Delaware passed a grim milestone, surpassing 1,000 deaths related to COVID-19.
The total now stands at 1,002. The vast majority involved people over the age of 65 and more than half have been residents of long-term care facilities.
The seven latest victims were all people with underlying health conditions and three were long-term care facility residents.
Meanwhile, the number of COVID hospitalizations in Delaware dropped for a second straight day after peaking at 474 Tuesday.
There are now 452 hospitalizations statewide. 56 are considered critical. The seven-day rolling average of new positive cases is just over 755. And the average percentage of positive tests is less than 9 percent.
More than 36,000 doses of COVID vaccine have been administered in Delaware, though officials say that number is likely lower than the actual amount.
