The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) announced 11 additional deaths and more than 6,100 positive tests related to coronavirus disease.
A total of 213 Delawareans have died due to complications from COVID-19. Individuals who have died from COVID-19 ranged in age from 26 to 103 years old.
Of those who have died, 112 were females and 101 were males. A total of 91 individuals were from New Castle County, 36 were from Kent County, and 86 were from Sussex County.
The most recent deaths announced today ranged in age from 55 to 99. Four were female and seven were male. Two were New Castle County residents, two were Kent County residents, and seven were Sussex County residents. Ten of the eleven individuals had underlying health conditions. Seven were residents of long-term care facilities.
Gov. John Carney said signs still point to a flattening of the curve, with the exception of a portion of Sussex County with ties to outbreaks tied to the area’s poultry processing plants.
Even with the outbreak, hospitalization rates, even in Sussex County remain flat. The percentage of active cases to tests has decreased:
Other data:
- 6,111 total positive cases
- New Castle County cases: 2,184
- Kent County cases: 963
- Sussex County cases: 2,936
- Unknown County: 28
- Females: 3,319; Males: 2,773; Unknown: 19
- Age range: 0 to 103
- Currently hospitalized: 289; Critically ill: 59 (This data represents individuals currently hospitalized in a Delaware hospital regardless of residence, and is not cumulative.)
- Delawareans recovered: 2,288
- 22,153 negative cases**
*Data are provisional and subject to change.
**Data on negative cases are preliminary, based on negative results reported to DPH by state and commercial laboratories performing analysis.
Additional demographic data on COVID-19 cases and deaths, including race/ethnicity, more age-specific data and rates information by ZIP code, can be found on the Division of Public Health’s My Healthy Community data portal.
Expanded community testing is occurring in Sussex County. Sites can be found at: https://coronavirus.delaware.gov/testing/. These sites do not require a physician’s order. These community testing sites are for community members and employees along the Route 113 corridor in Sussex County, including areas as far west as Seaford/Laurel with a focus on employees of essential businesses, at-risk populations and their families, those exposed to someone with COVID-19, or someone caring for a sick family member with COVID-19. The hours of operation for these sites may be limited by the number of supplies available for the specific event.
