Covid-19 hospitalizations rose above 140 as Delaware continues to see a surge in cases.
The 142 hospitalizations as of Sunday included 20 individuals in critical condition, the Delaware Division of Public Health reported. The number of hospitalizations rose as high as 474 last winter.
Hospitalizations had fallen into the 20s before the latest surge. The latest hospitalizations reflect more complete information from hospitals. Not all sites reported figures on Saturday. On that day, 80 hospitalizations were reported.
Other information
- One new death, a New Castle County resident in their 70s who was not vaccinated. The death increased Delaware’s total number of Covid-related facilities to 1,840.
- 141 new positive cases, bringing the overall total to 114,912.
- 7.1% of total tests were positive in the seven-day rolling average, up four-tenths of a percent from the previous day. The positive test percentage had fallen to one percent earlier in the summer.
- 13 new hospital admissions, down 6 from the previous day.
- 481,042 Delawareans fully vaccinated (up 428 from the previous day).
- 1,086,663 total vaccine doses were administered, up 1,598 from the previous day. The pace of vaccination has quickened with children returning to school and news of the surge in cases.
- 74.5% of Delaware’s results have received at one dose of vaccine. That figure is above the national average, but trails neighboring Maryland and New Jersey.
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