New Castle County

DPH learned that one previously reported death involved a resident of a long-term care facility. The record was updated. Therefore the total number of deaths involving residents of long-term care facilities has increased by one today

Total Deaths

335 5.3 per 10,000 people

Confirmed

282

Probable

53

Trends: New Castle County over the Last 14 Days

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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.

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.

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Current Hospitalizations (New Castle County)

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Cumulative Number of Positive Cases

State of Delaware

New Castle County

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.

Total Persons Tested Total Tests

New Castle County

196,299 3,536.1 per 10,000 people

Total Persons Tested in Comparable Location

State of Delaware

333,059

New Castle County

294,137 5,298.5 per 10,000 people

Total Tests in Comparable Location

State of Delaware

519,743

Total Persons Tested Total Tests

196,299

Total count on 10/22/2020

3,536.1

rate per 10,000 people on 10/22/2020

Total Persons Tested

294,137

Total count on 10/22/2020

5,298.5

rate per 10,000 people on 10/22/2020

Total Tests

183,898

Total count on 10/22/2020

3,312.7

rate per 10,000 people on 10/22/2020

Persons Tested Negative

Total Persons Tested by Race/Ethnicity

Total Persons Tested by Race/Ethnicity & County

Race/Ethnicity	New Castle	State of Delaware	Kent	Sussex
Non-Hispanic White	87,797	154,370	17,333	41,532
Non-Hispanic Black	39,944	60,469	8,947	7,755
Another/Multiple	16,360	27,013	2,337	6,238
Hispanic/Latino	15,649	25,425	1,997	6,669
Asian/Pacific Islander	5,848	7,175	574	525
Unknown	30,701	58,607	11,823	12,603

Rate of Persons Tested by Race/Ethnicity

Rate of Persons Tested by Race/Ethnicity & County

Race/Ethnicity	New Castle	State of Delaware	Kent	Sussex
Hispanic/Latino	2,894.2	2,945.6	1,639.6	3,323.9
Non-Hispanic Black	2,881.8	2,881.0	2,020.0	2,873.1
Non-Hispanic White	2,451.2	2,357.1	1,494.7	2,297.6
Asian/Pacific Islander	1,900.2	1,928.8	1,608.7	1,837.6

Cases (New Castle County)

Total Positive Cases

12,401 219.8 per 10,000 people

Confirmed

12,123

Probable

278

Positive Cases in Comparable Location

State of Delaware

23,528

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Rate of Cases by Age

Rate of Cases by Age & County

Age	New Castle	State of Delaware	Kent	Sussex
0-4	72.8	76.0	47.3	111.3
5-17	104.6	111.8	68.2	173.8
18-34	308.9	355.4	241.3	639.4
35-49	258.6	317.8	258.1	553.4
50-64	222.0	244.9	221.8	310.1
65+	228.8	220.3	204.8	213.5

Rate of Cases by Sex

Rate of Cases by Sex & County

Sex	New Castle	State of Delaware	Kent	Sussex
Female	240.9	259.3	201.1	348.2
Male	204.3	234.7	183.9	348.1

Rate of Cases by Race/Ethnicity

Rate of Cases by Race/Ethnicity & County

Race/Ethnicity	New Castle	State of Delaware	Kent	Sussex
Hispanic/Latino	473.8	594.1	311.2	1,083.0
Non-Hispanic Black	267.7	292.7	250.8	484.2
Non-Hispanic White	127.1	139.5	121.6	174.6
Asian/Pacific Islander	67.3	86.8	159.8	206.5

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Total Cases by Age

Total Cases by Age & County

Age	New Castle	State of Delaware	Kent	Sussex
0-4	237 (2%)	417 (2%)	52 (2%)	126 (2%)
5-17	927 (7%)	1,661 (7%)	202 (6%)	527 (7%)
18-34	4,128 (33%)	7,551 (32%)	1,003 (30%)	2,383 (31%)
35-49	2,736 (22%)	5,411 (23%)	798 (24%)	1,855 (24%)
50-64	2,510 (20%)	4,806 (20%)	738 (22%)	1,547 (20%)
65+	1,863 (15%)	3,682 (16%)	583 (17%)	1,222 (16%)

Total Cases by Sex

Total Cases by Sex & County

Sex	New Castle	State of Delaware	Kent	Sussex
Female	6,896 (56%)	12,703 (54%)	1,821 (54%)	3,938 (51%)
Male	5,492 (44%)	10,787 (46%)	1,550 (46%)	3,705 (48%)
Unknown		38 (0%)

Total Cases by Race/Ethnicity

Total Cases by Race/Ethnicity & County

Race/Ethnicity	New Castle	State of Delaware	Kent	Sussex
Non-Hispanic White	4,551 (37%)	9,139 (39%)	1,410 (42%)	3,156 (41%)
Non-Hispanic Black	3,710 (30%)	6,144 (26%)	1,111 (33%)	1,307 (17%)
Hispanic/Latino	2,562 (21%)	5,128 (22%)	379 (11%)	2,173 (28%)
Another/Multiple	555 (4%)	1,084 (5%)	142 (4%)	380 (5%)
Asian/Pacific Islander	207 (2%)	323 (1%)	57 (2%)	59 (1%)
Unknown	816 (7%)	1,710 (7%)	277 (8%)	585 (8%)

Outcomes (New Castle County)

6,458

Total count on 10/22/2020

115.4

rate per 10,000 people on 10/22/2020

Recoveries

335

Total count on 10/22/2020

5.3

rate per 10,000 people on 10/22/2020

Deaths

Total Deaths by Age

Total Deaths by Age & County

Age	New Castle	State of Delaware	Kent	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		18 (3%)
50-64	32 (10%)	84 (13%)	24 (20%)	28 (13%)
65+	290 (87%)	555 (83%)	92 (77%)	173 (80%)

Total Deaths by Sex

Total Deaths by Sex & County

Sex	New Castle	State of Delaware	Kent	Sussex
Female	173 (52%)	351 (52%)	60 (50%)	118 (55%)
Male	162 (48%)	319 (48%)	59 (50%)	98 (45%)

Total Deaths by Race/Ethnicity

Total Deaths by Race/Ethnicity & County

Race/Ethnicity	New Castle	State of Delaware	Kent	Sussex
Non-Hispanic White	217 (65%)	434 (65%)	70 (59%)	147 (68%)
Non-Hispanic Black	86 (26%)	174 (26%)	45 (38%)	43 (20%)
Another/Multiple		12 (2%)
Hispanic/Latino		49 (7%)
Asian/Pacific Islander		1 (0%)

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