Weekly COVID-19 Update – March 18, 2022: 
CASES CONTINUE TO DECLINE; DPH PROVIDES UPDATES ON TESTING COVERAGE AND ENCOURAGES GETTING BOOSTERS NOW 

DOVER, DE (March 18, 2022) – The Division of Public Health (DPH) is providing an update on COVID-19 statistics in Delaware, as of Thursday, March 17, 2022:  

 COVID-19 Cases and Hospitalizations:

• Total positive cases since March 11, 2020: 258,513
• 7-day average of new positive cases: 63.1, a decrease of 16.9 average new positive cases from last week.
• 7-day average for the percentage of total positive tests: 2.9%, a decrease of 0.4 percentage points from last week.
• Hospitalizations: 46, a decrease of 8 from last week; critically ill: 5, an increase of 1 critically ill case from last week. 
• Total COVID-19 deaths: 2,812
• Total COVID-19 deaths reported since last week: 5, with another 54 coming from a review of Vital Statistics

 COVID-19 Vaccinations:  

• Total number of doses administered in Delaware: 1,702,887 
• Percentage of Delawareans 5+ who are fully vaccinated (CDC data): 72.1% 
• Percentage of Delawareans 12+ who are fully vaccinated (CDC data): 76.4%  
• Percentage of Delawareans 18+ who are fully vaccinated (CDC data): 77.9% 
• Percent of Delawareans who are fully vaccinated (CDC data): 68.1%  

  

All qualifying Delawareans should get vaccinated. For a location near you, visit de.gov/getmyvaccine. Delaware’s latest COVID-19 vaccination statistics can be found under the Vaccine Tracker dashboard at de.gov/healthycommunity.