Two New Castle county residents with underlying health conditions die from COVID-19
Two New Castle County residents, ages 36 and 63, with underlying health conditions, have died from COVID-19, the Delaware Division of Public Health reported June 25.
In addition, as the division works to stand up Delaware’s new contact tracing program, it will transition to a different data surveillance system. The DPH epidemiology team and NORC at the University of Chicago have been working to test the system and ensure all case information is captured during the transition as well as ensuring consistent data flow to the My Health Community portal. While DPH is working to minimize any interruptions over the next few days, data updates may not be available Saturday, June 27.
A total of 507 Delawareans have passed away due to complications from COVID-19. Individuals who have died from COVID-19 ranged in age from 21 to 104 years old. Of those who have died, 268 were females and 239 were males; 242 individuals were from New Castle County, 89 were from Kent County, and 176 were from Sussex County.
The latest Delaware COVID-19 case statistics cumulatively since March 11, provided as of 6 p.m., Wednesday, June 24, include:
- 10,980 total positive cases
- New Castle County cases: 4,791
- Kent County cases: 1,630
- Sussex County cases: 4,538
- Unknown county: 21
- Females: 6,073; Males: 4,889; Unknown: 18
- Age range: 0 to 104
- Currently hospitalized: 93; Critically ill:18 (This data represents individuals currently hospitalized in a Delaware hospital regardless of residence, and is not cumulative.)
- Delawareans recovered: 6,646
- 90,012 negative cases
Delaware is considering patients fully recovered seven days after resolution of their symptoms. Three days after symptoms resolve, patients are no longer required to self-isolate at home; however, they must continue to practice strict social distancing for the remaining four days before returning to their normal daily routine.
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.
