April 22 Afternoon Update on COVID-19 in Chester County
Editor’s Note: The Pennsylvania Department of Health’s daily report for confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Chester County and Delaware County have not accurately reflected the actual number of cases in both counties. This is usually because of Delaware County cases that are incorrectly assigned to Chester County, which the Chester County Health Department corrects prior to reporting. The state’s data then reflects the corrections in its next data update. Consequently, the county’s numbers are the most accurate.
Based on the information found on Chester County’s COVID-19 Dashboard, there are a total of 977 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 67 deaths in Chester County.
In the last 24 hours, 34 cases and 18 deaths were recorded, bringing the county’s totals to 977 cases and 67 deaths.
According to Chester County Commissioners Marian Moskowitz, Josh Maxwell, and Michelle Kichline, “the unusual jump in the number of Chester County COVID-19 deaths reported by the PA Department of Health today (4/22/2020) reflects a reconciliation in systems between numbers previously reported by hospitals and coroners, and numbers provided to health departments. This reconciliation includes a respective review of COVID-19 deaths between both original reporting systems, and this process will be used from this point on to help all reporting to be more consistent and accurate.”
COVID-19 is officially present in 68 of Chester County’s 73 municipalities. The five municipalities where no cases have been recorded are Elverson Borough, Modena Borough, Highland Township, Newlin Township, and Avondale Borough.
With the exception of 228 cases where the location is pending investigation, here is the breakdown of cases by municipality:
| Municipality | # of Cases |
| Tredyffrin Township | 46 |
| Easttown Township | 40 |
| East Whiteland Township | 37 |
| West Goshen Township | 37 |
| East Goshen Township | 36 |
| East Vincent Township | 34 |
| West Whiteland Township | 33 |
| West Chester Borough | 32 |
| Willistown Township | 31 |
| East Bradford Township | 28 |
| Phoenixville Borough | 26 |
| Pocopson Township | 23 |
| Caln Township | 21 |
| Uwchlan Township | 21 |
| City of Coatesville | 17 |
| West Caln Township | 17 |
| East Brandywine Township | 16 |
| Downingtown Borough | 14 |
| Westtown Township | 13 |
| New Garden Township | 12 |
| Upper Uwchlan Township | 10 |
| East Nottingham Township | 10 |
| West Vincent Township | 10 |
| East Pikeland Township | 10 |
| West Brandywine Township | 10 |
| East Marlborough Township | 9 |
| Charlestown Township | 9 |
| East Fallowfield Township | 9 |
| Spring City Borough | 8 |
| Honey Brook Township | 8 |
| East Caln Township | 7 |
| North Coventry Township | 7 |
| Kennett Township | 7 |
| West Pikeland Township | 6 |
| Malvern Borough | 6 |
| Oxford Borough | 6 |
| West Bradford Township | 6 |
| Lower Oxford Township | 5 |
| Schuylkill Township | 5 |
| Pennsbury Township | 5 |
| London Grove Township | 5 |
| Penn Township | 5 |
| Parkesburg Borough | 4 |
| Franklin Township | 4 |
| South Coatesville Borough | 4 |
| Honey Brook Borough | 3 |
| Valley Township | 3 |
| Birmingham Township | 3 |
| Kennett Square Borough | 3 |
| Sadsbury Township | 3 |
| West Nottingham Township | 3 |
| London Britain Township | 2 |
| Thornbury Township | 2 |
| Upper Oxford Township | 2 |
| Londonderry Township | 2 |
| West Sadsbury Township | 2 |
| Elk Township | 1 |
| Wallace Township | 1 |
| East Nantmeal Township | 1 |
| West Marlborough Township | 1 |
| West Fallowfield Township | 1 |
| West Grove Borough | 1 |
| East Coventry Township | 1 |
| New London Township | 1 |
| West Nantmeal Township | 1 |
| South Coventry Township | 1 |
| Atglen Borough | 1 |
| Warwick Township | 1 |
Chester County’s 977 cases represent 2.7 percent of Pennsylvania’s 35,684 cases.
The following are the number of confirmed cases and deaths in nearby counties, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health:
| County | # of Cases | # of Deaths |
| Berks County | 2,069 | 85 |
| Bucks County | 2,004 | 126 |
| Delaware County | 2,757 | 123 |
| Lehigh County | 2,374 | 49 |
| Philadelphia County | 9,696 | 365 |
| Lancaster County | 1,326 | 86 |
| Montgomery County | 3,294 | 230 |
Note: Department of Health numbers are updated every day at noon.
Click here to view Chester County’s COVID-19 Dashboard.
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