Coronavirus (COVID-19) Data Dashboard

New Castle County

A resource of COVID-19 data and facts for Delaware families and communities.

New Castle County's Latest Status

Data are current as of 6pm the previous day. Last update: 07/20/2020 5:28 PM.

Rate of COVID cases per 10,000 population

Positive Cases in New Castle County

Total Positive Cases
6,125 107.0 per 10,000 people
Confirmed
5,963
Probable
162

Positive Cases in Comparable Location

Deaths in New Castle County

Total Deaths
250 4.0 per 10,000 people
Confirmed
215
Probable
35

Cases by County (Cumulative)

State of Delaware
New Castle County

Latest Status

Total Persons Tested per 10,000 Population

Total Persons Tested in New Castle County

New Castle County
82,506 1,486.0 per 10,000 people

Total Persons Tested in Comparable Location

Demographics

Updated: 07/20/2020

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 36,155 70,077 7,984 22,308
Non-Hispanic Black 18,504 30,606 4,756 5,197
Hispanic/Latino 6,131 12,573 973 4,917
Another/Multiple 5,696 10,523 937 3,121
Asian/Pacific Islander 1,987 2,706 285 326
Unknown 14,033 29,488 5,699 7,577
Updated: 07/20/2020

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 1,335.0 1,458.2 1,073.8 1,925.4
Hispanic/Latino 1,133.9 1,456.6 798.9 2,450.7
Non-Hispanic White 1,009.4 1,070.0 688.5 1,234.1
Asian/Pacific Islander 645.7 727.4 798.8 1,141.1

Cases (New Castle County)

Latest Status

Total Positive Cases in New Castle County

Total Positive Cases
6,125 107.0 per 10,000 people
Confirmed
5,963
Probable
162

Positive Cases in Comparable Location

Demographics

Updated: 07/20/2020

Total Cases by Age

Total Cases by Age & County

Age New Castle State of Delaware Kent Sussex
0-4 76 (1%) 176 (1%) 19 (1%) 80 (2%)
5-17 297 (5%) 740 (5%) 72 (4%) 358 (7%)
18-34 1,868 (30%) 4,169 (31%) 545 (27%) 1,690 (32%)
35-49 1,386 (23%) 3,304 (24%) 514 (26%) 1,363 (26%)
50-64 1,348 (22%) 2,869 (21%) 466 (23%) 1,036 (19%)
65+ 1,150 (19%) 2,366 (17%) 397 (20%) 806 (15%)
Updated: 07/20/2020

Total Cases by Sex

Total Cases by Sex & County

Sex New Castle State of Delaware Kent Sussex
Female 3,431 (56%) 7,513 (55%) 1,138 (57%) 2,863 (54%)
Male 2,686 (44%) 6,092 (45%) 873 (43%) 2,462 (46%)
Unknown
19 (0%)
Updated: 07/20/2020

Total Cases by Race/Ethnicity

Total Cases by Race/Ethnicity & County

Race/Ethnicity New Castle State of Delaware Kent Sussex
Non-Hispanic White 1,976 (32%) 4,509 (33%) 772 (38%) 1,704 (32%)
Non-Hispanic Black 1,893 (31%) 3,478 (26%) 698 (35%) 852 (16%)
Hispanic/Latino 1,382 (23%) 3,576 (26%) 243 (12%) 1,925 (36%)
Another/Multiple 265 (4%) 654 (5%) 73 (4%) 308 (6%)
Asian/Pacific Islander 110 (2%) 191 (1%) 35 (2%) 45 (1%)
Unknown 499 (8%) 1,216 (9%) 192 (10%) 499 (9%)
Updated: 07/20/2020

Rate of Cases by Age

Rate of Cases by Age & County

Age New Castle State of Delaware Kent Sussex
0-4 23.4 32.1 17.3 70.7
5-17 33.5 49.8 24.3 118.1
18-34 139.8 196.2 131.1 453.4
35-49 131.0 194.1 166.3 406.6
50-64 119.2 146.2 140.0 207.7
65+ 141.2 141.6 139.5 140.8
Updated: 07/20/2020

Rate of Cases by Sex

Rate of Cases by Sex & County

Sex New Castle State of Delaware Kent Sussex
Female 119.9 153.4 125.7 253.1
Male 99.9 132.6 103.6 231.3
Updated: 07/20/2020

Rate of Cases by Race/Ethnicity

Rate of Cases by Race/Ethnicity & County

Race/Ethnicity New Castle State of Delaware Kent Sussex
Hispanic/Latino 255.6 414.3 199.5 959.4
Non-Hispanic Black 136.6 165.7 157.6 315.6
Non-Hispanic White 55.2 68.8 66.6 94.3
Asian/Pacific Islander 35.7 51.3 98.1 157.5

Outcomes (New Castle County)

Demographics

Updated: 07/20/2020

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+ 218 (87%) 432 (83%) 74 (78%) 140 (79%)
Updated: 07/20/2020

Total Deaths by Sex

Total Deaths by Sex & County

Sex New Castle State of Delaware Kent Sussex
Female 129 (52%) 276 (53%) 47 (49%) 100 (56%)
Male 121 (48%) 247 (47%) 48 (51%) 78 (44%)
Updated: 07/20/2020

Total Deaths by Race/Ethnicity

Total Deaths by Race/Ethnicity & County

Race/Ethnicity New Castle State of Delaware Kent Sussex
Non-Hispanic White 159 (64%) 326 (62%) 55 (58%) 112 (63%)
Non-Hispanic Black 61 (24%) 134 (26%) 34 (36%) 39 (22%)
Another/Multiple
6 (1%)
Hispanic/Latino
34 (7%)
Asian/Pacific Islander
1 (0%)
Unknown
22 (4%)

Mitigation

Strategies

Mitigation Status 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