 in Delaware County remained above 100 for Friday, Oct. 23, with 112 cases reported, for a total of 12,976, according to the Chester County Health Department. No additional COVID-19-related deaths were reported, with total deaths remaining at 808. Of those, 619 were in long term care facilities and personal care homes,…
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