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: 07/10/2020 2:27 PM.

Total Positive Cases

5,688 99.0 per 10,000 people

Confirmed

5,488

Probable

200

Positive Cases in Comparable Location

State of Delaware

12,652

Total Deaths

249 4.0 per 10,000 people

Confirmed

215

Probable

34

State of Delaware

New Castle County

Testing

How can I get tested?

69,892

Total count on 07/10/2020

1,259.0

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

Total Persons Tested

64,204

Total count on 07/10/2020

1,156.6

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

Tested Negative

New Castle County

69,892 1,259.0 per 10,000 people

Total Persons Tested in Comparable Location

State of Delaware

132,708

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	30,983	59,745	6,689	19,039
Non-Hispanic Black	16,520	27,350	4,179	4,760
Hispanic/Latino	5,305	11,311	861	4,676
Another/Multiple	3,836	7,935	731	2,842
Asian/Pacific Islander	1,645	2,262	235	294
Unknown	11,603	24,105	4,339	6,226

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	1,191.9	1,303.1	943.5	1,763.5
Hispanic/Latino	981.1	1,310.4	706.9	2,330.5
Non-Hispanic White	865.0	912.3	576.8	1,053.3
Asian/Pacific Islander	534.5	608.1	658.6	1,029.1

Cases (New Castle County)

Total Positive Cases

5,688 99.0 per 10,000 people

Confirmed

5,488

Probable

200

Positive Cases in Comparable Location

State of Delaware

12,652

Total Cases by Age

Total Cases by Age & County

Age	New Castle	State of Delaware	Kent	Sussex
0-4	67 (1%)	162 (1%)	15 (1%)	79 (2%)
5-17	253 (4%)	649 (5%)	52 (3%)	334 (7%)
18-34	1,693 (30%)	3,823 (30%)	492 (27%)	1,593 (32%)
35-49	1,278 (22%)	3,058 (24%)	464 (26%)	1,292 (26%)
50-64	1,283 (23%)	2,708 (21%)	431 (24%)	979 (19%)
65+	1,114 (20%)	2,252 (18%)	361 (20%)	768 (15%)

Total Cases by Sex

Total Cases by Sex & County

Sex	New Castle	State of Delaware	Kent	Sussex
Female	3,168 (56%)	6,956 (55%)	1,031 (57%)	2,703 (54%)
Male	2,512 (44%)	5,678 (45%)	783 (43%)	2,334 (46%)
Unknown		18 (0%)

Total Cases by Race/Ethnicity

Total Cases by Race/Ethnicity & County

Race/Ethnicity	New Castle	State of Delaware	Kent	Sussex
Non-Hispanic White	1,823 (32%)	4,058 (32%)	655 (36%)	1,548 (31%)
Non-Hispanic Black	1,747 (31%)	3,233 (26%)	654 (36%)	808 (16%)
Hispanic/Latino	1,299 (23%)	3,425 (27%)	230 (13%)	1,877 (37%)
Another/Multiple	246 (4%)	613 (5%)	64 (4%)	295 (6%)
Asian/Pacific Islander	107 (2%)	184 (1%)	35 (2%)	41 (1%)
Unknown	466 (8%)	1,139 (9%)	177 (10%)	476 (9%)

Rate of Cases by Age

Rate of Cases by Age & County

Age	New Castle	State of Delaware	Kent	Sussex
0-4	20.6	29.5	13.6	69.8
5-17	28.5	43.7	17.6	110.2
18-34	126.7	179.9	118.4	427.4
35-49	120.8	179.6	150.1	385.4
50-64	113.5	138.0	129.5	196.2
65+	136.8	134.7	126.8	134.2

Rate of Cases by Sex

Rate of Cases by Sex & County

Sex	New Castle	State of Delaware	Kent	Sussex
Female	110.7	142.0	113.9	239.0
Male	93.4	123.6	92.9	219.3

Rate of Cases by Race/Ethnicity

Rate of Cases by Race/Ethnicity & County

Race/Ethnicity	New Castle	State of Delaware	Kent	Sussex
Hispanic/Latino	240.2	396.8	188.8	935.5
Non-Hispanic Black	126.0	154.0	147.7	299.3
Non-Hispanic White	50.9	62.0	56.5	85.6
Asian/Pacific Islander	34.8	49.5	98.1	143.5

Outcomes (New Castle County)

2,973

Total count on 07/10/2020

53.6

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

Recoveries

249

Total count on 07/10/2020

4.5

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

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	25 (10%)	67 (13%)	18 (20%)	24 (14%)
65+	216 (87%)	425 (82%)	71 (77%)	138 (78%)

Total Deaths by Sex

Total Deaths by Sex & County

Sex	New Castle	State of Delaware	Kent	Sussex
Female	128 (51%)	273 (53%)	46 (50%)	99 (56%)
Male	121 (49%)	244 (47%)	46 (50%)	77 (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%)	324 (63%)	54 (59%)	112 (64%)
Non-Hispanic Black	61 (24%)	132 (26%)	33 (36%)	38 (22%)
Another/Multiple		6 (1%)
Hispanic/Latino		32 (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