State's COVID rolling average increases for seventh straight day

  • Source: Delaware State News - Metered Site
  • Published: 09/17/2020 12:00 AM

Delaware’s seven-day rolling average of percentage of positive COVID-19 tests rose again according to the Delaware Division of Public Health’s daily report on Wednesday — the seventh consecutive day the rolling average increased. The DPH also announced one new COVID-19-related death on Wednesday, the fourth death in the last three days and the state’s 619th overall. The most recent death was an 88-year-old Sussex County man. The individual did have an underlying health condition and was a resident of a long-term care facility, according to the DPH. It is the 200th COVID-19 related death from Sussex County. New Castle County still has the most deaths with 306 while Kent County has recorded 113. Of the 619 total deaths, 372 have been residents of a long-term care facility (60%).



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