October 23 Afternoon Update on COVID-19: State Reports Record Number of Cases for a Single Day
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 7,833 COVID-19 cases and 378 deaths in Chester County.
In the last 24 hours, 58 cases and two deaths were recorded, bringing the county’s totals to 7,833 cases and 378 deaths.
In the same time period, the state reported 2,219 new cases, the largest number ever to be reported in a single day.
Chester County’s 7,833 cases represent 4.1 percent of Pennsylvania’s 190,579 total 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 | 8,698 | 418 |
Bucks County | 9,848 | 624 |
Delaware County | 12,972 | 767 |
Lehigh County | 6,318 | 364 |
Philadelphia County | 36,938 | 1,873 |
Lancaster County | 9,205 | 472 |
Montgomery County | 13,428 | 893 |
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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