New coronavirus cases fell below 200 in the Tuesday report from the Delaware Division of Public Health.
Four new deaths reported – two individuals from New Castle County, and one each from Kent and Sussex counties. They ranged in age from their 60s to their 70s. Their deaths increased Delaware’s total number of COVID-related deaths to 1,426.
The other numbers:
• 122 new positive cases, bringing the overall total to 87,193.
• 19.4 percent of people tested positive in the seven-day rolling average (down 1.2 percentage points from the previous day) and 4.9 percent of total tests were positive in the seven-day rolling average (down two-tenths of a percent from the previous day).
• 151 current hospitalizations (unchanged from the previous day), including 18 individuals in critical condition.
• 33 new hospital admissions (up 14 from the previous day).
• 340 people who tested negative, bringing the total to 539,891.
• 228,097 total vaccine doses administered (up 7,481 from the previous day).
Below is a dashboard with links to data via zip code.
The area of greatest concern continues to be the University of Delaware community, which reported more than 80 cases during the first two days this week. UD officials earlier limited dining halls to carryout, while doubling down on gatherings that contribute to the spread of the vi
For more data, including breakdowns by age, sex, race/ethnicity, at the statewide, county, and, in some cases, zip code or census tract level, check out the MyHealthyCommunity portal.
