FOX 29's Joyce Evans looks into positive cases in Delaware County as they hope to be able to reopen soon. DELAWARE COUNTY, Pa. - Delaware County councilwoman Dr.
Monica Taylor says a number of issues are built into why the second most densely populated county in Pennsylvania still has the highest local 14 day rate of COVID-19 cases. “We didn’t have a health department and that would have helped in our overall knowledge of the community,” she told FOX 29.
It’s a community with a lot of nursing homes, multi-family dwellings, and many low income and immigrant communities. Delaware County also has more than its share of underlying conditions and high risk factors.