Delaware saw a sharp increase in daily Covid-19 cases and two new deaths as the state Division of Public Health resumed its daily report.
The report had been made a weekly basis after daily cases fell below 50.
The two people who died range in age from their 60s to 80s, bringing Delaware’s total number of Covid-related deaths to 1,700, more than the population of the Kent County town of Cheswold.
Neither person was vaccinated, both had underlying health conditions. Neither resided in long-term care facility. Nearly all deaths in recent weeks came from individuals who were not fully vaccinated.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported this week Sussex County has moved into the red zone that shows significant spread of the virus. The state’s other two counties are in the moderate category, although the rising number of cases may change that status.
Other numbers.
- 111 new positive cases, bringing the overall total to 109,731. The new daily case number is nearly five times the level seen earlier in the summer.
- 3.3% of total tests were positive in the seven-day rolling average (up three-tenths of a percent from the previous day). The total test level had been as low as 1%
- 37 current hospitalizations (down 1 from the previous day), including four individuals in critical condition. At one point, hospitalizations had dropped below 20 after rising to 474 during the past winter.
- 12 new hospital admissions (down three from the previous day).
- 469,007 Delawareans are fully vaccinated (up 837 from the previous day).
- 1,053,844 total vaccine doses administered (up 2,113 from the previous day).
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