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MALVERN, PA — The coronavirus pandemic is still plaguing Pennsylvania and the nation, with the southeast region being the state's hardest hit.
In the Malvern area, there are more than 200 cases of the virus, as of Friday.
According to Chester County, the Malvern, East Whiteland, Charlestown, and Willistown account for 204 of the county's 2,363 total cases.
Malvern Borough has 14 cases. That figure represents just 0.41 percent of its population.
In Charlestown, there are 20 cases, which is 0.35 percent of its population.
East Whiteland has 53 cases. Those cases make up 0.48 percent of the population.
Willistown has the highest case count among all Chester County municipalities with 117, which is 1.08 percent of its population
Willistown also has the most deaths of the all Chester County municipalities, with 45. That's slightly more than 0.4 percent of the population.
East Whiteland has seen just one death related to the virus, which is 0.009 percent of the population.
Charlestown and Malvern have had no coronavirus deaths.
Chester County overall has had 232 coronavirus-related deaths.
The county has received 9,980 negative coronavirus test results to date.
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