Delaware Reports 143 Cases Of Coronavirus and 2 Deaths
JERICHO, NEW YORK - MARCH 21: A close-up view of a swab used by medical workers tend to administer the coronavirus test at the drive-in center at ProHealth Care on March 21, 2020 in Jericho, New York. The facility offers COVID-19 testing as more than 200,000 people in at least 144 countries have been infected, with deaths in the U.S. surpassing 200. The World Health Organization declared coronavirus (COVID-19) a global pandemic on March 11th. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
As of yesterday (March 26th), the Delaware Division of Public health reported 143 lab confirmed cases of coronavirus. 15 people are hospitalized and 9 are critically ill. Some of those who have tested positive for the virus are health care workers. Two Delawareans have died from the virus, a 66-year-old Sussex County man and an 86 year old man who was a resident of Little Sisters of the Poor Jeanne Jugan Residence in the Ogletown area. Both individuals had underlying health conditions.