The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) yesterday announced one additional fatality related to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), and is providing an update on the number of positive cases and recovered individuals.
In total, 19 Delawareans have passed away due to complications from COVID-19. Individuals who have died from COVID-19 ranged in age from 66 to 94 years old.
As hospitals continue to see an increase in hospitalizations due to COVID-19, the Division of Public Health will now report the total number of individuals hospitalized and those considered to be in critical condition in Delaware hospitals, including both Delaware and non-Delaware residents. The remaining categories of case statistics reported by DPH represent Delaware residents only.
The latest Delaware COVID-19 case statistics, cumulatively since March 11, include:
• 1116 total laboratory-confirmed cases
• New Castle County cases: 636
• Kent County cases: 201
• Sussex County cases: 279
• Age range: 1 to 97
• Currently hospitalized: 177
• Delawareans recovered: 159
• 8,323negative cases*
*Data on negative cases are preliminary, based on negative results reported to DPH by state and commercial laboratories performing analysis.
DPH epidemiologists are transitioning to a new data reporting system. During the transition period, not all fields (sex) have complete information.