New Castle County

Overview

Data are current as of 6pm the previous day. Last update: 09/10/2020 1:33 PM.

Total Positive Cases

8,805* 155.2 per 10,000 people

*The updated cumulative number of positive COVID-19 cases today, Sept. 10, includes cases reported on both Tuesday, Sept. 8 and Wednesday, Sept. 9. Please see the graph below titled, “New Positive Cases” for the breakdown of new positive cases reported on each of those days.

Confirmed

8,618

Probable

187

Positive Cases in Comparable Location

State of Delaware

18,466

Total Deaths

305 4.8 per 10,000 people

Confirmed

259

Probable

46

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.

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New Cases

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Cumulative Number of Positive Cases

Deaths

State of Delaware

New Castle County

Testing

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New Castle County

145,134 2,614.4 per 10,000 people

Total Persons Tested in Comparable Location

State of Delaware

256,698

145,134

Total count on 09/10/2020

2,614.4

rate per 10,000 people on 09/10/2020

Total Persons Tested

136,329

Total count on 09/10/2020

2,455.8

rate per 10,000 people on 09/10/2020

Tested Negative

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	63,118	115,013	12,582	33,280
Non-Hispanic Black	29,271	45,937	6,831	6,626
Hispanic/Latino	11,067	19,493	1,521	5,979
Another/Multiple	10,673	17,793	1,633	4,091
Asian/Pacific Islander	4,151	5,204	438	446
Unknown	26,854	53,258	11,283	11,560

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	2,111.8	2,188.6	1,542.3	2,454.8
Hispanic/Latino	2,046.8	2,258.4	1,248.8	2,980.0
Non-Hispanic White	1,762.2	1,756.2	1,085.0	1,841.1
Asian/Pacific Islander	1,348.8	1,398.9	1,227.6	1,561.1

Cases (New Castle County)

Total Positive Cases

8,805* 155.2 per 10,000 people

*The updated cumulative number of positive COVID-19 cases today, Sept. 10, includes cases reported on both Tuesday, Sept. 8 and Wednesday, Sept. 9. Please see the graph below titled, “New Positive Cases” for the breakdown of new positive cases reported on each of those days.

Confirmed

8,618

Probable

187

Positive Cases in Comparable Location

State of Delaware

18,466

0-4

5-17

18-34

35-49

50-64

65+

Rate of Cases by Age

Rate of Cases by Age & County

Age	New Castle	State of Delaware	Kent	Sussex
0-4	45.5	53.8	34.6	91.0
5-17	61.6	78.7	47.6	144.5
18-34	212.1	276.1	188.6	554.3
35-49	189.3	258.0	212.2	483.9
50-64	166.2	196.1	186.9	255.4
65+	171.3	173.2	176.7	166.5

Rate of Cases by Sex

Rate of Cases by Sex & County

Sex	New Castle	State of Delaware	Kent	Sussex
Female	171.5	202.4	162.8	291.0
Male	144.5	185.3	150.3	296.2

Rate of Cases by Race/Ethnicity

Rate of Cases by Race/Ethnicity & County

Race/Ethnicity	New Castle	State of Delaware	Kent	Sussex
Hispanic/Latino	364.0	509.2	264.4	1,011.8
Non-Hispanic Black	199.0	233.2	204.6	418.6
Non-Hispanic White	81.2	100.6	96.0	132.0
Asian/Pacific Islander	48.4	66.4	131.7	164.5

0-4

5-17

18-34

35-49

50-64

65+

Total Cases by Age

Total Cases by Age & County

Age	New Castle	State of Delaware	Kent	Sussex
0-4	148 (2%)	295 (2%)	38 (1%)	103 (2%)
5-17	546 (6%)	1,170 (6%)	141 (5%)	438 (7%)
18-34	2,834 (32%)	5,865 (32%)	784 (29%)	2,066 (32%)
35-49	2,003 (23%)	4,393 (24%)	656 (24%)	1,622 (25%)
50-64	1,879 (21%)	3,849 (21%)	622 (23%)	1,274 (20%)
65+	1,395 (16%)	2,894 (16%)	503 (18%)	953 (15%)

Total Cases by Sex

Total Cases by Sex & County

Sex	New Castle	State of Delaware	Kent	Sussex
Female	4,909 (56%)	9,918 (54%)	1,474 (54%)	3,291 (51%)
Male	3,885 (44%)	8,518 (46%)	1,267 (46%)	3,152 (49%)
Unknown		30 (0%)

Total Cases by Race/Ethnicity

Total Cases by Race/Ethnicity & County

Race/Ethnicity	New Castle	State of Delaware	Kent	Sussex
Non-Hispanic White	2,909 (33%)	6,587 (36%)	1,113 (41%)	2,386 (37%)
Non-Hispanic Black	2,758 (31%)	4,894 (27%)	906 (33%)	1,130 (18%)
Hispanic/Latino	1,968 (22%)	4,395 (24%)	322 (12%)	2,030 (31%)
Another/Multiple	391 (4%)	861 (5%)	111 (4%)	332 (5%)
Asian/Pacific Islander	149 (2%)	247 (1%)	47 (2%)	47 (1%)
Unknown	630 (7%)	1,482 (8%)	245 (9%)	531 (8%)

Outcomes (New Castle County)

4,740

Total count on 09/10/2020

84.2

rate per 10,000 people on 09/10/2020

Recoveries

305

Total count on 09/10/2020

4.8

rate per 10,000 people on 09/10/2020

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		12 (2%)
35-49		16 (3%)
50-64	29 (10%)	78 (13%)	22 (20%)	27 (14%)
65+	265 (87%)	507 (83%)	87 (78%)	155 (79%)

Total Deaths by Sex

Total Deaths by Sex & County

Sex	New Castle	State of Delaware	Kent	Sussex
Female	158 (52%)	323 (53%)	57 (51%)	108 (55%)
Male	147 (48%)	290 (47%)	54 (49%)	89 (45%)

Total Deaths by Race/Ethnicity

Total Deaths by Race/Ethnicity & County

Race/Ethnicity	New Castle	State of Delaware	Kent	Sussex
Non-Hispanic White	199 (65%)	394 (64%)	66 (59%)	129 (65%)
Non-Hispanic Black	75 (25%)	158 (26%)	41 (37%)	42 (21%)
Another/Multiple		12 (2%)
Hispanic/Latino		48 (8%)
Asian/Pacific Islander		1 (0%)

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