Nursing Homes Make Up A Third Of Delco Coronavirus Cases

DELAWARE COUNTY, PA — Coronavirus cases in Delaware County are nearing 7,000, but new data shows a very high recovery rate and more than 27,000 negative test results.

According to data provided Friday, the county has a total of 6,894 cases. Upper Darby remains the county's hotspot for the virus, with 1,093 cases.

Yeadon Borough has the highest population percentage with the virus with 3.57 percent of its 11,471 population infected.

Women account for 56.96 percent of the county's cases and men make up 42.95 percent of cases. Gender has not been identified for 0.83 percent of cases.

Below is Delaware County's case count by age range:

• Under 10 — 6
• 10 to 19 — 158
• 20 to 29 — 832
• 30 to 39 — 931
• 40 to 49 — 957
• 50 to 59 — more than 1,100
• 60 to 69 — more than 1,000
• 70 to 79 — 671
• 80 and Over — more than 1,100

Nursing home residents account for 2,290 — or about 33 percent — of the county's total case count.

Fifty-two of the county's 62 nursing or long term care facilities have active coronavirus outbreaks.

Rose Valley and Rutledge borough's have the lowest case count of all municipalities with one each. Both boroughs have no deaths.

As of Friday, 664 people died from the virus. Middletown Township has seen the most virus-related deaths, with 136 reported Friday.

Of the 664 deaths reported Friday, 528 have been nursing home residents.

Thirteen municipalities have not had coronavirus deaths as of Friday.

The county has seen 27,019 negative coronavirus test results to date.

Friday's data shows the county has a 75 percent coronavirus recovery rate.

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 — 0.68 percent of population; Cases: 114; Deaths: 3
• Bethel Township — 0.35 percent of population; Cases: 32; 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 — 1.54 percent of population; Cases: 63; Deaths: 0
• City of Chester — 1.2 percent of population; Cases: 406; Deaths: 24
• Clifton Heights Borough — 0.9 percent of population; Cases: 60; Deaths: 2
• Collingdale Borough — 1.39 percent of population; Cases: 122; Deaths: 3
• Colwyn Borough — 2.71 percent of population; Cases: 69; Deaths: 2
• Concord Township — 1.51 percent of population; Cases: 265; Deaths: 27
• Darby Borough — 3.06 percent of population; Cases: 327; Deaths: 33
• Darby Township — 0.91 percent of population; Cases: 85; Deaths: 3
• East Lansdowne Borough — 1.61 percent of population; Cases: 43; Deaths: 4
• Eddystone Borough — 0.62 percent of population; Cases: 15; Deaths: 0
• Edgmont Township — 0.74 percent of population; Cases: 30; Deaths: 3
• Folcroft Borough — 1.45 percent of population; Cases: 96; Deaths: 1
• Glenolden Borough — 0.74 percent of population; Cases: 53; Deaths: 1
• Haverford Township — 0.7 percent of population; Cases: 344; Deaths: 55
• Lansdowne Borough — 1.4 percent of population; Cases: 149; Deaths: 8
• Location Unknown — 0 percent of population; Cases: 292; Deaths: 15
• 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 — 1.56 percent of population; Cases: 369; Deaths: 91
• Media Borough — 2.88 percent of population; Cases: 154; Deaths: 26
• Middletown Township — 2.97 percent of population; Cases: 474; Deaths: 136
• 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 — 1.6 percent of population; Cases: 221; Deaths: 39
• Newtown Township — 1.09 percent of population; Cases: 139; Deaths: 14
• Norwood Borough — 0.85 percent of population; Cases: 50; Deaths: 4
• Parkside Borough — 1.21 percent of population; Cases: 28; Deaths: 0
• Prospect Park Borough — 1.57 percent of population; Cases: 102; Deaths: 14
• Radnor Township — 0.57 percent of population; Cases: 182; Deaths: 22
• Ridley Park Borough — 0.61 percent of population; Cases: 43; Deaths: 2
• Ridley Township — 0.68 percent of population; Cases: 211; Deaths: 10
• Rose Valley Borough — 0.11 percent of population; Cases: 1; Deaths: 0
• Rutledge Borough — 0.13 percent of population; Cases: 1; Deaths: 0
• Sharon Hill Borough — 1.94 percent of population; Cases: 110; Deaths: 2
• Springfield Township — 0.76 percent of population; Cases: 185; 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 — 0.66 percent of population; Cases: 27; Deaths: 0
• Trainer Borough — 1.09 percent of population; Cases: 20; Deaths: 1
• Upland Borough — 0.67 percent of population; Cases: 22; Deaths: 0
• Upper Chichester Township — 0.77 percent of population; Cases: 131; Deaths: 9
• Upper Darby Township — 1.32 percent of population; Cases: 1,093; Deaths: 34
• Upper Providence Township — 0.78 percent of population; Cases: 81; Deaths: 9
• Yeadon Borough — 3.57 percent of population; Cases: 410; Deaths: 39