The Thursday summary from the Delaware Division of Public reported six new deaths and a near-record of daily new cases.
A recent new case was a vaccinated U.S. Sen. Chris Coons, who reported mild symptoms.
Of the six who died from Covid-19 complications, one was from New Castle County, four were from Kent, and one was from Sussex. They ranged in age from their 50s to 80s. All had underlying conditions, and five were unvaccinated. It brought the death toll to 2,255.
Hospitalizations remained slightly below 400.
The other numbers
- 1,164 new positive cases, bringing the overall total to 168,631.
- 40.5% of people who tested positive in the seven-day rolling average, up two-tenths of a percent from the previous day.
- 11.8% of total tests were positive in the seven-day rolling average, up more than one percentage point from the previous day.
- 395 current hospitalizations, up three from the previous day.
- 46 individuals in critical condition.
- 27 new hospital admissions, up two from the previous day
- 1,524 people who tested negative, bringing the total to 757,460
- 621,891 people fully vaccinated, up 840), according to the CDC Vaccine Tracker.
- 1,558,776 total vaccine doses administered (up 5,698), according to the CDC Vaccine Tracker.1,558,777
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