Sussex 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

216 6.2 per 10,000 people

Confirmed

199

Probable

17

Trends: Sussex 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 (Sussex County)

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Cumulative Number of Positive Cases

State of Delaware

Sussex 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

Sussex County

75,322 3,430.9 per 10,000 people

Total Persons Tested in Comparable Location

State of Delaware

333,059

Sussex County

109,938 5,007.7 per 10,000 people

Total Tests in Comparable Location

State of Delaware

519,743

Total Persons Tested Total Tests

75,322

Total count on 10/22/2020

3,430.9

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

Total Persons Tested

109,938

Total count on 10/22/2020

5,007.7

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

Total Tests

67,662

Total count on 10/22/2020

3,082.0

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

Rate of Persons Tested by Race/Ethnicity

Rate of Persons Tested by Race/Ethnicity & County

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

Cases (Sussex County)

Total Positive Cases

7,660 395.3 per 10,000 people

Confirmed

7,006

Probable

654

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

Rate of Cases by Sex

Rate of Cases by Sex & County

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

Rate of Cases by Race/Ethnicity

Rate of Cases by Race/Ethnicity & County

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

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Total Cases by Age

Total Cases by Age & County

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

Total Cases by Sex

Total Cases by Sex & County

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

Total Cases by Race/Ethnicity

Total Cases by Race/Ethnicity & County

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

Outcomes (Sussex County)

4,126

Total count on 10/22/2020

218.5

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

Recoveries

216

Total count on 10/22/2020

6.2

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

Deaths

Total Deaths by Age

Total Deaths by Age & County

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

Total Deaths by Sex

Total Deaths by Sex & County

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

Total Deaths by Race/Ethnicity

Total Deaths by Race/Ethnicity & County

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

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Data Dashboard

Overview

Sussex County's Latest Status

Key Public Health Metrics

Positive Cases in Sussex County

Positive Cases in Comparable Location

Deaths in Sussex County

Trends: Sussex County over the Last 14 Days

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New Positive Cases

Current Hospitalizations

Cumulative Number of Positive Cases

Cases by County (Cumulative)

Testing

Latest Status

Testing Totals in Sussex 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 (Sussex County)

Latest Status

Total Positive Cases in Sussex 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 (Sussex 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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