Despite some shortcomings on contact tracing, Delaware’s arsenal of tactics to stop coronavirus spread likely led to a drop in cases, hospitalizations and deaths, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
In fact, the state’s mitigation efforts including a mask mandate, stay-at-home order and case investigations weeks before a surge in April translated to a remarkable 100% drop in mortality, among other reductions, according to the federal health agency. “Incidence declined by 82%, hospitalization by 88%, and mortality by 100% from late April to June 2020 as the mask mandate and contact tracing were added to case investigations and the stay-at-home order,” per the report.