Posts Tagged ‘Delaware Public Health’
Rehoboth Beach Encourages A Safe, Healthy Halloween
Rehoboth Beach is encouraging citizens and visitors to enjoy a safe Halloween.In the year of the pandemic, that means that door-to-door trick-or-treating is discouraged under guidance from Delaware Public Health and the CDC – at least not without some modification.Those who want to give out treats are encouraged to find a way to do it…
Read MoreDel. Cancer Mortality Rates Head Downward
Delaware’s cancer mortality rates have gone down over a five-year period ending in 2016. Delaware Public Health data indicates there have also been improvements in cancer death rates among African-American males and females as well as Hispanic females. Overall cancer mortality declined ten percent between 2002-2006 and 2012-2016. The report, Cancer Incidence and Mortality in…
Read MoreSeveral Long-Term Care Facilities Face COVID-19 Outbreaks
Outbreaks of COVID-19 in several Delaware long-term care facilities are being investigated by public health officials. One facility affected is Country Rest Home in Greenwood, where 18 residents and 14 staff members tested positive. Staff members may include health care and non-health-care personnel such as vendors and others who may not work there full time.…
Read MoreBar Service Allowed To Resume In Del. Beach Areas, With Restrictions
Bars and restaurants with bars in the beach-area ZIP CODES will be able to resume bar service over Labor Day weekend. Patrons have been required to sit at tables and have drinks brought to them for several weeks, following an early summer spike in positive COVID-19 test results. Dr. Jamie Mack with Delaware Public Health…
Read MoreDel. Updates Scholastic Sports Guidance
Governor John Carney Tuesday updated Delaware’s COVID-19 State of Emergency that clarifies scholastic athletics competition health-related guidelines. Sports are classified as high risk, medium risk and low risk. Each classification carries guidance about masks, social distancing and other precautions designed to protect players, coaches and families. Wrestling and football are in the high risk category,…
Read MoreTesting Encouraged For Dover Church Congregation Following Positive Result
Attendees of a recent conference at a church in Dover and congregation members are being advised to get tested for ccoronavirus. At least three members of Destiny Christian Church have tested positive for COVID-19, and at least two of them attended recent services there before they knew they were positive, according to the Delaware Division…
Read MoreDelaware Public, Charter Schools Receive Reopening Guidance
Delaware Secretary of Education Susan Bunting released additional guidance Wednesday for the reopening of schools. Districts and charter schools will utilize the guidance as they prepare for the new academic year. Governor John Carney in consultation with the Division of Public Health is expected to announce in August whether in-person, in-school learning will resume. This…
Read MoreDel. Updates COVID-19 Testing Program
Pharmacies, urgent care centers and even home testing kits are growing parts of Delaware鈥檚 COVID-19 testing program. Delaware Public Health is announcing a pilot program with Walgreens to make drive-through coronavirus testing available, initially at one store in each county. Testing is available starting Thursday at Walgreens on Commercial Center Drive in Bridgeville, and on…
Read MoreDel. Public Health Reports 35 More COVID-19 Cases, 3 additional deaths
35 additional coronavirus cases and three more fatalities are being announced by the Delaware Division of Public Health. Of the most recent deaths, one of the patients lived in Kent County and two resided in New Castle County. They ranged in age from 68 to 104, and each had underlying health conditions. Two of them…
Read MoreDelaware reports 11 additional coronavirus-related deaths
Eleven more people have died in Delaware of coronavirus-related complications. That brings the death toll since mid-March to 386 statewide. The most recent fatalities involved people between 66 and 92 years old, all with underlying health conditions. Eight were residents of Sussex County, three were from Kent County and nine of them lived in long-term…
Read More5,000 coronavirus rapid test kits arrive in Delaware
The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) Lab received a shipment of 5,000 rapid test kits from Pinnacle BioLabs. DPH鈥檚 order for the kits had been held for days in Cincinnati by the Food and Drug Administration. The kits, which use blood drawn by a finger stick instead of collecting a nasal swab to obtain…
Read MoreDelaware Coronavirus Number Up – Sussex County Woman Dies
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 and recovered cases reported in the state. In total, seven Delawareans have passed away due to complications from COVID-19. The most recent death involves a 92-year-old female from Sussex County who had significant underlying health conditions.…
Read MoreDPH Reports 30 Cases of Coronavirus Statewide
Delaware’s numbers have increased with 30 cases of coronavirus now reported by Public Health officials – four additional cases since Wednesday. They say there are 23 cases in New Castle County, 4 in Kent County and 3 in Sussex County. The breakdown – 17 cases are men and 13 are women – they range in…
Read MoreDelaware Flu Activity Remains High Late in the Season
The Delaware Department of Health Services is reporting continual elevated reported cases of influenza A (H3N2) viruses. This is despite the fact that the 2018-2019 flu season should be coming to a close, based on historical reported cases. As on March 23, State health officials say there have been 5,854 lab-confirmed cases of influenza in…
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