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COVID-19 percentages increase over past week

September 12, 2020

The percentage of positive COVID-19 cases climbed more than a point to 5.8 percent over the past week and the number of hospitalized increased by eight, in the latest data reported by the Delaware Division of Public Health.

A total of 18,559 positive cases of COVID-19 among Delaware residents have been reported to DPH since March 11, including 10,045 individuals who are considered recovered. The seven-day average for the percentage of persons who tested positive for COVID-19 increased from 4.6 percent as of Sept. 3, to 5.8 percent Sept. 10. In addition, 66 individuals are currently hospitalized due to COVID-19 in Delaware, up eight from 58 reported last week. Sixteen of the hospitalized persons are critically ill, the same number of critically ill patients as last week.

A total of 613 Delawareans have passed away due to complications from COVID-19. The state reported seven additional deaths since last week's update. The total number of individuals who have died from COVID-19 ranged in age from 21 to 104 years old. Of those who have died, 323 were female and 290 were male. A total of 305 individuals were from New Castle County, 111 were from Kent County, and 197 were from Sussex County.

To protect personal health information, DPH will not confirm specific information about any individual case, even if other persons or entities disclose it independently.

Delaware COVID-19 data:

The latest Delaware COVID-19 case statistics cumulatively since March 11, provided as of 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 10, include:

  • 18,559 total positive cases
  • New Castle County cases: 8,880
  • Kent County cases: 2,747
  • Sussex County cases: 6,471
  • Unknown County: 461
  • Females: 9,973; Males: 8,555; Unknown Sex: 31
  • Age range: 0 to 104
  • Currently hospitalized: 66; Critically ill: 16 (This data represents individuals currently hospitalized in a Delaware hospital regardless of residence, and is not cumulative.)
  • Delawareans recovered: 10,045
  • 239,364 negative cases

Generally, Delaware is now considering patients recovered after at least 24 hours have passed since the resolution of fever without the use of fever-reducing medications and/or improvement in symptoms, and at least 10 days have passed since symptoms first appeared. Individuals who tested positive who have not had any symptoms are considered recovered after at least 10 days have passed since the date of their first positive COVID-19 test with no subsequent illness.

Long-term care statistics

Information related to positive cases and deaths among residents at long-term care facilities will be updated weekly each Friday, using information reported as of 6 p.m. Thursday. There have been a total of 1,233 positive COVID-19 cases cumulatively involving long-term care residents, and 369 residents of Delaware long-term care facilities have died from complications related to COVID-19.

The locations and number of deaths involving residents of long-term care facilities are:

  • Atlantic Shores Rehabilitation and Health Center, Millsboro (17)
  • Brackenville Center, Genesis Healthcare, Hockessin (18)
  • Brandywine Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Wilmington (34)
  • Brandywine Living at Seaside Pointe, Rehoboth Beach (2)
  • Cadia Healthcare Broadmeadow, Middletown (10)
  • Cadia Healthcare Capitol, Dover (13)
  • Cadia Healthcare Renaissance, Millsboro (9)
  • Cadia Healthcare North Wilmington/Silverside, Wilmington (6)
  • Delaware Hospital for the Chronically Ill, Smyrna (11)
  • Governor Bacon Health Center, Delaware City (1)
  • HarborChase of Wilmington, Wilmington (4)
  • Harbor Healthcare and Rehabilitation, Lewes (20)
  • Harrison House Senior Living, Georgetown (40)
  • Hillside Center, Wilmington (3)
  • Little Sisters of the Poor, Newark (11)
  • ManorCare Health Services, Wilmington (13)
  • ManorCare Health Services, Pike Creek (20)
  • Methodist Country House, Wilmington (4)
  • Millcroft, Newark (2)
  • Milford Center, Genesis Healthcare, Milford (36)
  • New Castle Health and Rehabilitation Center, New Castle (11)
  • Newark Manor Nursing Home, Newark (11)
  • Parkview Nursing and Rehabilitation, Wilmington (26)
  • Pinnacle Rehabilitation and Health Center, Smyrna (24)
  • Regal Heights Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, Hockessin (5)
  • Summit Assisted Living, Hockessin (3)
  • Sunrise Assisted Living, Wilmington (2)
  • Westminster Village, Dover (7)
  • Six other New Castle County long-term care facilities (1 death at each facility)

Additional demographic data on COVID-19 cases and deaths, including race/ethnicity, more age-specific data and rates information by ZIP code, and information on Delaware's contact tracing efforts can be found on the Division of Public Health's My Healthy Community data portal at de.gov/healthycommunity.

 

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