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Two COVID-19 fatalities reported as hospitalizations fall by 57 over the past week
June 6, 2020
The Delaware Division of Public Health reports two fatalities related to COVID-19 as the number of hospitalized fell to 117 from 174 a week earlier.
The two who died were both women with underlying health conditions, and they were both resident of long-term care facilities. One woman was 62, the other 92, and one was from New Castle County, and the other Kent.
In total, 390 Delawareans have passed away due to complications from COVID-19. Individuals who have died from COVID-19 ranged in age from 21 to 103 years old. Of those who have died, 208 were females and 182 were males. A total of 174 individuals were from New Castle County, 72 were from Kent County, and 144 were from Sussex County.
The latest Delaware COVID-19 case statistics* cumulatively since March 11, provided as of 6 p.m., Friday, June 5, include:
• 9,845 total positive cases
• New Castle County cases: 3,995
• Kent County cases: 1,496
• Sussex County cases: 4,342
• Unknown County: 12
• Females: 5,433; Males: 4,394; Unknown: 18
• Age range: 0 to 103
• Currently hospitalized: 117; Critically ill: 24 (This data represents individuals currently hospitalized in a Delaware hospital regardless of residence, and is not cumulative.)
• Delawareans recovered: 5,696
• 57,790 negative cases
Additional demographic data on COVID-19 cases and deaths, including race/ethnicity, more age-specific data and rates information by ZIP code, can be found on the Division of Public Health’s My Healthy Community data portal.
