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    Infectious Disease Statistics

    Infectious Disease Statistics

    The Delaware Infectious Disease Statistics Page provides a comprehensive overview of the current status of infectious diseases within the state of Delaware. This page offers yearly statistical data, trends, and analyses related to various infectious diseases affecting the local population. Visitors can explore detailed reports on the number and incidence of infectious diseases. Visit the My Healthy Community page for additional interactive in-depth data on COVID-19, Influenza, and more. For additional data visit https://wonder.cdc.gov/.

    Infectious Disease Yearly Statistics 

    Number of Delaware Cases Statewide 2020-2022

    Reportable Condition202020212022
    Brucellosis000
    Varicella (Chickenpox)18328
    Diphtheria000
    Hepatitis B, acute856
    Hepatitis C, acute505920
    Hepatitis C, acute, Confirmed495817
    Hepatitis C, acute, Probable113
    Hepatitis B, perinatal infection000
    Hepatitis B virus infection, chronic153214202
    Hepatitis C, Chronic301001801
    Hepatitis A, acute28912
    Malaria8711
    Measles (rubeola)000
    Measles (rubeola), Imported000
    Measles (rubeola), Indigenous000
    Meningococcal disease  (Neisseria meningitidis)100
    Meningococcal disease  (Neisseria meningitidis), Serogroup ACWY000
    Meningococcal disease  (Neisseria meningitidis), Serogroup B000
    Meningococcal disease  (Neisseria meningitidis), Serogroup Other000
    Meningococcal disease  (Neisseria meningitidis), Serogroup Unknown100
    Mumps1511
    Pertussis1762
    Rubella000
    Tetanus000
    Tularemia100
    Spotted Fever Rickettsiosis193118
    Spotted Fever Rickettsiosis, Confirmed010
    Spotted Fever Rickettsiosis, Probable19184
    Q fever, acute002
    Q fever, chronic000
    Trichinellosis000
    Chancroid000
    Chlamydia trachomatis infection485548805176
    Gonorrhea150315411462
    Syphilis, primary5181146
    Syphilis, secondary464892
    Syphilis, early non-primary, non-secondary708955
    Syphilis, unknown duration or late01138
    Anthrax000
    Rubella, congenital syndrome000
    Hansen’s disease (Leprosy)010
    Leptospirosis011
    Poliovirus infection, nonparalytic 000
    Poliomyelitis, paralytic000
    Plague000
    Psittacosis (Ornithosis)000
    Rabies, human000
    Cholera (toxigenic Vibrio cholerae O1 or O139)000
    Legionellosis152619
    Toxic-shock syndrome (other than streptococcal)000
    Botulism, foodborne000
    Botulism, infant123
    Botulism, other (includes wound)000
    Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)-associated Coronavirus disease (SARS-CoV)000
    Haemophilus influenzae, invasive disease9725
    Haemophilus influenzae, invasive disease, Age < 5 years,  Non-B Serotype000
    Haemophilus influenzae, invasive disease, Age < 5 years, Nontypeable000
    Haemophilus influenzae, invasive disease, Age < 5 years, Serotype B000
    Haemophilus influenzae, invasive disease, Age < 5 years, Unknown Serotype022
    Listeriosis183
    Listeriosis, Confirmed183
    Listeriosis, Probable000
    Shigellosis102130
    Campylobacteriosis144184225
    Lyme disease364367396
    Lyme disease, Confirmed347590
    Lyme disease, Probable781298
    Ehrlichia chaffeensis283223
    Ehrlichia ewingii100
    Anaplasma phagocytophilum51219
    Ehrlichiosis/Anaplasmosis, undetermined000
    Vibriosis (any species of the family Vibrionaceae, other than toxigenic Vibrio cholera O1 or O139)172512
    Vibriosis (any species of the family Vibrionaceae, other than toxigenic Vibrio cholera O1 or O139), Confirmed101810
    Vibriosis (any species of the family Vibrionaceae, other than toxigenic Vibrio cholera O1 or O139), Probable772
    Hemolytic uremic syndrome postdiarrheal000
    Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC)222126
    Giardiasis243629
    Cyclosporiasis154
    Cryptosporidiosis252342
    Cryptosporidiosis, Confirmed201717
    Cryptosporidiosis, Probable5625
    Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome000
    Hantavirus infection, non-Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome000
    Ebola hemorrhagic fever000
    Marburg fever000
    Lassa fever000
    Machupo hemorrhagic fever000
    Junín hemorrhagic fever000
    Sabia-associated hemorrhagic fever000
    Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever000
    Lujo virus000
    Guanarito hemorrhagic fever000
    Chapare hemorrhagic fever000
    Vancomycin-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus (VISA)000
    Vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (VRSA)000
    Streptococcal toxic shock syndrome000
    Invasive pneumococcal disease587493
    Invasive pneumococcal disease, Age < 5 years332
    Smallpox000
    Coccidioidomycosis000
    Babesiosis474
    Babesiosis, Confirmed331
    Babesiosis, Probable110
    Carbapenemase-producing carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CP-CRE)26915
    Hepatitis C, perinatal infection144
    Candida auris, clinical026
    Salmonellosis (excluding S. Typhi infection and S. Paratyphi infection)194191215
    Salmonella enterica serotypes Paratyphi A, B (tartrate negative) and C (S. Paratyphi) infection100
    Salmonella enterica Typhi (S.Typhi) infection120

    Delaware Infectious Disease counts also publicly available at https://wonder.cdc.gov/.