Posts Tagged ‘coronavirus’
SBI to Begin Appointments for Those Requiring Services for Pre-Employment Purposes
The Delaware State Police State Bureau of Identification (SBI), has remained open during the Coronavirus outbreak, and has implemented necessary changes throughout, in an effort to safely and efficiently continue to provide services to our community. Beginning on Friday, May 15, 2020 SBI will again be offering appointments to those individuals requiring services for pre-employment…
Read MoreDPH Update: 211 Additional Positive Cases; 10 New Deaths; 140 Additional Recovered
In addition, DPH is announcing that the first testing event under Delaware’s expanded statewide testing program will be held tomorrow, Thursday, May 14, 2020, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., hosted by Nanticoke Health Services at Frederick Douglass Elementary School, 1 Swain Road, Seaford. This testing event will utilize saliva-based test kits. Individuals are strongly…
Read MoreSussex Tech Delays Graduation Ceremony
Sussex Tech’s goal all along has been to hold a traditional in-person graduation ceremony and give the seniors the recognition that they deserve. This week, the Board of Education voted unanimously to delay the graduation ceremony until information is received on when restrictions may be lifted. This means that the graduation ceremony could take place…
Read MoreBeebe Healthcare Presents DAISY Award to Extraordinary Nurse Sarah Murphy
Sarah Murphy, RN, a nurse on Beebe Healthcare’s Post-Anesthesia Care Unit, has been honored with this quarter’s DAISY Award. The award is a part of the DAISY Foundation’s national program to recognize the super-human efforts nurses make every day. Sarah received the DAISY Award because of the care and support she provided the wife of…
Read MoreRehoboth Police Begin Preparations For Re-Open Delaware Event on Saturday
The Rehoboth Beach Police Department has received numerous inquiries in regards to the Re-Open Delaware event planned for May 16th, 2020. Our agency is diligently engaged in strategic planning with our partners in the law enforcement community, to include the office of the Attorney General, to develop a plan of action to ensure public safety…
Read MoreDOVER AFB POSTURED TO SERVE AS KEY HUB IN COVID-19 FIGHT
In the ongoing fight against COVID-19, two Transport Isolation Systems, along with trained medical Airmen, arrived at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, April 30, 2020. Dover AFB will serve as the East Coast hub for TIS decontamination in the United States, given its strategic location, assets and capabilities. Airmen will support anddecontaminate TIS modules whose…
Read MoreBethany Beach & Boardwalk to Reopen Friday with Limitations
BETHANY BEACH TO OPEN BEACH AND BOARDWALK FOR EXERCISING/WALKING, FRIDAY, MAY 15TH AT 12:01 AM On March 21st, 2020 the Town of Bethany Beach, following the Governors 3rd Emergency Declaration closed the beach and boardwalk to all pedestrian traffic. In light of the shift from complete closure to limited beach access along the Delmarva coast,…
Read MoreBeach & Boardwalk in Rehoboth to Reopen with Limitations on Friday
Rehoboth Beach will reopen the beach and boardwalk on Friday – with limitations. You can exercise from 6am to 10pm daily – also you can use the boardwalk to access local businesses. You MUST wear a face covering, maintain social distancing and keep gatherings to 10 people or less. Bikes will be permitted on the…
Read MoreDPH Update: 176 Additional Positive Cases; 12 New Deaths; 183 Additional Recovered
The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is announcing 12 additional fatalities related to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and is providing an update on the number of positive cases and recovered individuals. All data reported through the daily updates are based on data received as of 6 p.m. the previous day. In total, 237 Delawareans…
Read MoreGov Carney Announces Statewide Contact Tracing Plan for Coronavirus
Governor John Carney on Tuesday announced that the State of Delaware entered into an agreement with the nonpartisan research institution NORC at the University of Chicago to build Delaware’s statewide contact tracing program to contain COVID-19, limit Delawareans’ exposure to the disease, and restart Delaware’s economy. The contact tracing program builds on Delaware’s statewide plan to test up to 80,000 Delawareans…
Read MoreDOC Announces Inmate Death, 11 Inmate Recoveries & One New Inmate Test Result
The Delaware Department of Correction (DOC) today announced that Jim Hunter, Jr., an 81 year-old inmate with serious underlying health conditions from James T. Vaughn Correctional Center (JTVCC), died on Sunday, May 10 at Bayhealth Hospital, Kent Campus from complications from Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Diabetes, and COVID.  Hunter was part of a minimum security housing unit that has been closely monitored…
Read MoreDPH Update: 118 Additional Positive Cases; 1 New Death; 82 Additional Recovered
The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is announcing one additional fatality related to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and is providing an update on the number of positive cases and recovered individuals. All data reported through the daily updates are based on data received as of 6 p.m. the previous day. In total, 225…
Read MoreDE Farmer’s Markets Reopen May 15 – with Changes
With the assistance of the Delaware Farmers’ Market Coalition, a group of market managers from across the state, the Delaware Department of Agriculture (DDA) is issuing protocols to help farmers’ markets safely begin opening starting May 15. “We want to make sure that opening the farmers’ markets in Delaware is done in a way that…
Read MoreNational Police Week Goes Virtual because of Coronavirus
This is National Police Week, which recognizes the service and sacrifice of all law enforcement. This year’s Police Unity Tour will not be taking place because of coronavirus, however many local chapters will still mark the week in some way. Wednesday would be the 39th Annual National Peace Officers’ Memorial Service in Washington, D.C, however…
Read MoreGov Carney’s 16th Modification to State of Emergency Declaration Holds Students & Educators Harmless for Shortened School Year
Governor John Carney on Sunday signed the sixteenth modification to his State of Emergency declaration, suspending end-of-year evaluations for educators, professional development requirements and assessments due to the suspension of the school year caused by COVID-19. Governor Carney’s latest modification holds Delaware’s students and educators harmless for the shortened school year, also waiving the required learning…
Read MoreDPH Update: 170 Additional Positive Cases; 3 New Deaths; 87 Additional Recovered
The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is announcing three additional fatalities related to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and is providing an update on the number of positive cases and recovered individuals. All data reported through the daily updates are based on data received as of 6 p.m. the previous day. In total, 224 Delawareans…
Read MoreRehoboth Looking at Phase 1 of Reopening
Rehoboth Beach officials are working on a reopening plan. Phase 1 could include reopening the beach and boardwalk with limitations, reopening city hall – by appointment only, opening the restroom on Rehoboth Avenue, opening the tennis courts and the running club at Grove Park – with limitations and the farmers market – with limitations.  …
Read MoreDPH Update: 166 Additional Positive Cases; 8 New Deaths; 162 Additional Recovered
The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is announcing eight additional fatalities related to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and is providing an update on the number of positive cases and recovered individuals. All data reported through the daily updates are based on data received as of 6 p.m. the previous day. In total, 221 Delawareans…
Read MoreDOC Updates Coronavirus Recoveries, Cases, and Enhanced Services for Inmates
The Delaware Department of Correction (DOC) today announced that inmate recoveries from COVID have reached 44 – an increase of 10 since earlier this week – as the Department expands access to technology for inmates housed in its COVID-19 treatment center at James T. Vaughn Correctional Center (JTVCC). This past week the DOC upgraded wiring in the treatment center to…
Read MoreGov Carney Releases Statement on Economic Reopening; Announces June 1 as Target for Phase I
In coordination with public health experts at the Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH), Governor John Carney on Friday announced June 1 as the target date for Phase I of Delaware’s economic reopening. Governor Carney has extended Delaware’s State of Emergency declaration, including the stay-at-home order and its other modifications, through May 31. Details about Phase I of Delaware’s economic…
Read MoreWorcester Parks Open for Passive Recreation ONLY, Playgrounds, Fields & Basketball Courts Remain Closed
Worcester County Recreation & Parks (WCRP) playgrounds, fields, and basketball courts will remained closed until the stay-at-home order is lifted, in compliance with state executive orders aimed at stopping the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). County parks are open for passive recreation, such as walking or jogging, but not any gatherings that exceed the 10-person…
Read MoreGov Carney Announces Significant Expansion of Statewide Testing Program for Coronavirus
Governor John Carney on Friday announced a significant expansion of Delaware’s statewide testing program for COVID-19 as Delaware moves toward Phase I of an economic reopening. The plan will be implemented in partnership with Delaware’s hospital systems, primary care physicians, Federally Qualified Health Centers, and community organizations statewide. The new testing program will allow the State of…
Read MoreCong. Andy Harris Announces Coronavirus Testing Grants to Eastern Shore Health Centers
Rep. Andy Harris, M.D. (MD-01) announced the award of $1,639,947 in federal grants from the Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). Funding was provided by the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act, which was signed into law by President Trump on April 24th. HRSA-funded health centers will use this…
Read MoreBeebe Healthcare to Hold Coronavirus Virtual Town Hall on Friday, May 15
Beebe Healthcare is inviting the public to a one-hour COVID-19 virtual town hall at 5:30 p.m. Friday, May 15. Community members will hear from Beebe Healthcare President & CEO Dr. David Tam and other Beebe representatives for a virtual town hall on COVID-19. The panel will give updates and answer some pre-submitted questions. Please submit…
Read MoreOpening of Delaware farmers markets delayed due to coronavirus
The Delaware Department of Agriculture (DDA) has delayed the opening of farmers markets across the state as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. “The decision made to delay the opening of seasonal farmers’ markets in communities throughout Delaware was not an easy one,” DDA said in a statement. “We know that Delaware family farms…
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