December 16 Afternoon Update on COVID-19: State Reports 10,000-Plus New Cases, 278 Deaths
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 16,437 COVID-19 cases and 443 deaths in Chester County.
In the last 24 hours, 283 new cases and one death were recorded, bringing the county’s totals to 16,437 cases and 443 deaths.
Meanwhile, the state has reported 10,049 new cases and 278 more deaths.
Chester County’s 16,437 cases represent 3.2 percent of Pennsylvania’s 519,369 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 | 19,047 | 502 |
Bucks County | 25,183 | 811 |
Delaware County | 25,218 | 864 |
Lehigh County | 16,105 | 434 |
Philadelphia County | 78,231 | 2,254 |
Lancaster County | 23,025 | 628 |
Montgomery County | 29,656 | 1,025 |
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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