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Sussex County's CHEER is receiving $282,378 in federal AmeriCorps funding to assist in COVID-19 recovery.
Federal funding aids CHEER’s COVID-recovery effort in Sussex County
GEORGETOWN — Sussex County’s CHEER is receiving more than a quarter-million federal dollars to support COVID-19 recovery. more
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Belinda Trevino holds a poster that she created to honor her parents, Mary and Mike Rivera, who both died from COVID-19, during the Yellow Heart memorial in front of the Cooper Building in Dover on Tuesday.
Ceremony honors Delawareans lost to COVID
DOVER — The clock said 3:42 a.m. on Thanksgiving morning and the hallways of the hospital were empty when James Frisa passed away due to complications from the COVID-19 virus. His wife, … more
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Curative to begin billing insurance for COVID tests in Delaware
Curative Inc., one of the state’s main COVID-19 testing partners, will start billing insurance beginning Sunday. Those getting tested at Curative’s sites should remember to bring their … more
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Gov. John Carney
Public health emergency extended once again in Delaware
Gov. John Carney extended Delaware’s public health emergency order by another 30 days Thursday. more
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Delaware to issue emergency benefits Thursday
NEW CASTLE — The Delaware Division of Social Services will issue emergency benefits Thursday to eligible households as part of the state’s ongoing response to the COVID-19 public health … more
Pharmacist Leena Amin gives Sandi Billings of Dover her first dose of a COVID-19 vaccination at Camden Pharmacy in January.
COVID cases, hospitalizations on the rise in Delaware
DOVER — Delaware is experiencing a rise in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, but both remain significantly lower than during the winter surge, the Delaware Division of Public Health said in … more
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Delaware State Housing Authority extends duration of rental, utility assistance
The Delaware State Housing Authority announced Thursday that eligible renters can now receive up to 18 months of rental and utility assistance through its Delaware Housing Assistance Program, up from 15 months. more
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CDC launches center for forecasting and outbreak analysis amid Delaware COVID spike
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced the launch of the Center for Forecasting and Outbreak Analytics Tuesday night, which seeks to act as the equivalent of the National … more
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An Indian River High School student wears a mask on Tuesday night before a varsity boys basketball game in Dagsboro.
Delaware’s Republican senators request masks stay optional
DOVER — With the city of Philadelphia reinstating an indoor face-covering requirement this week, Delaware Republican senators have asked the Delaware Division of Public Health not to follow … more
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Quaseem LaRue, who plans on attending the Firefly Music Festival, gives himself a COVID-19 test at the Martin Luther King Jr. Center on the campus of Delaware State University in Dover on Tuesday.
COVID test-to-treat site opens in Newark
DOVER — The Delaware Division of Public Health launched a COVID-19 test-to-treat program Thursday — part of a federal initiative aimed at providing convenient testing and treatment … more
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Senior resident Sally Henk gets vaccinated by RN Pam Leonard at State Street Assisted Living in Dover in February.
Delaware Division Public Health: Public interest waning for COVID-19 data
DOVER — As Delaware’s COVID-19 statistics have dipped in a post-omicron surge world, so has the public’s interest in the virus. Web traffic to the state’s online COVID-19 … more
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The Delaware Department of Labor at the Blue Hen Corporate Center is closed and signs on the door state all Unemployment Insurance claims are now to be processed online.
Social Security Administration set to reopen Delaware offices
The Social Security Administration will resume live services at its offices this week. more
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Bayhealth’s new 24/7 virtual urgent-care service is called Bayhealth@Home and is available online or via a mobile app. The initiative can ensure patients get the care they need, no matter their location or the time of day.
Benefits of telehealth continue in Delaware, even as pandemic restrictions ease
When Dr. Jonathan Kaufmann’s son needed an ophthalmology appointment, the family did not drive more than an hour to Nemours Eye Clinic in Wilmington. Rather, the exam was done virtually in the parking lot of his son’s school. What could have been a four-hour excursion, Dr. Kaufmann said, took just 15 minutes. more
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VA Affairs Medical Center Registered Nurse Kenneth Horseman, left, gives retired Airforce veteran Walter Reynolds his first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine at the Kent County Community Based Outpatient Clinic at the old Blue Hen Mall on Sunday morning.
Delaware Division of Public Health to close four COVID vaccination sites
DOVER — The Delaware Division of Public Health will close its four standing COVID-19 vaccination sites Thursday, the agency announced Friday. The decision was made due to declining … more
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Delaware Governor John Carney and the Delaware State Housing Authority announced the reopening of the COVID-19 Rental Assistance Program including $200 million in financial assistance available to residents struggling to pay rent due to the COVID-19 pandemic, during a press conference held on Friday at The Flats Phase II on North Union Street in Wilmington.
Delaware State Housing Authority grants $2.5 million to help those in need of rent, utility help
DOVER — The Delaware State Housing Authority announced Thursday that it has awarded $2.5 million in Community Navigation Program grants to 15 community partner organizations throughout the … more
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released a new community-level tracker that analyzes counties based on new cases of the virus, hospital admissions and available hospital beds. The counties in green are classified as low risk, yellow is medium and red is high.
Tracker helps Delaware counties identify COVID cases
DOVER — As most COVID-19 restrictions have been lifted across the country, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released a new community-level tracker that analyzes counties based … more
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Delaware House Judiciary Committee OKs bill to penalize holders of fake vaccine cards
DOVER — The House Judiciary Committee voted to move forward with House Substitution 1 for House Bill 302 on Wednesday which criminalizes the creation or possession of an altered or fake vaccination document, including any electronic vaccination card. more
Roma Patel gives Harold Hosten his second Covid-19 vaccination at the Modern Maturity Center in Dover on Thursday.
$17M to go to Delawareans impacted by COVID
WILMINGTON — Nearly $17 million is coming to Delawareans impacted by COVID-19, as well as health care professionals at the Department of Health and Social Services’ 24/7 … more
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Through pivoting and a gamble that is panning out, David and Jenny McMillan's JennyGems business has emerged from the COVID-19 pandemic as a huge success story. Their home decor business is now "Made in America" and based in Harbeson, with plans to move into the Delaware Coastal Business Park sometime this year or in early 2023.
Pandemic changed the face of Delaware businesses
It has been two years since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 as a global pandemic. On Thursday, the Delaware General Assembly unanimously passed a measure declaring March 11, as … more
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Paramedic Glenn Marshall gives Delaware State News photographer Marc Clery receives his COVID-19 Janssen ( Johnson & Johnson) vaccination during a Frontline Essential Workers Vaccination event at Dover International Speedway on Saturday.
Delaware Public Health: Still plenty of vaccine doses available
DOVER — There is still a plentiful supply of COVID-19 vaccines in Delaware, more than a year after a shortage during the early stages of the rollout. More than 2 million vaccine doses have … more
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