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Delaware County COVID-19 Cases at 8,285 as of Sunday With 720 Deaths Reported Friday
COVID-19 statistics were unavailable from the Chester County Health Department for Sunday, July 26. The Pennsylvania Department of Health reported that as of noon, July 26, Delaware County had 8,285 cases of COVID-19. As of Friday, July 24, the Chester County Health Department reported 720 COVID-19-related deaths for Delaware County. Of those, 576 were in…
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Joint Pain After Exercise: When Should You Worry?
By Main Line Health In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, many people are turning to exercise as a way to deal with stress, anxiety, and cabin fever — and that’s a good thing! Regular exercise is good for your physical health, but it can help manage your mental health, too, and that’s something we…
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Yeadon Has an Unusually High Number of COVID-19 Cases for a Borough So Small
Fewer than 12,000 people live in Yeadon Borough, yet they have the highest rate of coronavirus cases of any town with at least 10,000 in the Philadelphia suburbs or Philadelphia zip code, reports Ellie Silverman, Erin McCarthy, John Duchneskie and Dylan Purcell for The Philadelphia Inquirer. There were 443 cases as of July 16, 3.86…
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No COVID-19 Fatalities Reported in Delaware County for July 16, 46 New Cases
There were 46 new cases of COVID-19 in Delaware County reported on Thursday, July 16, bringing the county total to 7,744. No additional COVID-19 related deaths were reported, with total deaths remaining at 717 for the county. Of those, 574 were in long term care facilities and personal care homes, according to data from the…
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Main Line Health to Host Women’s Wellness Chat on Instagram on Tuesday
Main Line Health invites you to join it on Instagram on Tuesday, July 21 at 7 PM for a live chat with Barbara Catania of the Women’s Emotional Wellness Center. Catania will be answering questions about everything from mental health and marital issues to parenting questions and professional stress … and so much more. Tune…
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8 More COVID-19 Deaths Reported in Delaware County, 48 New Cases
There were 48 new cases of COVID-19 in Delaware County reported on Wednesday, July 15, bringing the county total to 7,698. There were eight additional COVID-19 related deaths reported, with total deaths now at 717 for the county. Of those, 573 were in long term care facilities and personal care homes, according to data from…
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Main Line Health: How to Deal with Back Pain from Sitting Too Long in All the Wrong Ways
By Main Line Health What started out as two weeks turned into two months and now looks like an indefinite work-from-home reality for many. Yet few of the new remote workforce were prepared for the physical effects of a work from home lifestyle — as freeing as it may be in other respects — and…
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Now That We’re ‘Green’, We Seem to Be More Confused Than Ever About What’s Safe
When Pennsylvania’s governor ordered a coronavirus shutdown back in March, it was easy. Stay home. Only leave for essential work or to shop at essential businesses. Now we’re in a “green” phase. Life seems more confusing, writes Nina Feldman for WHYY, as posted on gantdaily.com. Businesses reopened after virus counts went down, than the counts…
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Delaware County COVID-19 Case Total Now 7,650, but No New Deaths Reported
There were 81 new cases of COVID-19 in Delaware County reported on Tuesday, July 14, bringing the county total to 7,650. No additional COVID-19 related deaths were reported, with total deaths reported remaining at 709. Of those, 566 were in long term care facilities and personal care homes, according to data from the Chester County…
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COVID-19 Disproportionally Affects Black Residents in Delaware County
African Americans in Delaware County and the entire Philadelphia area do not have same levels of access to health care and related services as white residents and the consequences are clearly visible in coronavirus infection rates, writes Kasra Zarei for The Philadelphia Inquirer. In Delaware County, the number of cases per 10,000 residents for African…
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21 New Cases of COVID-19 in Delaware County, as State Continues to Warn About Young Adult Case Rise
COVID-19 statistics were unavailable from the Chester County Health Department for Monday, July 13. The following statistics were provided by the Pennsylvania Department of Health as of noon, July 13. They do not include a municipal breakdown of COVID-19 cases and may be slightly different than the numbers reported out of local health departments. There…
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In Pennsylvania, Young Adults Now Outpace 50 and Older in New COVID-19 Cases
COVID-19 statistics were unavailable from the Chester County Health Department for Sunday, July 10. The following statistics were provided by the Pennsylvania Department of Health as of noon, July 12. They do not include a municipal breakdown of COVID-19 cases and may be slightly different than the numbers reported out of local health departments. There…
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47 New COVID-19 Cases Reported in Delaware County for Friday, 3 More Lose Their Life to COVID-19
As of Friday, July 10, there have been 47 additional COVID-19 cases reported in Delaware County since Thursday, July 9. Three additional COVID-19-related deaths were reported. That brings the total number of positive cases in the county to 7,543, with the number of COVID-19 related deaths at 709. Of those, 566 were in long term…
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Evidence Is Clear That Masks Reduce Spread of Coronavirus, But Not All Masks Do a Good Job
A new study has found that while it is clear that masks reduce the spread of the coronavirus, it really does matter what kind of a mask a person is wearing, writes Tom Avril for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The study performed by engineers at Florida Atlantic University used a mannequin to simulate coughing and a…
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Delaware County Stabilizes as Number of COVID-19 Cases, Deaths Continues to Increase Nationwide
As Delaware County and most of its neighbors stabilize, the numbers of recorded COVID-19 cases and deaths caused by coronavirus continue to increase nationally, according to the data provided by The Washington Post. Since the pandemic started, Delaware County has had 7,427 reported COVID-19 cases or 1,317.9 per 100,000 residents. From that, 174 have been…
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21 New Cases of COVID-19 Reported in Delaware County Thursday for a Total of 7,496
As of Thursday, July 9, there have been 21 additional COVID-19 cases reported in Delaware County since Wednesday, July 8. No additional deaths were reported. That brings the total number of positive cases in the county to 7,496, with the number of COVID-19 related deaths remaining at 706. Of those, 564 were in long term…
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46 New COVID-19 Cases in Delaware County, 2 More Deaths Reported. Total Now Is 7,475 Cases, 706 Deaths
As of Wednesday, July 8, there have been 46 additional COVID-19 cases reported in Delaware County since Tuesday, July 7. There were two additional COVID-19 related deaths reported. That brings the total number of positive cases in the county to 7,475, with the number of COVID-19 related deaths at 706. Of those, 564 were in…
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1 COVID-19-Related Death Reported in Swarthmore; 37 of 48 Delaware County Municipalities Report Fatalities
As of Tuesday, July 7, there have been 36 additional COVID-19 cases reported in Delaware County. There were two additional COVID-19 related deaths reported. That brings the total number of positive cases in the county to 7,429, with the number of COVID-19 related deaths at 704. Of those, 564 were in long term care facilities…
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