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DPH Offers Guidance & Resources to Navigate Infant Formula Supply Shortage
The Division of Public Health (DPH) is providing guidance to families struggling to find formula due to a shortage caused by a supply chain issues, including avoiding taking certain measures…
Read MoreTue. Memorial Will Honor Delawareans Who Have Lost Their Lives Due To COVID
A memorial takes place this week for Delawareans whose lives were lost due to the COVID-19 pandemic.Tuesday’s service will also include the planting of a memorial tree. Also, the Yellow…
Read MoreDel. Students Encouraged To Get Tested For COVID-19 This Spring
Delaware Public Health and the Department of Education are encouraging students to be tested for COVID-19 after the upcoming Easter and spring break.Most schools are off during the week of…
Read MoreDPH Reports Delaware’s 1st Flu-Related Death Of Current Flu Season
Delaware Public Health is reporting the first confirmed flu-related death of the current influenza season.A 54-year-old Kent County woman who became infected with Influenza A died in early April. DPH…
Read MoreRabies Found In Fox In Frankford
A fox in the Frankford area has tested positive for rabies.According to the Delaware Division of Public Health, it is not aware of any known contact between the rabid fox…
Read MoreGov. Carney Revises, Extends Public Health Emergency Order
Rabid Fox Found in Rehoboth Beach Neighborhood
The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is advising Sussex County residents, who live or spend time near the area of Bayard Avenue and Philadelphia Street in Rehoboth Beach, of a…
Read MoreUpdate: Del. School Mask Mandate, State of Emergency End At 6:00 p.m. Tue.
Update: Tuesday morning, Governor John Carney signed anĀ orderĀ to lift the COVID-19 State of Emergency effective at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 1. The State of Emergency was implemented January 3rd…
Read MoreWeekly COVID-19 Update: New Positive Cases, Hospitalizations Continue to Trend Upward
The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is providing an update on the most recent statistics related to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Delaware, as of Thursday, Jan 13, 2021.…
Read MoreCOVID-19 Vaccine Boosters Now Available for Delawareans 12 and Older
The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) today announced that Delawareā€™s vaccine providers can now begin administering booster doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to individuals ages 12 to 15…
Read MoreDel. COVID-Related Hospitalizations Climb Close To 500 Statewide
Delaware concludes 2021 with 485 people in hospitals statewide for COVID-19 complications, the highest number yet since the beginning of the pandemic. Also, on Wednesday, a one-day record for new…
Read MoreNew COVID-19 Cases Spike In Del. – Weekly Update
Del. Introduces Vax QR Code Feature
Delawareans who have been vaccinated for COVID-19 will now have access to a QR code when downloading their record. This allows Delawareans to download a PDF version of the record,…
Read MoreOmicron Variant Found in 4 in NCCo but Delta Still Dominant; DPH says Winter Surge Underway
The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) today announced that it has confirmed the first four cases of the Omicron variant (B.1.1.529) among Delaware residents. The variant was detected today…
Read MoreMasks In School Extended till February 8 in Delaware
Governor John Carney, the Delaware Department of Education (DOE), and the Delaware Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) on Monday formally issued regulations that will extend the emergency masking…
Read MoreRabid Raccoon Found In Georgetown Area
A raccoon in the Georgetown area has tested positive for rabies. Delaware Public Health said Friday that two dogs may also have been exposed to the virus. Residents and people…
Read MoreHome Tattoo Operation in Millsboro Closed by DE Public Health
Del. COVID-19 Case Rates Rise; More Mobile Vax Clinics This Week
Rates of new COVID-19 cases are rising in Delaware. Friday’s reported total of 776 positive cases was the highest for one day since January. The seven-day average of new positive…
Read MoreUPDATED: SCAM ALERT for Bogus Vaccination Validations by Text Message
The Division of Public Health has been alerted to a potential scam involving text messages that appear to be related to vaccination validation. The messages reference DPH and DelDOT and…
Read MoreDel. Construction Industry Makes Naloxone Available To Workers, Supervisors
A partnership between Delaware Public Health and the construction industry has made the overdose-reversing medication Narcan available to construction workers at a University of Delaware construction site in Newark. It…
Read MoreDE DPH Endorses COVID-19 Booster Vaccines for Anyone 18 and Older
Following action today by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Preventionā€™s (CDC) advisory committee, Delawareā€™s Division of Public Health (DPH) is encouraging…
Read MoreDPH Shares CDC Guidance To Minimize Risk Of COVID Spread During Thanksgiving
Gov. Carney Extends School Mask Mandate
Delaware’s emergency masking requirement in public and private K-12 schools has been extended until February 8th, under action taken Wednesday by Governor John Carney, the Delaware Department of Education and…
Read MoreUpdate: Bethany Crest Water Tests Safe For Drinking, Cooking
The water at the Bethany Crest community near Millville is safe to use for drinking and cooking once again. The Department of Natural Resources and Delaware Public Health said Monday…
Read MoreDel. Providers Authorized To Give COVID-19 Vaccine To Children
Delaware providers of COVID-19 vaccinations are now able to offer the Pfizer pediatric vaccine for children between five and 11 years old. The CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices has…
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