Sussex County

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

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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

31,157 1,545.0 per 10,000 people

Confirmed

27,858

Probable

3,299

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

Rate of Cases by Sex

Rate of Cases by Sex & County

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

Rate of Cases by Race

Rate of Cases by Race & County

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

Rate of Cases by Ethnicity

Rate of Cases by Ethnicity & County

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

0-4

5-17

18-34

35-49

50-64

65+

Total Cases by Age

Total Cases by Age & County

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

Total Cases by Sex

Total Cases by Sex & County

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

Total Cases by Race

Total Cases by Race & County

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

Total Cases by Ethnicity

Total Cases by Ethnicity & County

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

Cases

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Movement of the Disease over Time

Total Positive Cases in Sussex County