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First State COVID-19 deaths and hospitalizations drop Sunday

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Delaware gets a respite from its rising COVID-19 death toll, while hospitalization dip for a fourth straight day.

 

State health officials report only 4 fatalities Sunday after seeing 61 over the previous 5 days.  The total now since the pandemic started is now 290.

 

The latest victims ranged in age from 48 to 80. Three were from New Castle County and one from Sussex County. Three had underlying health conditions and two lived at long-term care facilities.

 

 

The state also saw 123 new cases, giving Delaware 7,670 total since March 11th.   The majority of the new cases, 81, were in Sussex County, which continues to lead the state with 3,739 overall.  That’s over 1,000 more than New Castle County has seen and 25 hundred more than Kent County.

 

The number of people considered recovered rose by 111 to 3,478.

 

And the numbers the state tracks to guide its reopening strategy remain on a downward trend.

 

Current hospitalizations dipped again Sunday.  They dropped by 21 to 229 - the lowest level since a month ago when the state had 224 on April 17.  45 people are critically ill.

 

And 5-day averages for percentage people testing positive and new positive cases also remain relatively flat.

 

The percentage of people testing positive continues to hovering just above 10 percent – and has been below 15 percent for a week.  And the 5-day average of new positive cases ticked back up above 100 to 116 but is holding below 120 for a fourth straight day.

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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