Four new deaths and a decline in hospitalizations were reported in the Thursday Covid-19 report from the Delaware Division of Public Health.
Of those who died, three were residents of Kent County and one was from Sussex County. They ranged in age from their 50s to their 70s, and all had underlying health conditions. Three were not vaccinated. The deaths increased Delaware’s total number of COVID-related deaths to 2,073.
The CovidActNow dashboard below shows Delaware in the critical category in the number of cases per 100,000 population but has dropped to moderate and low levels in other categories.
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The other Delaware numbers from Thursday
• 323 new positive cases, bringing the overall total to 143,281.
• 6.2% of total tests were positive in the seven-day rolling average, up one-tenth of a percent from the previous day).
• 159 current hospitalizations, down 13 from the previous day, including 25 individuals in critical condition.
• 13 new hospital admissions, down 4 from the previous day.
• 873 people who tested negative, bringing the total to 723,163.
• 581,375 people fully vaccinated, up 106, according to the CDC Vaccine Tracker.
• 1,290,314 total vaccine doses administered, up 95, according to the CDC Vaccine Tracker.
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