The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) provided its weekly update one day early due to the Christmas holiday, regarding the most recent statistics on coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Delaware, as of 6 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 23. In all, 3,906 new cases were announced this week for a total of 53,015 positive cases of COVID-19 among Delaware residents, reported to DPH since March 11. That's an average of 651 new cases daily. In addition, 426 individuals are currently hospitalized (a net increase of 19 from last week, although the total rose to 454 earlier this week), of whom, 60 are critically ill (a decrease of 8). A total of 888 Delawareans have passed away due to complications from COVID-19, with 30 additional deaths since last week's update, plus 4 added as a result of a Vital Statistics review. Total ages range in age from 21 to 104 years old. Of those who have died, 453 were female and 435 were male. A total of 441 individuals were from New Castle County, 158 were from Kent County, and 289 were from Sussex County.