Kent County

New Positive Cases Total Positive Cases (Early Days of the Pandemic)

This animated map shows the rate of new cases of COVID-19 across Delaware as a 7 day average. We can see the period during the summer when the disease was less prevalent, and the areas of the State where people were hit hardest.

This animated map shows the cumulative rate of positive tests when COVID-19 began in Delaware in March and April 2020. The maps depict the arrival of this disease in Delaware, with some areas of the State experiencing much higher rates of infection.

Total Positive Cases

22,481 1,289.7 per 10,000 people

Confirmed

20,199

Probable

2,282

Positive Cases in Comparable Location

State of Delaware

127,803

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0-4

5-17

18-34

35-49

50-64

65+

Rate of Cases by Age

Rate of Cases by Age & County

Age	Kent	State of Delaware	New Castle	Sussex
0-4	683.8	734.1	750.7	726.9
5-17	963.7	1,121.1	1,155.8	1,164.7
18-34	1,601.5	1,843.7	1,815.3	2,194.1
35-49	1,565.6	1,588.8	1,499.5	1,870.4
50-64	1,273.8	1,238.7	1,204.5	1,284.7
65+	1,026.3	950.8	920.4	949.3

Rate of Cases by Sex

Rate of Cases by Sex & County

Sex	Kent	State of Delaware	New Castle	Sussex
Female	1,326.8	1,376.8	1,373.5	1,412.0
Male	1,210.5	1,287.0	1,277.9	1,360.0

Rate of Cases by Race

Rate of Cases by Race & County

Race	Kent	State of Delaware	New Castle	Sussex
White	11,743	68,028	36,526	19,685
Black	6,752	31,820	20,544	4,483
Other Race	1,494	11,868	7,704	2,614
Multiple Race	594	2,639	1,529	515
Asian	397	2,736	2,080	256
Native American		0
Pacific Islander
Patient declined to disclose	1,236	9,327	4,689	3,325
Data not reported	146	929	594	183

Rate of Cases by Ethnicity

Rate of Cases by Ethnicity & County

Ethnicity	Kent	State of Delaware	New Castle	Sussex
Non-Hispanic	19,840	106,466	60,801	25,589
Hispanic	2,200	19,213	12,044	4,948
Patient declined to disclose	262	1,495	716	516
Data not reported	179	629	346	104

0-4

5-17

18-34

35-49

50-64

65+

Total Cases by Age

Total Cases by Age & County

Age	Kent	State of Delaware	New Castle	Sussex
0-4	755 (3%)	4,025 (3%)	2,427 (3%)	833 (3%)
5-17	2,864 (13%)	16,688 (13%)	10,208 (14%)	3,589 (12%)
18-34	6,688 (30%)	39,060 (31%)	24,101 (33%)	8,192 (26%)
35-49	4,854 (22%)	26,962 (21%)	15,748 (21%)	6,298 (20%)
50-64	4,300 (19%)	24,505 (19%)	13,666 (18%)	6,502 (21%)
65+	3,019 (13%)	16,560 (13%)	7,756 (10%)	5,742 (18%)
Unknown		3 (0%)

Total Cases by Sex

Total Cases by Sex & County

Sex	Kent	State of Delaware	New Castle	Sussex
Female	12,140 (54%)	68,064 (53%)	39,417 (53%)	16,363 (53%)
Male	10,313 (46%)	59,576 (47%)	34,401 (47%)	14,756 (47%)
Unknown	28 (0%)	163 (0%)	89 (0%)	38 (0%)

Total Cases by Race

Total Cases by Race & County

Race	Kent	State of Delaware	New Castle	Sussex
White	11,743 (52%)	68,028 (53%)	36,526 (49%)	19,685 (63%)
Black	6,752 (30%)	31,820 (25%)	20,544 (28%)	4,483 (14%)
Other Race	1,494 (7%)	11,868 (9%)	7,704 (10%)	2,614 (8%)
Multiple Race	594 (3%)	2,639 (2%)	1,529 (2%)	515 (2%)
Asian	397 (2%)	2,736 (2%)	2,080 (3%)	256 (1%)
Pacific Islander
Native American		353 (0%)
Patient declined to disclose	1,236 (5%)	9,327 (7%)	4,689 (6%)	3,325 (11%)
Data not reported	146 (1%)	929 (1%)	594 (1%)	183 (1%)

Total Cases by Ethnicity

Total Cases by Ethnicity & County

Ethnicity	Kent	State of Delaware	New Castle	Sussex
Non-Hispanic	19,840 (88%)	106,466 (83%)	60,801 (82%)	25,589 (82%)
Hispanic	2,200 (10%)	19,213 (15%)	12,044 (16%)	4,948 (16%)
Patient declined to disclose	262 (1%)	1,495 (1%)	716 (1%)	516 (2%)
Data not reported	179 (1%)	629 (0%)	346 (0%)	104 (0%)

Cases

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Movement of the Disease over Time

Total Positive Cases in Kent County