Delaware County
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National Guard Helps Deliver Meals to Those in Need in Delaware County
The National Guard delivered thousands of meals to Delaware County Tuesday in an effort to replenish supplies at food pantries, senior centers and homeless shelters. Dozens of pallets of food were delivered by the Pennsylvania National Guard to Interboro High School, Drexel Hill Middle School and Chester City Hall. Each site received about 28,000 meals.…
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Coronavirus Update: Reports List 123 Delaware County Residents Dead From COVID-19, Cases at 2,798
Editor’s Note: The Chester County Health Department is reporting an unusual jump in the number of Delaware County COVID-19 deaths from the Pennsylvania Department of Health as of Wednesday, April 22. That jump is attributed to a review and reconciliation between numbers previously reported by hospitals and coroners and numbers provided to health…
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Delaware County First in Region to Furlough Government Workers
Delaware County has placed 400 government workers on furlough because of the coronavirus pandemic, writes Vinny Vella and Laura McCrystal in an April 21 article for The Philadelphia Inquirer. It is the first government entity in the Philadelphia region to institute furloughs. The workers make up about an eighth of the county’s workforce, mostly office…
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Statistics Bear Out Our Fears That Delaware County Nursing Homes Are Hardest Hit by COVID-19
Statistics are showing that our senior population and vulnerable patients at personal care and long-term care facilities in the Philadelphia region are feeling the most severe impact of COVID-19. According to statistics now being provided by the Chester County Health Department, more than half of Delaware County’s licensed facilities and personal care homes have reported…
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Coronavirus Update: Virus Now in 48 of 49 Delaware County Municipalities, 5 More Deaths Reported
Lower Chichester became the latest municipality in Delaware County where cases of COVID-19 were reported, meaning positive confirmed cases have now been reported in 48 of 49 municipalities. Five more Delaware County residents have lost their lives to COVID-19 as of Tuesday, April 21, bringing the county’s death toll to 105, according to data from…
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Foundation for Delaware County Thanks DELCO.Today Readers for Generous Donations to COVID-19 Fund
To the editor: A heartfelt thank you to your readers who have generously donated over $500,000 to the Delaware County COVID-19 Response Fund. Their support has enabled the foundation to distribute $221,755 to 34 front line organizations serving the most vulnerable in Delaware County (for a complete list, visit delcofoundation.org). These nonprofits are addressing critical…
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100 Delaware County Residents Have Now Died From COVID-19 Complications
Delaware County has reached a sad milestone as of Monday, April 20 with 100 COVID-19 deaths now being reported in the county, up nine from Sunday, April 19, according to data from the Chester County Health Department. Of those 100 deaths, 68 occurred in a nursing home or personal care facility in the county, according…
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Ten More Grants Released This Week From Delaware County COVID-19 Response Fund
The Foundation for Delaware County released 10 more grants this week from the Delaware County COVID-19 Response Fund. Since the fund’s creation, 34 grants and $221,755 in funds have been distributed to 34 front line organizations. There is currently $500,000 in the fund, thanks to ongoing donations, including recent gifts from PECO, Ethel Sergeant Clark…
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SCORE Chester and Delaware County Offers 12 Ideas to Help Small Businesses Cope in This Crisis
The coronavirus pandemic is an unprecedented challenge for small business owners, who are hurting financially, worried and confused about what options they may have. Closing their business is not just a financial concern for them as they see a complete loss of revenue. The owners also want to do the right thing for their employees,…
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Coronavirus Update: 17 More County Residents Reported Dead From COVID-19, Total Now 91; 2,460 Cases Reported
There were 17 more COVID-19-related deaths reported in Delaware County as of Sunday, April 14, bringing the number of fatalities to 91, according to data from the Chester County Health Department. Of those 91 deaths, 60 occurred in a nursing home or personal care facility in the county, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health.…
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SCORE Virtual Workshop April 29 Looks at Business Strategies in the ‘New Normal’
SCORE Chester and Delaware Counties is hosting a free online workshop Wednesday, April 29, for businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, “Strategy for Business Recovery in the New Normal.” The webinar, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., will be hosted by John Tooher, owner of Headroom LLC in Media, PA. HeadRoom supports entrepreneurs and startups, providing…
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Coronavirus Update: Delaware County Cases Now at 2,281; 74 COVID-19 Deaths
Delaware County’s total number of COVID-19 confirmed cases has increased by 226 and is now at 2,281, with three more deaths reported Friday, April 17, bringing the county’s death toll to 74, according to data from the Chester County Health Department. Of those 74 reported COVID-19 deaths, 49 occurred in a nursing home or personal…
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Delaware County Out in Front Compared to Rest of Pennsylvania for Staying at Home During the Pandemic
According to Google tracking, residents of Delaware, Montgomery, and Chester counties are doing a better job of staying at home during the pandemic than most of Pennsylvania, writes Evan Brandt for The Pottstown Mercury. Google analyzed data tracking the location of people’s cell phones over the last several weeks. According to the most recent numbers,…
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Most of Planned Alternate Care Facility at Glen Mills School Now Moving to Stroudsburg
An Alternative Care Site at the Glen Mills School is being relocated to East Stroudsburg because leaders of local healthcare facilities now believe they are adequately prepared to handle current and anticipated patients. Glen Mills School will be used instead as a 100-bed regional reserve shelter. Glen Mills School had been chosen by the Pennsylvania…
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COVID-19 Takes Another 11 Delaware County Residents, Death Toll Now at 71
Delaware County lost another 11 people to the COVID-19 virus, bringing the county’s death toll to 71, according to data from the Chester County Health Department. Of those 71 reported COVID-19 deaths, 49 occurred in a nursing home or personal care facility in the county, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health. Thirteen people from…
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COVID-19 Update: 14 More Delaware County Residents Lose Their Lives, Death Toll Now at 60
Delaware County lost 14 more people to the COVID-19 virus, bringing the county’s death toll to 60, according to April 15 data from the Chester County Health Department. The highest number of fatalities in the county come from Yeadon Borough, where 12 people have died. Ten deaths from Middletown Township have been reported. Nine people…
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COVID-19 Claims Resident in Haverford, Clifton Heights; 5 Countywide COVID-19 Deaths Reported in One Day
Five more people from Delaware County have died from COVID-19, raising the number of deaths to 46. The number of positive confirmed cases of coronavirus increased by 101 to 1,851 as of Tuesday, April 14, according to data from the Chester County Health Department. It is now being reported that one Haverford resident and one…
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Delaware County School Districts Adapt to Closed Buildings and Students Stuck at Home
With students home and schools closed the rest of the academic year, Delaware County districts face a unique challenge to keep students educated and in the school loop, writes Richard Ilgenfritz for mainlinemedianews.com. Springfield, Marple and Radnor School District continue to expand and adapt their online programming so students can learn at home. In…
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