March 19 Afternoon Update on COVID-19 in Chester County

Based on the information found on Chester County’s COVID-19 Dashboard, there are a total of 10 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Chester County.

A 38-year-old male in Willistown Township recently tested positive, bringing the county’s total to 10.

Here is the breakdown of cases by municipality:

Municipality # of Total Cases
East Goshen Township 2
East Marlborough Township 2
West Chester Borough 2
Malvern Borough 1
North Coventry Township 1
West Pikeland Township 1
Willistown Township 1

Four of the 10 individuals are between the ages of 50 and 59. Another four are between the ages of 30 and 39.

Six of the individuals are male, while four are female.

Chester County’s 10 cases represent 5.4 percent of Pennsylvania’s 185 cases.

The following are the number of confirmed cases in nearby counties, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health:

County # of Positive Cases # of New Cases
Berks County 1 1
Bucks County 9 1
Montgomery County 47 5
Delaware County 14 5
Lehigh County 1 0
Philadelphia County 33 16
Lancaster County 2 0

Source: Pennsylvania Department of Health

The first death in Pennsylvania related to the new coronavirus occurred on Wednesday in Northampton County.

Click here to view Chester County’s COVID-19 Dashboard.

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