Delaware saw another six deaths and an additional 200 cases in the Saturday update from the Delaware Division of Public Health.
The number of cases moved past the 2,500 mark.
Hospitalizations have fallen toward the 10 percent mark, reducing concerns that a surge in cases could overwhelm state hospitals.
However, Saturday saw two dozen more hospitalizations.
Now closely watched is Sussex County, which has seen an uptick in cases with emergency management officials keeping a mobile hospital available for a possible spike in serious cases.
Like many states in the nation, a high percentage of deaths in Sussex County and statewide have occurred in long-term care facilities.
The most recent deaths all involve individuals with underlying health conditions. All are female.
- 87-year-old from New Castle County, hospitalized
- 72-year-old from New Castle County, hospitalized long-term care resident
- 58-year-old from New Castle County, hospitalized long-term care resident
- 51-year-old from Sussex County, hospitalized long-term care resident
- 92-year-old from Sussex County, hospitalized long-term care resident
- 76-year-old from Sussex County, hospitalized
The latest Delaware COVID-19 case statistics, cumulatively since March 11, include:
- New Castle County cases: 1,205
- Kent County cases: 417
- Sussex County cases: 886
- Unknown County: 30
- Males: 1,155; Females: 1,375; Unknown: 8
- Age range: 0 to 98
- Currently hospitalized: 249; Critically ill: 62 (This data represents individuals currently hospitalized in a Delaware hospital regardless of residence, and is not cumulative.)
- Delawareans recovered: 466
- 12,256 negative cases
As of today, there have been 155 positive COVID-19 cases involving residents of long-term care facilities in Delaware. Thirty-eight 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 (12)
- Little Sisters of the Poor, Newark (11)
- Brandywine Nursing and Rehabilitation Center (5)
- Atlantic Shores Rehabilitation and Health Center (2)
- Governor Bacon Health Center (1)
- Six other New Castle County long-term care facilities (1 death at each facility)
- One other Sussex County long-term care facility (1 death)
