COVID-19 pandemic in Delaware

COVID-19 pandemic in Delaware
COVID-19 sign in Rehoboth Beach in June 2020
DiseaseCOVID-19
Virus strainSARS-CoV-2
LocationDelaware, U.S.
Index caseNew Castle County
Arrival dateMarch 11, 2020
Confirmed cases232,852
Suspected cases22,435
Hospitalized cases118 (current)
Recovered11,236
Deaths
2,702 (confirmed and probable)
Vaccinations592,890 (72%) of population with at least one dose
Government website
Delaware Department of Health and Social Services
Suspected cases have not been confirmed by laboratory tests as being due to this strain, although some other strains may have been ruled out.

The COVID-19 pandemic was reported to have reached the U.S. state of Delaware on March 11, 2020, in New Castle County. The following day, March 12, Governor John Carney declared a State of Emergency for the State of Delaware due to a Public Health Threat. As of February 8, 2021, the Delaware Division of Public Health reported 80,594 cumulative COVID-19 cases and 1,208 deaths.[1] As of May 25, 2021, Delaware has administered 904,722 COVID-19 vaccine doses, equivalent to 52.9% of the population. 41.3% of the population is fully vaccinated.[2]

  1. ^ "Outbreak.info". outbreak.info. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
  2. ^ "More Than 1.68 Million Shots Given: Covid-19 Vaccine Tracker". Bloomberg.com. Bloomberg. Archived from the original on December 4, 2020. Retrieved December 30, 2020.