Chesco Sees 10-Day Surge Of More Than 2,000 New COVID-19 Cases

West Chester PA

08 December, 2020

5:06 PM

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CHESTER COUNTY, PA — In the 10 days following Thanksgiving, Chester County's health department reported daily positives of COVID-19 tests that add up to 2,015 new cases, bringing the county's total case count to 14,253. The county department of health updated its numbers late Tuesday afternoon, showing a surge of cases especially high between Nov. 30 and Dec. 4. The daily positive COVID-19 test counts over the 10-day span since Nov. 27 are as follows: Nov. 27: 186Nov. 28: 164Nov. 29: 123Nov. 30: 318Dec. 1: 350Dec. 2: 279Dec. 3: 234Dec. 4: 202Dec. 5: 83Dec. 6: 76 The Chester County Department of Health has reported 419 deaths in the county due to COVID-19. There have been 133,310 negative test results in the county, and 14,253 positives, as of Dec. 8. West Chester Borough has seen the most cases of COVID-19 of any Chester County municipality, with 790.