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 17,052 COVID-19 cases and 459 deaths in Chester County.
For the seven-day period that ended Dec. 17. Chester County recorded 1,879 cases, compared to the 1,751 cases from the previous seven days, as its Incidence Rate Per 100,000 People increased to 359.93 from 335.41. Also, Chester County’s Percent PCR Positivity increased to 11.81 from 10.91.
On Saturday, the state reported 9,834 new cases.
Chester County’s 17,052 cases represent 3.1 percent of Pennsylvania’s 548,489 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 | 19,988 | 515 |
| Bucks County | 26,387 | 833 |
| Delaware County | 26,061 | 886 |
| Lehigh County | 17,000 | 443 |
| Philadelphia County | 80,798 | 2,294 |
| Lancaster County | 24,293 | 654 |
| Montgomery County | 31,092 | 1,057 |
Note: Department of Health numbers are updated every day at noon.
Click here to view Chester County’s COVID-19 Dashboard.
