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Delaware Influenza 2019-20; 14 fatalities

Ronan Kelly

Retired 2020
State Flu Homepage: https://dhss.delaware.gov/dhss/dph/epi/influenzawkly.html

Link to last year's thread: https://flutrackers.com/forum/forum...1541-delaware-influenza-2018-19-24-fatalities

Delaware Weekly Influenza Report
MMWR Week 52 (December 22, 2019- December 28, 2019)
Delaware Division of Public Health
...
Delaware Influenza Surveillance 2019-2020:
During MMWR Week 52, there were 470 laboratory-confirmed cases of influenza reported among
Delaware Residents. Reports of influenza-like-illness (ILI) received from participating providers,
facilities, and institutions in Delaware show ILI is 4.17% compared to Delaware’s 2019-2020 baseline of
1.9%. Nationally, 6.9% of visits to a healthcare provider were for ILI, which is an increase from last week
and is now above the 2019-2020 national baseline of 2.4%. All regions were at or above their baselines
...
https://dhss.delaware.gov/dhss/dph/epi/files/flu2019wk52.pdf

Delaware Reports First Flu-related Deaths of 2019-2020 Season
Posted: Jan 07, 2020 11:34 AM EST
Updated: Jan 07, 2020 11:55 AM EST
By Amy LuCONNECT



DOVER, Del.- Delaware's Public Health Division is announcing the first flu-related deaths of the 2019-2020 season and is warning people to get vaccinated to protect themselves and those around them.

DPH says a 68-year-old woman and a 65-year-old man both contracted different strains of the flu and died. Both were from Sussex County and had underlying health conditions.
...
http://www.wboc.com/story/41531400/delaware-warns-of-flu-amidst-death-of-two-in-20192020-season
 
During MMWR Week 1, there were 471 laboratory-confirmed cases of influenza reported among
Delaware Residents. Reports of influenza-like-illness (ILI) received from participating providers,
facilities, and institutions in Delaware show ILI is 1.5% compared to Delaware’s 2019-2020 baseline of
1.9%. Nationally, 5.8% of visits to a healthcare provider were for ILI, which is a decrease from last week,
and is still above the 2019-2020 national baseline of 2.4%. All regions remain above their baselines .
...
2 fatalities confirmed
https://dhss.delaware.gov/dhss/dph/epi/files/flu2020wk01.pdf
 
During MMWR Week 2, there were 366 laboratory-confirmed cases of influenza reported among
Delaware Residents. Reports of influenza-like-illness (ILI) received from participating providers,
facilities, and institutions in Delaware show ILI is 1.17% compared to Delaware’s 2019-2020 baseline of
1.9%. Nationally, 4.7% of visits to a healthcare provider were for ILI, which is a decrease from last week,
and is still above the 2019-2020 national baseline of 2.4%. All regions remain above their baselines.
...
3 fatalities confirmed.
https://dhss.delaware.gov/dhss/dph/epi/files/flu2020wk02.pdf
 
Number of flu deaths in Delaware this season rises to 4
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
JANUARY 25, 2020 11:15 AM
WILMINGTON, DEL.
A 29-year-old Delaware man has died of the flu, bringing the number of deaths so far this season to four, health officials said.

The man was from New Castle County, as was a 65-year-old woman who died last week, officials said Friday. None of the four had received the flu vaccine, and all had underlying medical conditions
...
https://www.centredaily.com/news/business/health-care/article239638173.html
 
During MMWR Week 3, there were 468 laboratory-confirmed cases of influenza reported among
Delaware Residents. Reports of influenza-like-illness (ILI) received from participating providers,
facilities, and institutions in Delaware show ILI is 1.97% compared to Delaware’s 2019-2020 baseline of
1.9%. Nationally, 5.0% of visits to a healthcare provider were for ILI, which is an increase from last
week, and is still above the 2019-2020 national baseline of 2.4%. All regions remain above their
baselines.
...
3 fatalities confirmed
https://dhss.delaware.gov/dhss/dph/epi/files/flu2020wk03.pdf
 
During MMWR Week 4, there were 527 laboratory-confirmed cases of influenza reported among
Delaware Residents. Reports of influenza-like-illness (ILI) received from participating providers,
facilities, and institutions in Delaware show ILI is 1.01% compared to Delaware’s 2019-2020 baseline of
1.9%. Nationally, 5.7% of visits to a healthcare provider were for ILI, which is an increase from last
week, and is still above the 2019-2020 national baseline of 2.4%. All regions remain above their
baselines.
...
5 fatalities confirmed.
https://dhss.delaware.gov/dhss/dph/epi/files/flu2020wk04.pdf
 
During MMWR Week 5, there were 639 laboratory-confirmed cases of influenza reported among
Delaware Residents. Reports of influenza-like-illness (ILI) received from participating providers,
facilities, and institutions in Delaware show ILI is 2.6% compared to Delaware’s 2019-2020 baseline of
1.9%. Nationally, 6.7% of visits to a healthcare provider were for ILI, which is an increase from last
week, and is still above the 2019-2020 national baseline of 2.4%. All regions remain above their
baselines.
...
7 fatalities reported.
https://dhss.delaware.gov/dhss/dph/epi/files/flu2020wk05.pdf
 
During MMWR Week 6, there were 785 laboratory-confirmed cases of influenza reported among
Delaware Residents. Reports of influenza-like-illness (ILI) received from participating providers,
facilities, and institutions in Delaware show ILI is 2.6% compared to Delaware’s 2019-2020 baseline of
1.9%. Nationally, 6.8% of visits to a healthcare provider were for ILI, which is an increase from last
week, and is still above the 2019-2020 national baseline of 2.4%. All regions remain above their
baselines.
...
https://dhss.delaware.gov/dhss/dph/epi/files/flu2020wk06.pdf
 
First State sees two new flu deaths
By SOPHIA SCHMIDT • 12 MINUTES AGO


...
The most recent deaths were an 83-year-old and a 59-year old. Both women were from New Castle County and diagnosed with influenza A.

Five of the nine people who have died so far this season were from New Castle County. One was from Kent County, and three were from Sussex.

They ranged in age from 29 to 96, and two had received the flu vaccine.
...
https://www.delawarepublic.org/post/first-state-sees-two-new-flu-deaths
 
During MMWR WEEK 7, there were 652 laboratory-confirmed cases of influenza reported among
Delaware Residents. Reports of influenza-like-illness (ILI) received from participating providers,
facilities, and institutions in Delaware show ILI is 2.7% compared to Delaware’s 2019-2020 baseline of
1.9%. Nationally, 6.0% of visits to a healthcare provider were for ILI, which is a decrease from last week,
but is still above the 2019-2020 national baseline of 2.4%. All regions remain above their baselines.
...
https://dhss.delaware.gov/dhss/dph/epi/files/flu2020wk07.pdf
 
During MMWR WEEK 8, there were 519 laboratory-confirmed cases of influenza reported among
Delaware Residents. Reports of influenza-like-illness (ILI) received from participating providers,
facilities, and institutions in Delaware show ILI is 3.74% compared to Delaware’s 2019-2020 baseline of
1.9%. Nationally, 5.5% of visits to a healthcare provider were for ILI, which is a decrease from last week,
but is still above the 2019-2020 national baseline of 2.4%. All regions remain above their baselines.
...
11 confirmed fatalities.
https://dhss.delaware.gov/dhss/dph/epi/files/flu2020wk08.pdf
 
During MMWR WEEK 9, there were 422 laboratory-confirmed cases of influenza reported among
Delaware Residents. Reports of influenza-like-illness (ILI) received from participating providers,
facilities, and institutions in Delaware show ILI is 3.51% compared to Delaware’s 2019-2020 baseline of
1.9%. Nationally, 5.3% of visits to a healthcare provider were for ILI, which is a decrease from last week,
but is still above the 2019-2020 national baseline of 2.4%. All regions remain above their baselines.
...
11 confirmed fatalities.
https://dhss.delaware.gov/dhss/dph/epi/files/flu2020wk09.pdf
 
During MMWR WEEK 10, there were 439 laboratory-confirmed cases of influenza reported among
Delaware Residents. Reports of influenza-like-illness (ILI) received from participating providers,
facilities, and institutions in Delaware show ILI is 2.47 % compared to Delaware’s 2019-2020 baseline of
1.9%. Nationally, 5.2% of visits to a healthcare provider were for ILI, which is a decrease from last week,
but is still above the 2019-2020 national baseline of 2.4%. All regions remain above their baselines.
...
14 confirmed fatalities.
https://dhss.delaware.gov/dhss/dph/e...lu2020wk10.pdf
 
During MMWR WEEK 11, there were 395 laboratory-confirmed cases of influenza reported among
Delaware Residents. Reports of influenza-like-illness (ILI) received from participating providers,
facilities, and institutions in Delaware show ILI is 2.28 % compared to Delaware’s 2019-2020 baseline of
1.9%. Nationally, 5.8% of visits to a healthcare provider were for ILI, which is an increase from last
week, and is still above the 2019-2020 national baseline of 2.4%. All regions remain above their
baselines.
...
https://dhss.delaware.gov/dhss/dph/e...lu2020wk11.pdf
 
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