New Castle County

Overview

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.

Average

Percent Who Tested Positive

Trend Line

Average

New Cases

Trend Line

Cumulative Number of Positive Cases

Deaths

Data are current as of 6pm the previous day. Last update: 07/17/2020 10:46 AM.

Total Positive Cases

5,981 104.0 per 10,000 people

Confirmed

5,820

Probable

161

Positive Cases in Comparable Location

State of Delaware

13,337

Total Deaths

249 4.0 per 10,000 people

Confirmed

214

Probable

35

State of Delaware

New Castle County

Testing

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77,648

Total count on 07/17/2020

1,398.7

rate per 10,000 people on 07/17/2020

Total Persons Tested

71,667

Total count on 07/17/2020

1,291.0

rate per 10,000 people on 07/17/2020

Tested Negative

New Castle County

77,648 1,399.0 per 10,000 people

Total Persons Tested in Comparable Location

State of Delaware

148,610

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	33,987	66,586	7,783	21,354
Non-Hispanic Black	17,777	29,543	4,654	5,035
Hispanic/Latino	5,776	12,076	932	4,852
Another/Multiple	5,080	9,714	913	3,007
Asian/Pacific Islander	1,816	2,507	279	312
Unknown	13,212	28,184	5,497	7,391

Rate of Persons Tested by Race/Ethnicity

Rate of Persons Tested by Race/Ethnicity & County

Race/Ethnicity	New Castle	State of Delaware	Kent	Sussex
Non-Hispanic Black	1,282.5	1,407.5	1,050.8	1,865.4
Hispanic/Latino	1,068.2	1,399.1	765.2	2,418.3
Non-Hispanic White	948.9	1,016.7	671.2	1,181.3
Asian/Pacific Islander	590.1	673.9	782.0	1,092.1

Cases (New Castle County)

Total Positive Cases

5,981 104.0 per 10,000 people

Confirmed

5,820

Probable

161

Positive Cases in Comparable Location

State of Delaware

13,337

Total Cases by Age

Total Cases by Age & County

Age	New Castle	State of Delaware	Kent	Sussex
0-4	73 (1%)	170 (1%)	17 (1%)	79 (2%)
5-17	277 (5%)	709 (5%)	70 (4%)	351 (7%)
18-34	1,813 (30%)	4,064 (30%)	532 (27%)	1,656 (32%)
35-49	1,351 (23%)	3,223 (24%)	498 (25%)	1,341 (26%)
50-64	1,326 (22%)	2,822 (21%)	464 (23%)	1,018 (19%)
65+	1,141 (19%)	2,349 (18%)	397 (20%)	799 (15%)

Total Cases by Sex

Total Cases by Sex & County

Sex	New Castle	State of Delaware	Kent	Sussex
Female	3,350 (56%)	7,361 (55%)	1,119 (57%)	2,820 (54%)
Male	2,622 (44%)	5,956 (45%)	857 (43%)	2,416 (46%)
Unknown		20 (0%)

Total Cases by Race/Ethnicity

Total Cases by Race/Ethnicity & County

Race/Ethnicity	New Castle	State of Delaware	Kent	Sussex
Non-Hispanic White	1,933 (32%)	4,398 (33%)	755 (38%)	1,662 (32%)
Non-Hispanic Black	1,842 (31%)	3,398 (25%)	686 (35%)	839 (16%)
Hispanic/Latino	1,354 (23%)	3,525 (26%)	237 (12%)	1,910 (36%)
Another/Multiple	257 (4%)	633 (5%)	72 (4%)	298 (6%)
Asian/Pacific Islander	109 (2%)	188 (1%)	35 (2%)	43 (1%)
Unknown	486 (8%)	1,195 (9%)	193 (10%)	492 (9%)

Rate of Cases by Age

Rate of Cases by Age & County

Age	New Castle	State of Delaware	Kent	Sussex
0-4	22.4	31.0	15.5	69.8
5-17	31.3	47.7	23.6	115.8
18-34	135.7	191.3	128.0	444.3
35-49	127.7	189.3	161.1	400.0
50-64	117.3	143.8	139.4	204.1
65+	140.1	140.6	139.5	139.6

Rate of Cases by Sex

Rate of Cases by Sex & County

Sex	New Castle	State of Delaware	Kent	Sussex
Female	117.0	150.2	123.6	249.3
Male	97.5	129.6	101.7	227.0

Rate of Cases by Race/Ethnicity

Rate of Cases by Race/Ethnicity & County

Race/Ethnicity	New Castle	State of Delaware	Kent	Sussex
Hispanic/Latino	250.4	408.4	194.6	952.0
Non-Hispanic Black	132.9	161.9	154.9	310.8
Non-Hispanic White	54.0	67.2	65.1	91.9
Asian/Pacific Islander	35.4	50.5	98.1	150.5

Outcomes (New Castle County)

3,157

Total count on 07/17/2020

56.9

rate per 10,000 people on 07/17/2020

Recoveries

249

Total count on 07/17/2020

4.5

rate per 10,000 people on 07/17/2020

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		11 (2%)
35-49		14 (3%)
50-64	24 (10%)	66 (13%)	18 (19%)	24 (13%)
65+	217 (87%)	430 (83%)	73 (78%)	140 (79%)

Total Deaths by Sex

Total Deaths by Sex & County

Sex	New Castle	State of Delaware	Kent	Sussex
Female	128 (51%)	275 (53%)	47 (50%)	100 (56%)
Male	121 (49%)	246 (47%)	47 (50%)	78 (44%)

Total Deaths by Race/Ethnicity

Total Deaths by Race/Ethnicity & County

Race/Ethnicity	New Castle	State of Delaware	Kent	Sussex
Non-Hispanic White	158 (63%)	325 (62%)	55 (59%)	112 (63%)
Non-Hispanic Black	61 (24%)	134 (26%)	34 (36%)	39 (22%)
Another/Multiple		6 (1%)
Hispanic/Latino		33 (6%)
Asian/Pacific Islander		1 (0%)
Unknown		22 (4%)

Mitigation	From	Until	Details
Additional interim steps to expand personal care services to 60% of fire code occupancy	Jun 22	Further Notice	Announcement
Youth and adult recreational sports tournaments may resume – subject to the prior approval of a tournament-specific safety plan by the Division of Public Health (DPH) and following other guidelines	Jun 20	Further Notice	Announcement
Phase 2 of Delaware's Economic Reopening plan in effect	Jun 15	Further Notice	Announcement
Industries at 30% fire code occupancy can increase capacity to 60% of fire code occupancy unless otherwise noted; other restrictions apply	Jun 15	Further Notice	Announcement
Houses of worship encouraged to hold virtual services; 60% occupancy allowed	Jun 15	Further Notice	Announcement
Vulnerable individuals should shelter in place	Jun 01	Further Notice	Announcement
Employers are encouraged to continue to have staff work from home whenever possible	Jun 01	Further Notice	Announcement
Phase 1 of Delaware's Economic Reopening plan in effect	Jun 01	Jun 14	Announcement
Select industries to open and limit capacity to 30% of fire code occupancy; other restrictions apply	Jun 01	Jun 14	Announcement
Beaches, community pools to reopen with restrictions	May 22	Further Notice	Announcement
Local govts. may impose greater restrictions, as permitted by law	May 22	Further Notice	Announcement
Statewide contact tracing plan	May 12	Further Notice	Announcement
Significant expansion of statewide testing program	May 08	Further Notice	Announcement
Face covering required in public settings	Apr 28	Further Notice	Announcement
Schools closed through academic year; offer remote learning	Apr 24	Further Notice	Announcement
Individuals who enter Delaware from another state must self-quarantine for 14 days, with exceptions	Mar 29	Jun 01	Announcement
Stay-at-Home order; Non-essential businesses closed	Mar 22	Jun 01	Announcement
State of Emergency in effect	Mar 12	Further Notice	Announcement

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Data Dashboard

Overview

Trends: New Castle County over the Last 14 Days

Percentage of Persons Who Tested Positive

New Positive Cases

Cumulative Number of Positive Cases

Deaths