Posts Tagged ‘coronavirus’
DE Coronavirus Numbers the Highest New Cases Since January
Delaware’s positive coronavirus cases took a huge jump at the end of last week – to the highest numbers since January. There were 657 new positive cases Thursday – 634 on Friday – with a 7-day average of positive cases at 9.1%. New Castle County has 334 positive cases, Sussex has 160 and Kent 140.…
Read MoreMd. Authorizes COVID-19 Boosters For Seniors In Congregate Care Centers
Maryland Governor Larry Hogan said Wednesday that the state is immediately authorizing COVID-19 booster shots for Marylanders 65 and older who live in congregate care settings. This would include seniors in nursing homes, assisted living, residential drug treatment centers and group homes for people with developmental disabilities. “For several weeks now, states have had to…
Read MoreDel. Public Health: COVID Takes No Holidays
Health officials are urging Delawareans and visitors to protect themselves from coronavirus over Labor Day weekend, whether traveling or gathering with others. The CDC recommends that masks be worn in crowded settings, including outdoors, and during activities involving close contact with others. Delaware Public Health also strongly encourages wearing a mask indoors in public. Delaware…
Read MoreDelaware’s Coronavirus Numbers Going Up
UPDATED: Mask Protesters Disrupt Cape Henlopen Board of Education Meeting
UPDATED 8/24/21 – Last week’s Cape School Board meeting ended abruptly when parents became upset over masks in schools. The meeting was adjourned before the financial business and committee reports were presented. Superintendent Robert Fulton told WGMD in an email that the remaining items will be handled during the next school board meeting on September…
Read MoreVIDEO | Md. To Require Hospital, Nursing Home Workers To Vax Or Be Tested
Maryland is taking another step in an effort to reduce the spread of COVID-19 cases and reduce the threat posed to residents of nursing homes and hospital patients. Governor Larry Hogan announced Wednesday that employees of nursing homes and at Maryland hospitals will be required to obtain a coronavirus vaccination or be subject to regular…
Read MoreWorcester Schools To Urge, But Won’t Require Face Coverings For Now
Worcester County Public Schools students, teachers and staff will have the option of wearing a mask when classes resume. WCPS will “highly recommend” universal masking, in conjunction with CDC guidance. The school system’s “Responsible Return 2.0” plan will attempt to distance students three feet apart in classrooms, and six feet or more elsewhere in school…
Read MoreVax, Booster, Test: Del. COVID-19 Weekly Update
Delaware Public Health is encouraging people who take part in large gatherings and events that this time of year brings to get tested for Coronavirus, in light of the recent increase in case rates and spread of the Delta variant. Events such as birthday parties, college sendoffs, weddings and other gatherings involving people in close…
Read MoreNew Coronavirus Tests Rising; Vaccinations Also Rising
Since Monday, Delaware’s new positive coronavirus tests have increased from 125 to 335 on Wednesday. Thursday saw a bit of a decrease to 281. However the 7-day average of all positive tests has steadily increased from 5.1% last Sunday to 6.2% Thursday. By county on Thursday, New Castle had 132 new positive tests, Kent County…
Read MoreDel. Vaccine Policy Announced For State Employees, Long-Term Care Staff
The following news release was issued by the office of Delaware Governor John Carney Thursday: Governor Carney and the Delaware Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) on Thursday announced that beginning on September 30, staff in long-term care and other health care facilities will be required to provide proof of vaccination or to undergo regular testing to prevent the transmission of…
Read MoreDel. Courts Implement Mask Requirement
Delaware courts will again require anyone at a court facility to wear a face covering starting Monday, August 16th. Supreme Court Chief Justice Collins Seitz Junior announced the action Wednesday as administrative head of all state courts in Delaware. The requirement is in accordance with Governor John Carney’s directive that state employees and visitors to…
Read MoreWicomico Co. Public Schools Implement Mask Requirement
Students, staff and visitors to Wicomico County Public Schools will be required to wear a mask at indoor school facilities starting today. School officials said the policy is based on the recommendation of the CDC and the Maryland and Wicomico County Health Departments, based on the county’s high transmission rates of COVID-19. According to Superintendent…
Read MoreGov. Carney Announces School Mask Requirement
Delaware students in grades k-through 12, and child care homes and centers will be required to wear a face covering while indoors starting next Monday. Governor John Carney said Tuesday that the mask requirement is for everyone and is regardless of vaccination status and covers public and private schools. The requirement will be formalized later…
Read MoreDE Shows Dip in New Positive Coronavirus Tests, but Increase in Hospitalizations
VIDEO | Sussex COVID Case, Vax Rates Draw Concern
The Delta variant is driving up COVID-19 case numbers in Delaware, and hospitalizations have been going up recently as well. Governor John Carney and Delaware Public Health Director Dr. Karyl Rattay outlined the current situation facing The First State in a virtual presentation Thursday. Rattay said several ZIP Codes in western Sussex County are being…
Read MoreVIDEO | Hogan: ‘Just Get The Damn Vaccine’
Maryland will implement new vaccination protocols for state employees who work in congregate settings as the Delta variant now accounts for nearly all of the state’s new COVID-19 cases. Governor Larry Hogan said employees of 48 state facilities will be required to show proof of vaccination or to adhere to strict face covering requirements and…
Read MoreDE Coronavirus Numbers on the Rise
Delaware Public Health is again posting daily coronavirus information on it’s Facebook page since the numbers have again started to rise in the First State. While the number of new positive cases has been up and down – they are somewhat higher than when Delaware’s State of Emergency ended on July 13th. There were 156…
Read MoreIndian River Schools to Hold Staggered Opening in September
The Indian River School District will implement a staggered opening to the 2021-2022 school year inSeptember. The first day of school for students in Kindergarten, Grade 6, Grade 9 and the Howard T. Ennis School(excluding preschool) will be Tuesday, September 7. Students in Grades 1-5, 7-8 and 10-12 will return toschool on Wednesday, September 8.…
Read MoreCoronavirus Activity on Increase in Delaware
———————————————————————————————————————— Over the past several weeks Delaware has seen an increase in coronavirus activity statewide. Since June 24 the number of new positive cases has increased by 787 – an average of 32 new cases daily in the last 24 days. Last week Delaware Public Health said that while the numbers remain relatively low, the…
Read MoreDel. State Contractors Could Qualify For Relief Program
WATCH: Del. COVID-19 Town Hall & Update
https://livestream.com/accounts/4090843/events/9755007/videos/223361154 Governor John Carney, Delaware Public Health Director Dr. Karyl Rattay and Delaware Emergency Management Director AJ Schall participated in a virtual COVID-19 update and town hall with Delawareans Tuesday, July 13th. Earlier that day, Delaware’s COVID-19 State of Emergency officially ended. Discussed are recent case trends, vaccination and testing, and the risk posed by…
Read MoreDE State Of Emergency Will be Lifted at 12:01am Tuesday; Virtual Covid-19 Town Hall Tuesday Night
Governor John Carney on Monday signed an order that lifts the COVID-19 State of Emergency effective at 12:01 a.m. on Tuesday, July 13. Governor Carney first issued the State of Emergency on March 13, 2020 to control the spread of COVID-19 in Delaware communities. Click here to read Governor Carney’s order lifting the State of Emergency.…
Read MoreCOVID-19 Guidelines Will Remain For Visits To Long-Term Care Facilities
Delaware’s COVID-19 State of Emergency will expire Tuesday, but guidelines that cover visitation to long-term care facilities will stay in place. According to Delaware Health and Social Services, the type of visit that’s allowed at a nursing home or assisted living facility will be determined by COVID-19 case rates in the facility and in the…
Read MoreMd. Launches Vax Scholarship Contest
Maryland is offering a scholarship incentive for young people age 12-to-17 to get vaccinated for COVID-19. Governor Larry Hogan said Wednesday that the Maryland Higher Education Commission and the Department of Health will jointly oversee the VaxU Scholarship program. Drawings will be held regularly through Labor Day. “Promotions like this are just one more way…
Read MoreDel. Communities Get 1st Shares Of Rescue Plan Funding
Dozens of local governments in Delaware now have a share of just less than $44-million in their accounts from the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. State Treasurer Colleen Davis’ office was charged by the Federal Government with developing the distribution process, and the first round has been completed. Davis said decisions on how to…
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