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Delaware reports 3 COVID-19 deaths this week

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Delaware’s COVID-19 numbers remain fairly flat.

Public health officials report only 3 new deaths since last Friday, lifting the state’s death toll to 588.

The state added 390 cases between Sunday and Thursday, giving Delaware a total of 15,455 since the pandemic began.

And hospitalizations remain low, down to 37 currently statewide with 15 people critically ill.

The seven-day average of people testing positive remains below five percent, but is trending slightly up for the week.  It currently sits at 4.4 percent. The average of new positive cases is just under 83 per day.

1,204 of the cases so far have involved long-term care residents, up 11 from a week ago. 362 long-term care residents have died of the virus, but only one this week

Harrison House in Georgetown, Brandywine Nursing and Rehab in Wilmington and Genesis Healthcare’s Milford Center still top the list of resident deaths, with around 35 to 40 each.

Almost 8,400 people have recovered from the virus in Delaware.

Tom Byrne has been a fixture covering news in Delaware for three decades. He joined Delaware Public Media in 2010 as our first news director and has guided the news team ever since. When he's not covering the news, he can be found reading history or pursuing his love of all things athletic.
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