5 Key Coronavirus Metrics Up In Delco As Cases Near 16,000

DELAWARE COUNTY, PA — Five of the six metrics the Pennsylvania Department of Health tracks on a county level increased in Delaware County.

The metrics are part of the state's Early Warning Monitoring System Dashboard, which paints a comprehensive picture of the impact and status of the virus in the community and the healthcare system at large. The most recently published data covers the seven days from Nov. 6 to Nov 13.

Here are the six metrics, and how Delaware County fares in the most recent data reporting:

• Newly reported confirmed cases: The county reported 1,320 cases over the seven-day period, which is 472 more than the 828 the week before.
• Incidence rate per 100,000 residents: The incidence rate of the virus per 100,000 residents is now at 233.7 for the seven-day period, up from 150.2 the previous seven days.
• Average daily COVID-specific hospitalizations: The average daily COVID-specific hospitalization rate went up to 73.4 last week, from 52.1 the week before.
• PCR testing positivity rate: The percent positivity rate on all coronavirus tests in Delaware County also went up last week. The PCR testing positivity rate is up to 9.9 percent, well above the threshold for what's considered "concerning" at five percent. The week prior, it was 7.5.
• Percent of hospital emergency department visits due to COVID-like illness: In Delaware County, 2 percent of visits to the ER are due to COVID-like illness, up slightly from 1 percent the week before.
• The average number of patients on ventilators: This number was the only to have decreased over the past week. Most recently, the figure was 4, which was a decrease from 4.7.

Delaware County's total case count is nearly 16,000 with 15,966 cases identified to date. Two hundred twenty cases were identified Friday.

The county's death toll stands at 831.

The recovery rate in Delco is 73.57 percent and the number of negative tests in the county stands at 143,465.

In nursing homes and long term care facilities, 631 people have died and 2,836 cases have been identified. Of the county's 62 facilities, 31 have active outbreaks.

Below are coronvirus figures for each Delaware County municipality:

• Aldan Borough — 2.65 percent of population; Cases: 110; Deaths: 2
• Aston Township — 2.07 percent of population; Cases: 346; Deaths: 6
• Bethel Township — 2.32 percent of population; Cases: 212; Deaths: 13
• Brookhaven Borough — 1.88 percent of population; Cases: 151; Deaths: 5
• Chadds Ford Township — 1.21 percent of population; Cases: 45; Deaths: 1
• Chester Heights Borough — 1.69 percent of population; Cases: 45; Deaths: 0
• Chester Township — 3.05 percent of population; Cases: 125; Deaths: 2
• City of Chester — 3.47 percent of population; Cases: 1,176; Deaths: 42
• Clifton Heights Borough — 2.59 percent of population; Cases: 173; Deaths: 3
• Collingdale Borough — 2.95 percent of population; Cases: 259; Deaths: 4
• Colwyn Borough — 4.48 percent of population; Cases: 114; Deaths: 3
• Concord Township — 2.7 percent of population; Cases: 474; Deaths: 33
• Darby Borough — 4.88 percent of population; Cases: 521; Deaths: 39
• Darby Township — 3.16 percent of population; Cases: 294; Deaths: 5
• East Lansdowne Borough — 3.6 percent of population; Cases: 96; Deaths: 6
• Eddystone Borough — 2.16 percent of population; Cases: 52; Deaths: 1
• Edgmont Township — 2.52 percent of population; Cases: 102; Deaths: 4
• Folcroft Borough — 2.99 percent of population; Cases: 198; Deaths: 3
• Glenolden Borough — 2.09 percent of population; Cases: 149; Deaths: 1
• Haverford Township — 2.14 percent of population; Cases: 1,049; Deaths: 68
• Lansdowne Borough — 2.68 percent of population; Cases: 285; Deaths: 10
• Location Unknown — 0 percent of population; Cases: 360; Deaths: 14
• Lower Chichester Township — 1.35 percent of population; Cases: 47; Deaths: 0
• Marcus Hook Borough — 2 percent of population; Cases: 48; Deaths: 0
• Marple Township — 3.16 percent of population; Cases: 749; Deaths: 103
• Media Borough — 3.95 percent of population; Cases: 211; Deaths: 30
• Middletown Township — 4.55 percent of population; Cases: 726; Deaths: 175
• Millbourne Borough — 2.59 percent of population; Cases: 30; Deaths: 0
• Morton Borough — 2.1 percent of population; Cases: 56; Deaths: 0
• Nether Providence Township — 2.94 percent of population; Cases: 405; Deaths: 43
• Newtown Township — 2.56 percent of population; Cases: 326; Deaths: 16
• Norwood Borough — 2.53 percent of population; Cases: 149; Deaths: 4
• Parkside Borough — 2.5 percent of population; Cases: 58; Deaths: 0
• Prospect Park Borough — 3.52 percent of population; Cases: 228; Deaths: 19
• Radnor Township — 1.67 percent of population; Cases: 528; Deaths: 24
• Ridley Park Borough — 2.87 percent of population; Cases: 202; Deaths: 2
• Ridley Township — 2.84 percent of population; Cases: 883; Deaths: 12
• Rose Valley Borough — 0.53 percent of population; Cases: 5; Deaths: 0
• Rutledge Borough — 1.63 percent of population; Cases: 13; Deaths: 0
• Sharon Hill Borough — 3.93 percent of population; Cases: 223; Deaths: 2
• Springfield Township — 2.9 percent of population; Cases: 704; Deaths: 17
• Swarthmore Borough — 1.19 percent of population; Cases: 76; Deaths: 1
• Thornbury Township — 1.65 percent of population; Cases: 127; Deaths: 2
• Tinicum Township — 2.19 percent of population; Cases: 90; Deaths: 0
• Trainer Borough — 2.55 percent of population; Cases: 47; Deaths: 1
• Upland Borough — 1.94 percent of population; Cases: 64; Deaths: 1
• Upper Chichester Township — 1.85 percent of population; Cases: 313; Deaths: 10
• Upper Darby Township — 2.96 percent of population; Cases: 2,454; Deaths: 44
• Upper Providence Township — 2.13 percent of population; Cases: 221; Deaths: 10
• Yeadon Borough — 5.64 percent of population; Cases: 647; Deaths: 50

See the state's Early Warning Monitoring System Dashboard and related data here.