COVID deaths pass 1,000 mark

The number of Delawareans who have died from COVID-19 surpassed the 1,000 mark last week as hospitalizations held steady.

In its weekly report issued Jan. 15, the Delaware Division of Public Health said a total of 1,002 Delawareans have passed away due to complications from COVID-19. The state reported 45 additional deaths since its previous update. Individuals who have died from COVID-19 range in age from younger than 5 to 104 years old; 511 were female and 491 were male. A total of 499 were from New Castle County, 186 were from Kent County, and 317 were from Sussex County.

In addition, 451 people were currently hospitalized, the same number as the previous week. Fifty-six of the hospitalized persons are critically ill, down three from the previous week.

“On this day that we pass the heartbreaking milestone of 1,000 COVID-related deaths in Delaware, our hearts go out to all the families and friends who have lost a loved one to this disease,” said DPH Director Dr. Karyl Rattay on Jan. 15. “Even as our response continues to slow the spread of COVID-19 and to increase the pace of our vaccinations, we pause today to remember all of the precious souls lost to COVID-19. May their memory be a blessing to their families and friends.”

A total of 68,727 positive cases of COVID-19 among Delaware residents have been reported to DPH since March 11, 2020. The seven-day average of new positive cases decreased to 755.3 as of Jan. 14.

The seven-day average for the percentage of persons who tested positive for COVID-19 as of Jan. 14 was 23.5 percent, a decrease from 27.3 percent Jan. 7. DPH publishes both positivity rates – persons tested and total tests conducted – on its COVID-19 data portal. As of Jan. 12, the seven-day average for the percentage of total tests that were positive was 8.6 percent, a decrease from 10.3 percent Jan. 5. There is a two-day lag for presenting data related to percent of tests that are positive to account for the time delay between the date of the test and the date that DPH receives the test result..

As of Jan. 14, 36,634 administered doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been reported to the state’s immunization information system, DelVAX. Delaware’s latest COVID-19 vaccination statistics can be found under the Vaccine Tracker dashboard at de.gov/healthycommunity. Additional information about COVID-19 vaccine rollout is available at de.gov/covidvaccine. Questions can be directed to the Vaccine Call Center at 1-833-643-1715. People who are deaf and/or hard of hearing should call 2-1-1 or text their ZIP code to 898-211. Individuals can email questions concerning the vaccine to Vaccine@Delaware.gov.

Long-term care statistics

DPH continues to investigate COVID-19 outbreaks in long-term care facilities throughout the state. The following facilities have experienced significant outbreaks since late September. Resident and staff tallies represent cumulative case totals between Sept. 25, 2020, and Jan. 14, 2021, and may not represent the number of active cases at each facility at this particular point in time:

• Atlantic Shores Rehabilitation & Health Center in Millsboro: 30 residents and 26 staff
• Brookdale in Dover: 58 residents and 36 staff
• Cadia Healthcare Broadmeadow in Middletown: 20 residents and 29 staff
• Cadia Healthcare Renaissance in Millsboro: 40 residents and 23 staff
• Cadia Healthcare Silverside in Wilmington: 66 residents and 48 staff members
• Cadia Healthcare Capitol in Dover: 60 residents and 38 staff
• Cadia Healthcare Pike Creek in Wilmington: 15 residents and 32 staff
• Churchman Village in Newark: 64 residents and 47 staff
• Delmar Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Delmar: 42 residents and 38 staff
• Dover Place in Dover: 39 residents and 23 staff
• Foulk Manor South in Wilmington: 30 residents and 30 staff
• Harbor Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Lewes: 63 residents and 25 staff
• Hillside Center in Wilmington: 26 residents and 21 staff
• Kutz Senior Living in Wilmington: 33 residents and 20 staff
• Lofland Park in Seaford: 20 residents and 19 staff
• ManorCare Health Services in Wilmington: 11 residents and 24 staff
• Milford Center, Genesis Healthcare in Milford: 49 residents and 15 staff
• Oak Bridge Terrace at Cokesbury Village in Hockessin: 16 residents and 14 staff
• Regal Heights Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Hockessin; 90 residents and 45 staff
• Regency Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Wilmington: 74 residents and 48 staff
• Seaford Center Nursing Home in Seaford: 26 residents and 22 staff
• The Moorings at Lewes in Lewes: 17 residents and 40 staff
• Westminster Village in Dover: 47 residents and 30 staff
• WillowBrooke Court Skilled Center at Manor House in Seaford: 44 residents and 36 staff
• WillowBrooke Court at Cokesbury Village in Hockessin: 13 residents and 15 staff.

*Staff members may include healthcare and non-healthcare personnel, such as facility vendors or other individuals working in the long-term care facility who may not be full-time facility employees. Facilities listed represent those that have had a cumulative total of more than 10 cases among residents and more than 10 cases among staff to date since the beginning of the outbreak monitoring period, Sept. 25, 2020. As facility outbreak investigations close, they will be removed from this list.

As of Jan. 14, there have been a total of 1,996 positive COVID-19 cases cumulatively involving long-term care residents, and 531 residents of Delaware long-term care facilities have died from complications related to COVID-19. The locations and number of deaths involving residents of long-term care facilities are:

Atlantic Shores Rehabilitation and Health Center, Millsboro (18)

Brackenville Center, Genesis Healthcare, Hockessin (18)

Brandywine Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Wilmington (34)

Brandywine Living at Seaside Pointe, Rehoboth Beach (5)

Brookdale Dover, Dover (9)

Cadia Healthcare Broadmeadow, Middletown (13)

Cadia Healthcare Capitol, Dover (19)

Cadia Healthcare Renaissance, Millsboro (11)

Cadia Healthcare North Wilmington/Silverside, Wilmington (27)

Churchman Village, Newark (7)

Country Rest Home, Greenwood (11)

Delaware Hospital for the Chronically Ill, Smyrna (13)

Delmar Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Delmar (2)

Dover Place, Dover (4)

Foulk Manor South, Wilmington (7)

Forwood Manor, Wilmington (2)

Governor Bacon Health Center, Delaware City (1)

HarborChase of Wilmington, Wilmington (4)

Harbor Healthcare and Rehabilitation, Lewes (24)

Harrison House Senior Living, Georgetown (43)

Hillside Center, Wilmington (4)

Ingleside Assisted Living, Wilmington (2)

Kentmere Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, Wilmington (8)

Kutz Senior Living, Wilmington (3)

Little Sisters of the Poor, Newark (11)

Lofland Park Center, Genesis Healthcare, Seaford (6)

ManorCare Health Services, Wilmington (14)

ManorCare Health Services, Pike Creek (24)

Methodist Country House, Wilmington (4)

Millcroft, Newark (2)

Milford Center, Genesis Healthcare, Milford (40)

New Castle Health and Rehabilitation Center, New Castle (12)

Newark Manor Nursing Home, Newark (11)

Parkview Nursing and Rehabilitation, Wilmington (26)

Pinnacle Rehabilitation and Health Center, Smyrna (24)

Regal Heights Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, Hockessin (12)

Regency Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, Wilmington (8)

Somerford House and Place, Newark (2)

Summit Assisted Living, Hockessin (3)

Sunrise Assisted Living, Wilmington (2)

The Center at Eden Hill, Dover (2)

The Moorings at Lewes, Lewes (4)

Westminster Village, Dover (20)

WillowBrooke Court Skilled Center at Manor House, Seaford (7)

WillowBrooke Court at Cokesbury Village, Hockessin (2)

Four other New Castle County long-term care facilities (1 death at each facility)

One other Kent County long-term care facility (1 death at this facility)