In its Wednesday report, Delaware continued to see a sure in new cases and a dozen deaths as the state remains in the very high risk category.
The total number of hospitalizations rose above 190, a sharp contrast earlier on the summer when the number had dropped below 50. Hospitalizations rose to a peak of 474 during the past winter.
Total doses of vaccine administered in Delaware have reached the 1.1 million mark.
Below is the Delaware widget from Covid Act Now that shows the state continuing to rank in the very high rise category, primarily due to the increase in new cases. Neighboring states are “high risk” the next category down
Click here to see how Delaware ranks among the 50 states in cases per 100,000 and other categories.
12 deaths were reported as of Wednesday – three current and nine from a review of records from March, June and July. The deaths increased Delaware’s total number of Covid-related deaths to 1,869.
A breakdown of the deaths:
• Current – Two residents of New Castle County and one a resident of Sussex County. They ranged in age from their 50s to their 70s, and none was a resident of a long-term care facility. Two were not vaccinated; one was fully vaccinated.
• Vital Statistics records (nine deaths) – Five were residents of New Castle County, three were from Sussex County and one was from Kent County. They ranged in age from their 40s to their 80s, and four were residents of long-term care facilities. None of the nine was vaccinated.
The other numbers:
- 351 new positive cases, bringing the overall total to 117,587. The cumulative breakdown by county: New Castle, 68,878 cases; Kent, 20,114 cases; Sussex, 28,362; county not yet known, 233.
- 7.4% of total tests were positive in the seven-day rolling average (unchanged from the previous day).
- 191 current hospitalizations, up three from the previous day, including 29 individuals in critical condition.
- 20 new hospital admissions (down 1 from the previous day).
- 703 people who tested negative, bringing the total to 658,951.
- 489,963 Delawareans fully vaccinated (up 347 from the previous day).
- 1,104,148 total vaccine doses administered (up 2,664 from the previous day).
For more data, including breakdowns by age, sex, race/ethnicity, at the statewide, county, and, in some cases, ZIP code or census tract level, click here.
