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Delaware COVID-19 call centers closed due to low volume
DOVER — The Delaware Division of Public Health closed its COVID-19 call center and vaccine call center due to a low volume of calls on Tuesday. The COVID-19 call center was launched on March … more
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Governor John Carney welcomes Sherry and Tom Keiling to the COVID-19 vaccination clinic at the Dover International Speedway on Saturday morning.
Delaware public health emergency extended another 30 days
Gov. John Carney formally extended the state’s public health emergency by another 30 days Friday. more
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Delaware COVID-19 testing to no longer include Curative sites
DOVER — The state’s COVID-19 testing partner Curative Inc. has decided not to renew its testing contract when it ends in the next two weeks. As a result, Wednesday, Dec. 28 will be the … more
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People stand in one of two lines to receive a Covid-19 test on Monday afternoon in the parking lot at Epworth United Methodist Church in Rehoboth Beach.
Delaware’s COVID-19 dashboard switching to weekly updates
Data about COVID-19 on the Delaware Division of Public Health’s My Healthy Community portal will be reported weekly, rather than daily, as of Thursday. more
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ChristianaCare revises visitor rules
NEWARK — ChristianaCare has lifted its COVID-19 visitor restrictions and has returned to standard visitor policy. Visitors no longer will be screened for COVID-19 symptoms at the entrances. … more
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As vaccines begin to become more available throughout Delaware — as seen with Delaware Medical Reserve Corp. volunteer Cindy Horsman and Kay Symonds — COVID-19 rates have decreased. “I feel like we’re turning the corner,” Gov. John Carney said this week. “That light at the end of the tunnel is getting brighter every day.”
Delaware preps for winter viruses
A triple threat of viruses is circulating around Delaware, as the calendar turns toward the holiday season. Flu cases are up, as are the instances of respiratory syncytial virus infections. Winter is also the time when COVID-19 cases were the highest the last two years, as individuals spent more time indoors. more
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Gov. John Carney speaking to the media after he received his COVID-19 vaccination Sunday. Lt. Governor Bethany Hall Long is in the background.
Delaware extends Public Health Emergency another 30 days
WILMINGTON — Gov. John Carney formally extended the state’s Public Health Emergency by another 30 days on Thursday. The extension allows the state and its medical providers to continue … more
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An 11-year-old boy, Eric, accompanied by his mother, Kim, was among the first to receive a pediatric dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for children age 5-11 at the Delaware Division of Public Health’s standing vaccine site at the Blue Hen Corporate Center in Dover. Last names were withheld by the state.
Delaware sees spike in RSV cases; epidemiologists urge precautions
Epidemiologists are urging Delawareans to take measures to protect themselves and others amid a spike in Respiratory Syncytial Virus, or RSV, cases in the state. more
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The Delaware City Division of Motor Vehicles is hosting a mass COVID-19 testing site for three weeks.
Delaware extends Public Health Emergency another 30 days
WILMINGTON — Gov. John Carney formally extended the state’s Public Health Emergency by another 30 days on Thursday. The extension allows the state and its medical providers to continue … more
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Emergency benefits for eligible Delaware families available
The Delaware Division of Social Services will issue emergency benefits to eligible households for September, as part of the ongoing response to the COVID-19 emergency. more
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A woman receives a COVID-19 test on Monday in the parking lot at Epworth United Methodist Church in Rehoboth Beach.
Delaware extends public health emergency order 30 days
Gov. John Carney formally extended Delaware’s public health emergency order another 30 days Thursday. more
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In this photo illustration, free iHealth COVID-19 antigen rapid tests from the federal government sit on a U.S. Postal Service envelope after being delivered on Feb. 4, 2022, in San Anselmo, California. (Photo Illustration by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images/TNS)
Federal free COVID home testing program ends, Delaware still offering standing testing sites
DOVER — Most of the free at-home COVID-19 tests sent by the federal government in January are likely past their listed expiration date if they weren’t used by August and the program has … more
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Peter Sooy, a 35-year-old government contractor from Silver Spring, gets the new Covid-19 booster at a Giant pharmacy. Sooy said he wanted to get vaccinated to make sure he protects the new baby in the family.
Marylanders receive first shots of new Covid-19 vaccine
Maryland residents are trickling into pharmacies across the state for the few available doses of the new and improved – epidemiologists say – Covid-19 vaccine.   Maryland … more
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Bayhealth staff members look at a computer monitor during a drive-up COVID-19 testing event at Dover International Speedway on March 18.
Delaware reports 28 new COVID deaths after statistics review
DOVER — The Delaware Division of Public Health announced 28 new COVID-19-related deaths in an update given Friday. Nearly all the deaths were from a review of Vital Statistics records from … more
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Garry Glanden of Felton receives a Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine Tuesday at the Delaware State Fair in Harrington. Fairgoers can visit the Delaware Building to receive their shots every day of the fair, no appointment necessary.
Delaware looks to make COVID bivalent boosters available next week
DOVER — The state has ordered approximately 17,000 doses of bivalent COVID-19 boosters for Division of Public Health clinics and enrolled medical providers. Administration of these updated … more
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Delaware Lt. Gov. Bethany Hall-Long , left, and the Rev. Rita Paige, center, speak at Unity in the Community Family Fun Day in August of 2021.. .
Kent County Coalition seeks funding for vaccinations
DOVER — The Kent County Coalition for vaccine equity has received funding for COVID-19 vaccinations in August and September, but is still waiting for a larger grant to carry it through June of … more
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The anitviral viral drug Paxlovid, used to treat COVID-19, is available at 146 locations across Delaware.
COVID drug Paxlovid widely accessible in Delaware
The COVID-19 treatment Paxlovid is now available at 146 locations across Delaware, according to the federal government’s Test to Treat program. more
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The University of Delaware campus awaits the return of a larger number of students, despite a decline in enrollment nationwide.
University of Delaware to require masks for first two weeks of classes
NEWARK — With students due to return to campus, the University of Delaware announced Monday face masks will be required in all classrooms, labs and on school transportation for the first two … more
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The University of Delaware campus awaits the return of a larger number of students, despite a decline in enrollment nationwide.
Delaware colleges anticipate higher enrollment this fall
Despite the continuing nationwide decline in college enrollment, the University of Delaware, Delaware State University and Delaware Technical Community College are expecting student numbers to revert back to pre-pandemic levels this fall. more
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Matthew Garrity receives his COVID-19 booster shot by Delaware National Guard, Nurse, Charles Williston during the COVID-19 vaccination clinic at the Dover International Speedway on Saturday.
Delaware officials urge COVID boosters for those eligible
DOVER — Not everyone is eligible for a fourth dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, but the Delaware Division of Public Health is hoping those who meet the criteria will consider receiving … more
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