State of Delaware

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 (Statewide)

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New Hospital Admissions

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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

Average

Percent Positive

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Average

Percent Positive

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Average

New Cases

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Percentage of Emergency Department Visits for COVID-19-Like Illness (CLI) by Week

Percentage of Emergency Department Visits for Influenza-Like Illness (ILI) by Week

Cumulative Number of Positive Cases

State of Delaware

New Castle County

Kent County

Sussex County

Current Status

Data are updated every Saturday*

2

Minimal-to-Moderate

Community Spread

Schools may use a hybrid model of remote learning and in-person learning options with precautions in place.

*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.

Breakdown of This Week's Status (10/10/2020 - 10/16/2020)

Overall Rating

Minimal-to-Moderate

Schools are partially open

New Cases

(per 100,000 people)

95.6

Minimal-to-Moderate

10 to 100

% of Persons Tested Positive

5.4%

Minimal-to-Moderate

3 to 10%

Avg. Daily Hospitalizations

(per 100,000 people)

11.1

Minimal-to-Moderate

10 to 25

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 (per 100,000 people)	Fewer than 10	10 to 100	More than 100
% of Persons Tested Positive	Less than 3%	3 to 10%	More than 10%
Avg. Daily Hospitalizations (per 100,000 people)	Fewer than 10	10 to 25	More than 25
Overall Rating*	2+ green	2+ yellow	2+ red

*If there is one of each color, % of Persons Tested Positive determines the overall rating.

Status by Week	Overall Rating	New Cases (per 100,000 people)	% of Persons Tested Positive	Avg. Daily Hospitalizations (per 100,000 people)
10/10/2020 - 10/16/2020	Minimal-to-Moderate	95.6	5.4	11.1
10/03/2020 - 10/09/2020	Minimal-to-Moderate	94.8	6.0	9.5
09/26/2020 - 10/02/2020	Minimal-to-Moderate	97.6	7.7	7.3
09/19/2020 - 09/25/2020	Minimal-to-Moderate	72.2	6.5	6.1
09/12/2020 - 09/18/2020	Minimal-to-Moderate	75.0	7.1	6.3
09/05/2020 - 09/11/2020	Minimal-to-Moderate	66.2	5.9	6.1
08/29/2020 - 09/04/2020	Minimal-to-Moderate	72.2	4.5	6.1
08/22/2020 - 08/28/2020	Minimal-to-Moderate	61.5	4.5	5.1
08/15/2020 - 08/21/2020	Minimal-to-Moderate	47.8	4.1	3.6
08/08/2020 - 08/14/2020	Minimal-to-Moderate	50.8	4.0	3.7
08/01/2020 - 08/07/2020	Minimal-to-Moderate	56.5	4.2	4.3
07/25/2020 - 07/31/2020	Minimal-to-Moderate	70.0	4.3	6.0
07/18/2020 - 07/24/2020	Minimal-to-Moderate	70.7	4.2	5.7

Fluid Resistant Gowns and Isolation Gowns

2 Weeks+ Left (Stable)

Face Shields

2 Weeks+ Left (Stable)

Glasses and Goggles

2 Weeks+ Left (Stable)

Gloves

1-2 Weeks Left

Isolation and Procedural-Ear Loop Masks

2 Weeks+ Left (Stable)

N95 Masks

2 Weeks+ Left (Stable)

Surgical Masks

2 Weeks+ Left (Stable)

ICU Bed Availability

Stable (75% or less occupied)

Ventilator Availability

Stable (75% or less occupied)

Hospital ED Wait Times

< 5 hours

Hospital Census/Capacity

< 98%

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

State of Delaware

335,112 3,529.4 per 10,000 people

Total Persons Tested by County

Unknown

18,515

State of Delaware

522,612 5,504.1 per 10,000 people

Total Tests by County

Unknown

56,883

Total Persons Tested Total Tests

335,112

Total count on 10/23/2020

3,529.4

rate per 10,000 people on 10/23/2020

Total Persons Tested

522,612

Total count on 10/23/2020

5,504.1

rate per 10,000 people on 10/23/2020

Total Tests

311,425

Total count on 10/23/2020

3,279.9

rate per 10,000 people on 10/23/2020

Persons Tested Negative

Total Persons Tested by Race/Ethnicity

Total Persons Tested by Race/Ethnicity & County

Race/Ethnicity	State of Delaware	New Castle	Kent	Sussex
Non-Hispanic White	155,520	88,463	17,448	41,865
Non-Hispanic Black	60,890	40,217	8,997	7,833
Another/Multiple	27,247	16,515	2,361	6,267
Hispanic/Latino	25,554	15,741	2,005	6,692
Asian/Pacific Islander	7,232	5,895	579	528
Unknown	58,669	30,725	11,838	12,628

Rate of Persons Tested by Race/Ethnicity

Rate of Persons Tested by Race/Ethnicity & County

Race/Ethnicity	State of Delaware	New Castle	Kent	Sussex
Hispanic/Latino	2,960.6	2,911.2	1,646.1	3,335.3
Non-Hispanic Black	2,901.0	2,901.5	2,031.3	2,902.0
Non-Hispanic White	2,374.7	2,469.8	1,504.7	2,316.0
Asian/Pacific Islander	1,944.1	1,915.5	1,622.8	1,848.1

Cases (State Of Delaware)

Total Positive Cases

23,687 250.4 per 10,000 people

Confirmed

22,567

Probable

1,120

Residents of Long-Term Care Facilities

1,457

Positive Cases by County

Unknown

91

23,687

Total count on 10/23/2020

250.4

rate per 10,000 people on 10/23/2020

Positive Cases

106

Total count on 10/23/2020

1.1

rate per 10,000 people on 10/23/2020

Current Hospitalizations

Case counts broken down by participation in an event or visitation to an entertainment or recreational venue in the two weeks prior to COVID-19 symptom onset. These counts suggest potential exposure during the event/visit — they do not indicate virus contraction.

10/11/2020 - 10/17/2020

Total number of cases who reported participating in an event or visiting a venue in the two weeks prior to the onset of their symptoms (or if no symptoms, date of their test)

168 23%

of interviewed cases

547 interviewed cases did not report participating in an event or visiting a venue

Top three venues per category

Venue category	Case Count*
Beaches	19
Events	74
Religious service**	22
Wedding	20
Other large gathering	10
Entertainment and Recreational Places	75
Restaurant	30
Gym	11
Other tourist attraction	11

* Individuals who test positive are interviewed to determine the venues visited in the two weeks prior to the onset of their symptoms (or if no symptoms, date of their test). This information was used to calculate the data above. Counts do not necessarily suggest a degree of risk associated with these venues but may suggest the need for further investigation.

** Includes choir or singing practice.

Cases Who Visited Venues (Reported 10/11/2020 - 10/17/2020)

0-4

5-17

18-34

35-49

50-64

65+

Rate of Cases by Age

Rate of Cases by Age & County

Age	State of Delaware	New Castle	Kent	Sussex
0-4	77.7	75.3	47.3	112.2
5-17	112.8	105.6	68.9	175.2
18-34	357.7	311.4	242.1	642.9
35-49	319.7	260.2	260.1	555.8
50-64	246.7	223.4	223.0	313.1
65+	221.5	229.6	205.9	215.3

Rate of Cases by Sex

Rate of Cases by Sex & County

Sex	State of Delaware	New Castle	Kent	Sussex
Female	261.0	242.6	202.0	350.6
Male	236.3	205.8	185.1	350.3

Rate of Cases by Race/Ethnicity

Rate of Cases by Race/Ethnicity & County

Race/Ethnicity	State of Delaware	New Castle	Kent	Sussex
Hispanic/Latino	596.8	477.5	312.8	1,083.5
Non-Hispanic Black	294.4	269.5	251.7	486.8
Non-Hispanic White	140.8	128.0	122.2	176.6
Asian/Pacific Islander	88.4	68.2	165.4	210.0

0-4

5-17

18-34

35-49

50-64

65+

Total Cases by Age

Total Cases by Age & County

Age	State of Delaware	New Castle	Kent	Sussex
0-4	426 (2%)	245 (2%)	52 (2%)	127 (2%)
5-17	1,676 (7%)	936 (7%)	204 (6%)	531 (7%)
18-34	7,600 (32%)	4,161 (33%)	1,006 (30%)	2,396 (31%)
35-49	5,442 (23%)	2,753 (22%)	804 (24%)	1,863 (24%)
50-64	4,841 (20%)	2,526 (20%)	742 (22%)	1,562 (20%)
65+	3,702 (16%)	1,870 (15%)	586 (17%)	1,232 (16%)

Total Cases by Sex

Total Cases by Sex & County

Sex	State of Delaware	New Castle	Kent	Sussex
Female	12,787 (54%)	6,944 (56%)	1,829 (54%)	3,966 (51%)
Male	10,861 (46%)	5,533 (44%)	1,560 (46%)	3,728 (48%)
Unknown	39 (0%)

Total Cases by Race/Ethnicity

Total Cases by Race/Ethnicity & County

Race/Ethnicity	State of Delaware	New Castle	Kent	Sussex
Non-Hispanic White	9,218 (39%)	4,586 (37%)	1,417 (42%)	3,193 (41%)
Non-Hispanic Black	6,180 (26%)	3,735 (30%)	1,115 (33%)	1,314 (17%)
Hispanic/Latino	5,151 (22%)	2,582 (21%)	381 (11%)	2,174 (28%)
Another/Multiple	1,095 (5%)	561 (4%)	143 (4%)	384 (5%)
Asian/Pacific Islander	329 (1%)	210 (2%)	59 (2%)	60 (1%)
Unknown	1,714 (7%)	817 (7%)	279 (8%)	586 (8%)

Outcomes (State Of Delaware)

Total Deaths

678 5.6 per 10,000 people

Confirmed

597

Probable

81

Residents of Long-Term Care Facilities

395

Deaths by County

Unknown

0

Total Deaths

8

Age Range

56-84

Individuals Having Underlying Health Conditions

7

Residents of Long-Term Care Facilities

2

Deaths by County

Unknown

0

12,493

Total count on 10/23/2020

134.1

rate per 10,000 people on 10/23/2020

Recoveries

678

Total count on 10/23/2020

5.6

rate per 10,000 people on 10/23/2020

Deaths

Total Deaths by Age

Total Deaths by Age & County

Age	State of Delaware	New Castle	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	86 (13%)	33 (10%)	25 (21%)	28 (13%)
65+	561 (83%)	293 (86%)	92 (77%)	176 (80%)

Total Deaths by Sex

Total Deaths by Sex & County

Sex	State of Delaware	New Castle	Kent	Sussex
Female	354 (52%)	175 (52%)	61 (51%)	118 (54%)
Male	324 (48%)	164 (48%)	59 (49%)	101 (46%)

Total Deaths by Race/Ethnicity

Total Deaths by Race/Ethnicity & County

Race/Ethnicity	State of Delaware	New Castle	Kent	Sussex
Non-Hispanic White	439 (65%)	220 (65%)	70 (58%)	149 (68%)
Non-Hispanic Black	177 (26%)	87 (26%)	46 (38%)	44 (20%)
Hispanic/Latino	49 (7%)
Another/Multiple	12 (2%)
Asian/Pacific Islander	1 (0%)

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