By 1808Delaware
It has been a year unlike any other in most people’s lifetimes, one dominated by a single situation. Even the civil unrest and dynamic presidential election were dwarfed by the enormity of the COVID-19 pandemic.
When 2020 began, phrases like “social distancing” were not used in everyday conversation. Taking a look at a single weekend — in this case, the last weekend of the year — shows just what a different world it is, including here in central Ohio.
Consider these statistics shared by the Delaware Public Health District on Friday, just before the weekend began:
- Laboratory confirmed COVID-19 cases — 7,113
- Probable cases — 1,530
- Total cases — 8,643
- Recovered cases — 6,997 (after clearance from isolation)
- Age range of cases — <1 to 90 plus years with a median age of 40
- Sex breakdown — 48% male, 52% female
- Percentage of cases which are:
- Health care workers — 3.4%
- First responders — 0.5%
- K-12 students or staff — 10.6%
- Have pre-existing conditions — 34.39%
- Have no observable symptoms — 12%
- Current hospitalizations — 40
- Total hospitalizations — 164
- Deaths — 53, Median age of 82
Again, that was Friday. On Monday, these were the new numbers shared by the District, showing the continue spread of the virus:
- Laboratory confirmed COVID-19 cases — 7,685 (increase of 572)
- Probable cases — 1,708 (increase of 178)
- Total cases — 9,393 (increase of 750)
- Recovered cases — 6,997 (increase of 325)
- In isolation/quarantine — 2,876
- Completed isolation/quarantine — 13,937
- Current hospitalizations — 41 (increase of 1)]
- Total hospitalizations — 166 (increase of 2)
- Deaths — 58 (increase of 5)
The Delaware Public Health District posts current COVID-19 numbers at approximately 2:00 PM each weekday on Twitter. You can find them here.
1808Delaware will have an update on pandemic numbers later this week, including the current reporting figures from Delaware County schools.
