First State Times

8.4 percent of COVID-19 tests in October came back positive, according to the State of Delaware.

Of the 43,428 tests administered to Delaware residents in October, 3,668 were positive.

By October, Delaware had 284,455 total confirmed COVID-19 cases since the beginning of the pandemic in early 2020.

The virus and its complications have claimed 2,829 lives by the end of October.

Past data is continually updated by the State's health department.

Day in October	New Confirmed Case
1	96
2	56
3	149
4	177
5	156
6	166
7	151
8	105
9	58
10	133
11	173
12	127
13	154
14	135
15	83
16	49
17	110
18	169
19	131
20	125
21	132
22	87
23	36
24	130
25	136
26	125
27	129
28	132
29	80
30	51
31	127