Health Pulse / Delaware

Delaware Health Pulse

Public health surveillance data. Not medical advice.

Current Trends

COVID-19

Growing

Rt (effective reproduction): 1.0787

Week of 2026-08-25

Wastewater Viral Activity

Influenza A virus

Very Low

8 monitoring sites, week of 2026-08-22

RSV

Very Low

1 monitoring site, week of 2026-08-22

SARS-CoV-2

Moderate

8 monitoring sites, week of 2026-08-22

Highest activity level observed among this state's wastewater monitoring sites. Wastewater signals often precede clinical reporting.

Notifiable Disease Reports

Disease	Latest Week	Count	52-Week Max
Tuberculosis	MMWR 7/2026	1	2

Weekly provisional counts reported to CDC NNDSS by state health departments. Each disease shows its own most recently reported week — some lag behind others. Provisional and subject to revision.

Health Profile

Long-term community health indicators (not current surveillance) — 2023 estimates.

Coronary Heart Disease

5.32%

Current Asthma

11.29%

Current Smoking

13.42%

Depression

23.03%

Diabetes

10.5%

Frequent Mental Distress

17.22%

High Blood Pressure

32.71%

No Health Insurance

9.41%

Obesity

36.31%

Physical Inactivity

26.03%

Source: CDC PLACES, state-level average of local estimates.

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Trend estimates and wastewater viral activity levels, not diagnoses or case counts. Public health surveillance data — not medical advice.