APPENDIX B – SECONDARY DATA ASSESSMENT
COVID-19 Incidence and Mortality Exhibit 30: COVID-19 Incidence and Mortality (As of April 25, 2022)
Area New Castle County Delaware United States
Cases
Deaths
148,107 260,799 79,498,661
1,412 2,905 975,518
Incidence Rate per 100,000 26,479.1 26,965.1 24,366.5
Mortality Rate per 100,000 252.4 300.4 299.0
Source: Johns Hopkins University, 2022.
Description Exhibit 30 presents data regarding COVID-19 incidence and mortality. Observations •
New Castle County experienced a COVID-19 incidence rate and mortality rate lower than both the state of Delaware and the United States.
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However, there have been 26,479 cases and 252 deaths due to the pandemic since it began in March 2020.
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