The number of coronavirus deaths in Delaware rose to 89 as the number of persons testing positive continues to rise sharply
The state now has 3,200 who have positive tested positive out of a total of more than 16,000 tested. The closely watched number of hospitalizations rose by only seven from a day earlier.
The state continues to see a low percentage of persons testing positive who require a trip to the hospital.
The number of persons in Sussex County testing positive hit the 1,300 mark. The state’s southernmost county has areas with a higher concentration of cases that include Georgetown, Milford and Millsboro.
Individuals who have died from COVID-19 ranged in age from 32 to 103 years old.
The most recent deaths all involve individuals with underlying health conditions, except for one individual. The state’s only deaths of people with no underlying health conditions have occurred in Sussex County.
- 62-year-old woman from New Castle County, hospitalized long-term care resident
- 84-year-old woman from New Castle County, hospitalized long-term care resident
- 62-year-old man from Kent County, hospitalized
- 74-year-old man from Kent County, hospitalized long-term care resident
- 50-year-old woman from Sussex County, hospitalized, no known underlying health conditions
- 72-year-old man from Sussex County, hospitalized
- 88-year-old woman from Sussex County, long-term care facility
The latest Delaware COVID-19 case statistics cumulatively since March 11, provided as of 6 p.m., Tuesday, include:
- New Castle County cases: 1,352
- Kent County cases: 503
- Sussex County cases: 1,317
- Unknown County: 28
- Males: 1,435; Females: 1,756; Unknown: 9
- Age range: 0 to 103
- Currently hospitalized: 269; Critically ill: 69
As of 6 p.m. yesterday, there have been 237 positive COVID-19 cases involving residents of long-term care facilities in Delaware. Fifty-two residents of Delaware long-term care facilities have died from complications related to COVID-19.
The locations and number of deaths related to long-term care facilities are:
- Milford Center, Genesis Healthcare (18)
- Little Sisters of the Poor, Newark (11)
- Brandywine Nursing and Rehabilitation Center (5)
- Parkview Nursing and Rehabilitation (3)
- Atlantic Shores Rehabilitation and Health Center (3)
- New Castle Health and Rehabilitation Center (3)
- Delaware Hospital for the Chronically Ill (2)
- Governor Bacon Health Center (1)
- Three other New Castle County long-term care facilities (1 death at each facility)
- Two other Sussex County long-term care facilities (1 death at each facility)
- One Kent County long-term care facility (1 death at the facility)
