Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations
This page offers all of Delaware Public Media's ongoing coverage of the COVID-19 outbreak and how it is affecting the First State. Check here regularly for the latest new and information.

New deaths announced in Delaware's latest COVID-19 numbers

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Delaware adds 2 deaths and over 100 cases to its COVID-19 totals.

State health officials reported 121 cases Tuesday, pushing the First State’s total to date to 12,414. 79 of those new positive test results came Monday

 

The two additional deaths lift Delaware's death toll during the pandemic to 514. The latest victims were New Castle County residents in their 80s with underlying health conditions.

 

The 5-day average of new positive cases has been over 100 for 11 consecutive days and currently stands at 132.  

And the 5-day average of the percentage of people testing positive has nudged back above 5, sitting at 5.3.

Current hospitalizations are two to 56 with 15 people still critically ill.

Just over 6,800 people to date are confirmed to have recovered from the virus, while the number of people that have tested negative is now more than 116,000.

 

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.