Delaware continues to see a decline in Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations, according to the weekly summary from the Delaware Division of Public Health.
Individuals who were unvaccinated or partially vaccinated accounted for 76% of deaths during a one-week period ending Feb. 13.
Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations:
- – Total positive cases since March 11, 2020: 254,719
- – Seven-day average of new positive cases: 232.6, a decrease of 146.1 from last week.
- – Seven-day average for the percentage of total positive tests: 8.4%, a decrease of 1.8 percentage points from last week
- – Hospitalizations: 148, a decrease of 54 from last week; critically ill: 13, a decrease of eight from last week
- Total Covid-19 deaths: 2,660
- Total Covid-19 deaths reported since last week: 59, including 36 from a review of vital statistics records.
COVID-19 vaccinations:
- – Total number of doses administered in Delaware: 1,679,444
- – Percentage of Delawareans 5+ who are fully vaccinated (CDC data): 71.2%
- – Percentage of Delawareans 12+ who are fully vaccinated (CDC data): 75.7%
- – Percentage of Delawareans 18+ who are fully vaccinated (CDC data): 77.2%
- – Percent of Delawareans who are fully vaccinated (CDC data): 67.2%
Covid-19 Case Vaccination Status Report:
The following reports capture a weekly breakdown of vaccination status for cases, deaths, and hospitalizations for the time frame for Feb. 7 – Feb. 13.
| Weekly Overview (2/7/22 – 2/13/22) | |
| Unvaccinated cases | |
| Total Unvaccinated / Partially Vaccinated Cases | 1161 |
| Total Cases | 2207 |
| Percent of unvaccinated / partially vaccinated cases | 53% |
| Hospitalizations | |
| Unvaccinated / Partially Vaccinated Hospitalized Cases | 57 |
| Total Hospitalized Cases | 109 |
| Percent of unvaccinated / partially vaccinated hospitalized cases | 52% |
| Deaths | |
| Unvaccinated / Partially Vaccinated COVID-19 Deaths | 19 |
| Total Covid-19 deaths | 25 |
| Percent of unvaccinated / partially vaccinated Cocid-19 deaths | 76% |
| Weekly Overview (2/7/22 – 2/13/22) | |
| Non-boosted Cases | |
| Total non-boosted cases | 1781 |
| Total Cases | 2207 |
| Percent of non-boosted cases | 81% |
| Non-boosted hospitalized cases | |
| Total non-boosted hospitalized cases | 92 |
| Total Hospitalized Cases | 109 |
| Percent of non-boosted cases | 84% |
| Non-boosted deaths | |
| Total non-boosted Deaths | 22 |
| Total Covid-19 deaths | 25 |
| Percent of non-boosted Deaths | 88% |
Breakthrough cases since vaccinations began
- – Total breakthrough cases: 21,600, or 3.64% of fully vaccinated individuals
- – Total breakthrough hospitalizations: 257
- – Total breakthrough deaths: 253
A breakthrough case is defined as testing positive for COVID-19 after an individual has been fully vaccinated for two weeks or more. Figures are subject to revision.
Flu update:
There were 13 laboratory-confirmed cases reported the week of Feb. 6 – Feb. 12. As of Feb. 12, 2022, the most recent date for which flu statistics are available, there have been 640 laboratory-confirmed cases for the current season. The cases involved 435 individuals from New Castle County, 85 from Kent County and 120 from Sussex County.
The figures are dwarfed by Covid-19 cases, despite claims from those compare the flu to the Covid
This number reflects only the number of lab-confirmed cases; the actual number of cases circulating statewide is likely higher as not all people with the flu seek treatment, and many cases are diagnosed through rapid test kits in a provider’s office versus a lab.
