Delaware News Journal Following surges in COVID-19 cases in late March and mid-April, the number of new infections has begun to drop in Delaware and across the region. Over the past week, Delaware has averaged 275 cases per day, down 25% from the week prior. The First State has been among the nation's leaders in new coronavirus cases per capita for several weeks. State officials last week said Delaware was seeing "general community spread" with increasing case counts not linked to any one or two specific behaviors. In a statement, Division of Public Health Director Dr. Karyl Rattay said it's too early to determine with certainty what contributed to the decline in cases. She said it could be related to multiple factors such as slight declines in testing and increased vaccinations.