Health Department Releases COVID-19 Daily Breakdown

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, 16 Delawareans have passed away due to complications from COVID-19. The most recent death involves a 67-year-old male from Sussex County who had underlying health conditions and was hospitalized. 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:
• 928 total laboratory-confirmed cases
• New Castle County cases: 571
• Kent County cases: 147
• Sussex County cases: 210
• Males: 415; Females: 497; Unknown: 16
• Age range: 1 to 97
• Currently hospitalized: 147; Critically ill: 52  (This data represents individuals currently hospitalized in a Delaware hospital, and is not cumulative.)
• Delawareans recovered: 144
• 7,628 negative 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.

 

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