The Division of Public Health issued its first report after the end of Gov. John Carney’s State of Emergency showed a continued downturn in new cases and hospitalizations.
During a one-week period, none of the nine individuals who passed away from the virus had received booster shots with 89% of those who died either unvaccinated or partially vaccinated.
Weekly cases and hospitalizations:
- – Total positive cases since March 11, 2020: 257,065
- – Seven-day average of new positive cases: 102.9, a decrease of 24.1 percentage points from last week.
- – Seven-day average for the percentage of total positive tests: 4.2%, a decrease of 0.8 percentage points from last week.
- – Hospitalizations: 76, a decrease of 22 from last week; critically ill: nine, a decrease of 2 from last week.
- – Total Covid-19 deaths: 2,713
- – Total Covid-19 deaths reported since last week: seven, including two from a review of vital statistics records.
Vaccinations
- – Total number of doses administered in Delaware: 1,693,944
- – Percentage of Delawareans 5+ who are fully vaccinated (CDC data): 71.7%
- – Percentage of Delawareans 12+ who are fully vaccinated (CDC data): 76.1%
- – Percentage of Delawareans 18+ who are fully vaccinated (CDC data): 77.6%
- – Percent of Delawareans who are fully vaccinated (CDC data): 67.7%
Vaccination status report:
The following reports capture a weekly breakdown of vaccination status for cases, deaths, and hospitalizations from Feb. 21 – Feb. 27.
The Division of Public Health is no longer providing weekly updates on breakthrough cases that occur among those who are fully vaccinated. Breakthroughs have accounted for less than 4% of total cases. Information on cases can be found here.
| Weekly Overview (2/21/22 – 2/27/22) | |
| Unvaccinated cases | |
| Total Unvaccinated / Partially Vaccinated Cases | 380 |
| Total Cases | 727 |
| Percent of unvaccinated / Partially Vaccinated Cases | 52% |
| Hospitalizations | |
| Unvaccinated / Partially Vaccinated Hospitalized Cases | 25 |
| Total Hospitalized Cases | 41 |
| Percent of Unvaccinated / Partially Vaccinated Hospitalized Cases | 61% |
| Deaths | |
| Unvaccinated / Partially Vaccinated COVID-19 Deaths | 8 |
| Total COVID-19 Deaths | 9 |
| Percent of Unvaccinated / Partially Vaccinated COVID-19 Deaths | 89% |
| Weekly Overview (2/21/22 – 2/27/22) | |
| Non-boosted Cases | |
| Total Non-boosted Cases | 573 |
| Total Cases | 727 |
| Percent of Non-boosted Cases | 79% |
| Non-boosted Hospitalized Cases | |
| Total Non-boosted Hospitalized Cases | 34 |
| Total Hospitalized Cases | 41 |
| Percent of Non-boosted Cases | 83% |
| Non-boosted Deaths | |
| Total Non-boosted Deaths | 9 |
| Total COVID-19 Deaths | 9 |
| Percent of Non-boosted Cases | 100% |
