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Delco's Coronavirus Recovery Rate Nears 80 Percent
The most recent data shows Delaware County's coronavirus figures are looking good as the "green" phase grows closer. See full details here.
DELAWARE COUNTY, PA — Delaware County will move to the "green" phase of Gov. Tom Wolf's reopening plan next week, and that's due to the increasingly positive data regarding the coronavirus in the county.
According to the latest data from Chester County, Delco has a near 80 percent recovery rate from the virus.
The data shows of 7,050 cases in the county, 79 percent have recovered. Of the 7,050 cases, 2363 have been nursing home residents.
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As of Friday, there have been 681 deaths in the county. Of the 681 deaths, 543 have been nursing home residents.
In total, 30,163 negative tests results have been reported in Delaware County.
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Below are age demographics for coronavirus cases in the county:
- Under 10 — 6
- 10 to 19 — 172
- 20 to 29 — 860
- 30 to 39 — 957
- 40 to 49 — 971
- 50 to 59 — more than 1,200
- 60 to 69 — more than 1,000
- 70 to 79 — 679
- 80 and Over — more than 1,100
Below is the percent of each municipality's population with the virus, total case counts, and deaths as of Friday:
- Aldan Borough — 1.57 percent of population; Cases: 65; Deaths: 2
- Aston Township — 0.71 percent of population; Cases: 118; Deaths: 3
- Bethel Township — 0.36 percent of population; Cases: 33; Deaths: 4
- Brookhaven Borough — 0.7 percent of population; Cases: 56; Deaths: 4
- Chadds Ford Township — 0.4 percent of population; Cases: 15; Deaths: 1
- Chester Heights Borough — 0.6 percent of population; Cases: 16; Deaths: 0
- Chester Township — 1.66 percent of population; Cases: 68; Deaths: 0
- City of Chester — 1.24 percent of population; Cases: 419; Deaths: 25
- Clifton Heights Borough — 0.93 percent of population; Cases: 62; Deaths: 3
- Collingdale Borough — 1.4 percent of population; Cases: 123; Deaths: 3
- Colwyn Borough — 2.71 percent of population; Cases: 69; Deaths: 2
- Concord Township — 1.51 percent of population; Cases: 266; Deaths: 27
- Darby Borough — 3.2 percent of population; Cases: 342; Deaths: 34
- Darby Township — 0.93 percent of population; Cases: 86; Deaths: 3
- East Lansdowne Borough — 1.61 percent of population; Cases: 43; Deaths: 4
- Eddystone Borough — 0.71 percent of population; Cases: 17; Deaths: 0
- Edgmont Township — 0.74 percent of population; Cases: 30; Deaths: 3
- Folcroft Borough — 1.47 percent of population; Cases: 97; Deaths: 1
- Glenolden Borough — 0.77 percent of population; Cases: 55; Deaths: 1
- Haverford Township — 0.71 percent of population; Cases: 347; Deaths: 55
- Lansdowne Borough — 1.43 percent of population; Cases: 152; Deaths: 8
- Location Unknown — 0 percent of population; Cases: 252; Deaths: 14
- Lower Chichester Township — 0.43 percent of population; Cases: 15; Deaths: 0
- Marcus Hook Borough — 0.92 percent of population; Cases: 22; Deaths: 0
- Marple Township — 1.58 percent of population; Cases: 374; Deaths: 92
- Media Borough — 2.9 percent of population; Cases: 155; Deaths: 27
- Middletown Township — 3.17 percent of population; Cases: 506; Deaths: 144
- Millbourne Borough — 1.64 percent of population; Cases: 19; Deaths: 0
- Morton Borough — 0.49 percent of population; Cases: 13; Deaths: 0
- Nether Providence Township — 1.61 percent of population; Cases: 222; Deaths: 39
- Newtown Township — 1.14 percent of population; Cases: 145; Deaths: 15
- Norwood Borough — 0.85 percent of population; Cases: 50; Deaths: 4
- Parkside Borough — 1.29 percent of population; Cases: 30; Deaths: 0
- Prospect Park Borough — 1.59 percent of population; Cases: 103; Deaths: 15
- Radnor Township — 0.59 percent of population; Cases: 187; Deaths: 22
- Ridley Park Borough — 0.6 percent of population; Cases: 42; Deaths: 2
- Ridley Township — 0.7 percent of population; Cases: 218; Deaths: 10
- Rose Valley Borough — 0.11 percent of population; Cases: 1; Deaths: 0
- Rutledge Borough — 0.25 percent of population; Cases: 2; Deaths: 0
- Sharon Hill Borough — 1.94 percent of population; Cases: 110; Deaths: 2
- Springfield Township — 0.78 percent of population; Cases: 189; Deaths: 15
- Swarthmore Borough — 0.44 percent of population; Cases: 28; Deaths: 0
- Thornbury Township — 0.34 percent of population; Cases: 26; Deaths: 2
- Tinicum Township — 0.71 percent of population; Cases: 29; Deaths: 0
- Trainer Borough — 1.36 percent of population; Cases: 25; Deaths: 1
- Upland Borough — 0.79 percent of population; Cases: 26; Deaths: 0
- Upper Chichester Township — 0.78 percent of population; Cases: 132; Deaths: 9
- Upper Darby Township — 1.38 percent of population; Cases: 1,148; Deaths: 35
- Upper Providence Township — 0.8 percent of population; Cases: 83; Deaths: 9
- Yeadon Borough — 3.65 percent of population; Cases: 419; Deaths: 41
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