Kent County

Case counts and test data by date of report can vary significantly from day to day for a variety of reasons. In addition to changes due to actual changes in disease incidence, trends are strongly influenced by testing patterns (who gets tested and why), testing availability, lab analysis backlogs, lab reporting delays, new labs joining our electronic laboratory reporting system, mass screenings, etc.

Current Hospitalizations (Kent County)

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Percent of persons testing positive, and percent of tests that are positive are helpful indicators in understanding the spread of infection in a community. Percent of persons testing positive indicate one result reported for each individual tested (positive or negative), even if that person is tested more than once with the same result. As a result, it often reflects higher positivity rates.

Percent of tests that are positive indicates the total number of specimens tested, including when an individual is tested more than once, and reflects higher reported test numbers and lower positivity rates. It is also more widely used by other states and the Federal government, and is therefore useful to compare Delaware to other jurisdictions.

Because of the increasing frequency of repeat testing, using person-based percent positives could be misleading on a daily basis. Therefore, using the percent of tests that are positive is a more useful measure to make operational decisions. Data for percent of tests that are positive are based on the testing date, while data for persons testing positive is based on the date results are reported to DPH. There is a two-day lag for presenting data related to percent of tests that are positive to account for the time delay between the date of the test and the date that DPH receives the test result.

Percent of persons testing positive Percent of tests that are positive

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Percent Positive

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Percent Positive

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New Positive Cases

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Average

Tests Performed

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State of Delaware

Kent County

Current Status

Data are updated every Monday *

3

Significant

Community Spread

DPH continues to advise districts and charters to follow the statewide school reopening status which currently indicates hybrid learning.

* Unlike other COVID data on My Healthy Community, historical data presented on the school reopening dashboard are not updated daily. This is because the reopening dashboard is used to make decisions based on the best available data at the time and are not informed by real-time updates to historical data. These data are updated on Mondays. This is to allow for complete reporting of the week's test data.

Breakdown of This Week's Status (11/21/2020 - 11/27/2020)

Overall rating *

Significant

New cases rate

(per 100,000 people)

277.1

Significant

More than 100

% of tests that are positive

8.3%

Significant

More than 8%

Avg. daily hospitalizations

(per 100,000 people)

15.1

Minimal-to-Moderate

10 to 25

* The State of Delaware uses statewide COVID-19 data to make recommendations about school reopening. Current statewide data do not indicate school closures.

Planning Scenarios for Schools

	1 Minimal Community Spread	2 Minimal-to-Moderate Community Spread	3 Significant Community Spread
Description	Schools are open for in-person instruction.	Schools may use a hybrid model of remote learning and in-person learning options with precautions in place.	School buildings are closed — remote learning only.
Criteria
New cases rate (per 100,000 people)	Fewer than 5	5 to 100	More than 100
% of tests that are positive	Less than 1%	1 to 8%	More than 8%
Avg. daily hospitalizations (per 100,000 people)	Fewer than 10	10 to 25	More than 25
Overall rating*	2 or more Minimal (green) ratings	2 or more Minimal-to-Moderate (yellow) ratings	2 or more Significant (red) ratings

*If there is one of each color, % of tests that are positive determines the overall rating.

Status by Week	Overall rating	New cases rate (per 100,000 people)	% of tests that are positive	Avg. daily hospitalizations (per 100,000 people)
11/21/2020 - 11/27/2020	Significant	277.1	8.3	15.1
11/14/2020 - 11/20/2020	Minimal-to-Moderate	200.8	5.8	14.4
11/07/2020 - 11/13/2020	Minimal-to-Moderate	156.0	4.7	8.2
10/31/2020 - 11/06/2020	Minimal-to-Moderate	94.0	4.3	2.8
10/24/2020 - 10/30/2020	Minimal-to-Moderate	87.4	4.1	3.8

Testing

How can I get tested?

Percent of persons testing positive, and percent of tests that are positive are helpful indicators in understanding the spread of infection in a community. Percent of persons testing positive indicate one result reported for each individual tested (positive or negative), even if that person is tested more than once with the same result. As a result, it often reflects higher positivity rates.

Percent of tests that are positive indicates the total number of specimens tested, including when an individual is tested more than once, and reflects higher reported test numbers and lower positivity rates. It is also more widely used by other states and the Federal government, and is therefore useful to compare Delaware to other jurisdictions.

Because of the increasing frequency of repeat testing, using person-based percent positives could be misleading on a daily basis. Therefore, using the percent of tests that are positive is a more useful measure to make operational decisions. Data for percent of tests that are positive are based on the testing date, while data for persons testing positive is based on the date results are reported to DPH. There is a two-day lag for presenting data related to percent of tests that are positive to account for the time delay between the date of the test and the date that DPH receives the test result.

Date Range:

Total Persons Tested Total Tests

Kent County

57,536 32,911.2 per 100,000 people

Total Persons Tested in Comparable Location

State of Delaware

440,766

Kent County

85,184 48,726.1 per 100,000 people

Total Tests in Comparable Location

State of Delaware

778,298

Total Persons Tested Total Tests

57,536

Total count on 12/06/2020

32,911.2

rate per 100,000 people on 12/06/2020

Total Persons Tested

85,184

Total count on 12/06/2020

48,726.1

rate per 100,000 people on 12/06/2020

Total Tests

51,591

Total count on 12/06/2020

2,951.1

rate per 10,000 people on 12/06/2020

Persons Tested Negative

Total Persons Tested by Race/Ethnicity

Total Persons Tested by Race/Ethnicity & County

Race/Ethnicity	Kent	State of Delaware	New Castle	Sussex
Non-Hispanic White	25,726	213,710	120,633	56,443
Non-Hispanic Black	12,689	80,219	52,724	9,809
Another/Multiple	3,566	40,634	24,932	8,947
Hispanic/Latino	2,862	34,648	22,063	8,277
Asian/Pacific Islander	813	10,150	8,321	718
Unknown	11,880	61,405	32,747	13,496

Rate of Persons Tested by Race/Ethnicity

Rate of Persons Tested by Race/Ethnicity & County

Race/Ethnicity	Kent	State of Delaware	New Castle	Sussex
Non-Hispanic Black	2,864.9	3,821.9	3,803.8	3,634.0
Hispanic/Latino	2,349.8	4,014.1	4,080.4	4,125.3
Asian/Pacific Islander	2,278.6	2,728.5	2,703.8	2,513.1
Non-Hispanic White	2,218.5	3,263.2	3,367.9	3,122.5

Cases (Kent County)

Total Positive Cases

5,945 339.1 per 10,000 people

Confirmed

5,673

Probable

272

Positive Cases in Comparable Location

State of Delaware

39,912

0-4

5-17

18-34

35-49

50-64

65+

Rate of Cases by Age

Rate of Cases by Age & County

Age	Kent	State of Delaware	New Castle	Sussex
0-4	103.7	159.1	172.1	173.2
5-17	152.6	242.0	254.4	291.9
18-34	433.6	598.2	572.1	865.8
35-49	443.2	526.7	479.7	745.5
50-64	380.8	411.6	390.5	476.3
65+	330.3	340.5	338.2	346.3

Rate of Cases by Sex

Rate of Cases by Sex & County

Sex	Kent	State of Delaware	New Castle	Sussex
Female	349.0	436.0	431.1	513.5
Male	329.5	402.4	384.5	501.3

Rate of Cases by Race/Ethnicity

Rate of Cases by Race/Ethnicity & County

Race/Ethnicity	Kent	State of Delaware	New Castle	Sussex
Hispanic/Latino	506.6	878.8	797.1	1,317.8
Non-Hispanic Black	408.2	467.1	449.8	647.6
Asian/Pacific Islander	285.9	188.2	163.8	329.0
Non-Hispanic White	238.4	264.1	255.2	297.1

0-4

5-17

18-34

35-49

50-64

65+

Total Cases by Age

Total Cases by Age & County

Age	Kent	State of Delaware	New Castle	Sussex
0-4	114 (2%)	873 (2%)	560 (2%)	196 (2%)
5-17	452 (8%)	3,595 (9%)	2,255 (10%)	885 (8%)
18-34	1,802 (30%)	12,709 (32%)	7,644 (34%)	3,227 (29%)
35-49	1,370 (23%)	8,967 (22%)	5,076 (22%)	2,499 (22%)
50-64	1,267 (21%)	8,078 (20%)	4,416 (19%)	2,376 (21%)
65+	940 (16%)	5,690 (14%)	2,754 (12%)	1,982 (18%)

Total Cases by Sex

Total Cases by Sex & County

Sex	Kent	State of Delaware	New Castle	Sussex
Female	3,160 (53%)	21,360 (54%)	12,341 (54%)	5,808 (52%)
Male	2,777 (47%)	18,492 (46%)	10,337 (46%)	5,335 (48%)
Unknown		60 (0%)

Total Cases by Race/Ethnicity

Total Cases by Race/Ethnicity & County

Race/Ethnicity	Kent	State of Delaware	New Castle	Sussex
Non-Hispanic White	2,765 (47%)	17,298 (43%)	9,141 (40%)	5,371 (48%)
Non-Hispanic Black	1,808 (30%)	9,804 (25%)	6,235 (27%)	1,748 (16%)
Hispanic/Latino	617 (10%)	7,585 (19%)	4,310 (19%)	2,644 (24%)
Another/Multiple	286 (5%)	2,236 (6%)	1,311 (6%)	621 (6%)
Asian/Pacific Islander	102 (2%)	700 (2%)	504 (2%)	94 (1%)
Unknown	367 (6%)	2,289 (6%)	1,204 (5%)	687 (6%)

Outcomes (Kent County)

2,652

Total count on 12/06/2020

152.7

rate per 10,000 people on 12/06/2020

Recoveries

133

Total count on 12/06/2020

6.5

rate per 10,000 people on 12/06/2020

Deaths

Total Deaths by Age

Total Deaths by Age & County

Age	Kent	State of Delaware	New Castle	Sussex
0-4	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
5-17	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
18-34		13 (2%)
35-49		20 (3%)
50-64	25 (19%)	103 (13%)	42 (11%)	36 (13%)
65+	105 (79%)	657 (83%)	336 (86%)	216 (81%)

Total Deaths by Sex

Total Deaths by Sex & County

Sex	Kent	State of Delaware	New Castle	Sussex
Male	67 (50%)	387 (49%)	190 (48%)	130 (49%)
Female	66 (50%)	406 (51%)	202 (52%)	138 (51%)

Total Deaths by Race/Ethnicity

Total Deaths by Race/Ethnicity & County

Race/Ethnicity	Kent	State of Delaware	New Castle	Sussex
Non-Hispanic White	81 (61%)	527 (66%)	256 (65%)	190 (71%)
Non-Hispanic Black	47 (35%)	198 (25%)	100 (26%)	51 (19%)
Another/Multiple		12 (2%)
Hispanic/Latino		53 (7%)
Asian/Pacific Islander		2 (0%)
Unknown		1 (0%)

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Data Dashboard

Kent County

Overview

Kent County's Latest Status

Key Public Health Metrics

Positive Cases in Kent County

Positive Cases in Comparable Location

Deaths in Kent County

Trends: Kent County over the Last 14 Days

Current Hospitalizations

Percent Positive

New Positive Cases

Tests Performed

Cases by County (Cumulative)

School Reopening Criteria

Current Status

Breakdown of This Week's Status (11/21/2020 - 11/27/2020)

Planning Scenarios for Schools

Status by Week

Testing

Latest Status

Testing Totals in Kent County

Total Persons Tested in Comparable Location

Total Tests in Comparable Location

Trends

Testing Totals

Persons Tested Negative

Demographics

Total Persons Tested by Race/Ethnicity

Total Persons Tested by Race/Ethnicity & County

Rate of Persons Tested by Race/Ethnicity

Rate of Persons Tested by Race/Ethnicity & County

Cases (Kent County)

Latest Status

Total Positive Cases in Kent County

Positive Cases in Comparable Location

Demographics

Positive Cases per 10,000 Population by Age Group

Rate of Cases by Age

Rate of Cases by Age & County

Rate of Cases by Sex

Rate of Cases by Sex & County

Rate of Cases by Race/Ethnicity

Rate of Cases by Race/Ethnicity & County

Count of Positive Cases by Age Group

Total Cases by Age

Total Cases by Age & County

Total Cases by Sex

Total Cases by Sex & County

Total Cases by Race/Ethnicity

Total Cases by Race/Ethnicity & County

Outcomes (Kent County)

Trends

Recoveries

Deaths

Demographics

Total Deaths by Age

Total Deaths by Age & County

Total Deaths by Sex

Total Deaths by Sex & County

Total Deaths by Race/Ethnicity

Total Deaths by Race/Ethnicity & County

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