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Maryland Dept. of Health reports Top 10 and Bottom 10 skilled nursing home vaccination rates for residents and staff

BALTIMORE — The Maryland Department of Health (MDH) on July 26 announced the top 10 and bottom 10 nursing home facilities in the state ranked by percentage of staff with at least one dose of a … more

7/26/21

Teams of medical personnel giving Covid-19 vaccinations Sunday on the grounds of Dover International Speedway.

Delaware's COVID percent-positive rate keeps rising

DOVER — Delaware’s COVID-19 percent-positive rate increased for the fourth consecutive week. The state’s seven-day rolling average for percentage of positive tests is at 2.5%, … more

By Tim Mastro | 7/23/21

Kent County, cities begin to talk ARPA spending

DOVER — Now that the first installment of the $350 million in American Rescue Plan Act funding allocated to governments across the nation has been delivered, the challenge locally is … more

By Leann Schenke | 7/23/21

Wicomico trailing state average in vaccines; clinics are open

The Wicomico County Health Department will offer walk-in and scheduled Covid-19 vaccine appointments for the Janssen (1 dose) and Moderna (2 doses) vaccines at the Wicomico Youth & Civic Center … more

Salisbury Independent | 7/21/21

Pews fill up for the 2019 Olde Christmas at Prince George's Chapel in Dagsboro. The historic chapel, closed since March 2020 during the pandemic, reopens this weekend.

Prince George’s Chapel in Dagsboro to reopen

DAGSBORO — A noteworthy piece of history built several decades before the Revolutionary War is set to reopen its doors to the public following a 16-month closure during the COVID-19 pandemic. more

By Glenn Rolfe | 7/20/21

Students wearing masks and social distancing leave their buses as they start back on the first day of school at Polytech High School in September.

Delaware establishes COVID-testing program for schools

DOVER — The Delaware Division of Public Health announced a $15 million partnership Monday with the Delaware Department of Education and Quidel Corp. to provide comprehensive COVID-19 testing, processing and reporting in the state’s schools. more

By Tim Mastro | 7/19/21

Gov. John Carney presents Sophie Poindexter, a recent University of Delaware graduate and Newark resident, the DE Wins! grand prize of $302,000 Monday.

Recent University of Delaware grad wins big for vaccinating

WILMINGTON — Normally, when Sophie Poindexter receives a phone call from a number she doesn’t recognize, she lets it go to voicemail. But for some reason, she answered a call from an unknown number a couple weeks ago. On the other line was Dr. Karyl Rattay, director of the Delaware Division of Public Health. more

By Tim Mastro | 7/19/21

A COVID-19 vaccine is administered during a clinic hosted by the Kent County Coalition. The coalition, formed with the goal of ensuring equity in the vaccine, has been educating youths on the safety of the vaccine.

Experts aim to educate Delaware youths on vaccination

DOVER — Kendrick Hicks wanted to be on campus for his final year at Delaware State University. The rising senior and aspiring recording artist has goals he wants to achieve as he enters … more

By Tim Mastro | 7/18/21

COVID hospitalizations on the rise again

The COVID-19 comeback across the U.S. is putting pressure on hospitals at a time when some of them are busy just trying to catch up on surgeries and other procedures that were put on hold during the … more

Associated Press | 7/16/21

Bayhealth staff members look at a computer monitor during a drive-up COVID-19 testing event at Dover International Speedway on March 18.

Delta variant now predominant in Delaware

DOVER — As COVID-19 hospitalizations creep higher in Delaware, eight more cases of the delta COVID-19 variant were identified by the Delaware Division of Public Health laboratory through … more

By Tim Mastro | 7/16/21

Lt. Gov. Bethany Hall-Long administers a COVID-19 vaccine to Todd Simonsen in front of the Kent County Library bookmobile during a clinic at the Frederica Fire Company on Saturday.

COVID coalition still striving to get vaccines to all

DOVER — The Kent County Coalition, focused on COVID-19 vaccine equity, administered its 9,000th dose earlier this month. The coalition has been working since March and is a partnership … more

By Tim Mastro | 7/14/21

Gov. John Carney greets seniors at a COVID-19 vaccination site in Wilmington earlier this year.

Carney: Not going back to State of Emergency unless it gets ‘really bad’

WILMINGTON — Gov. John Carney said he hopes Delaware will never have to declare a COVID-19 State of Emergency again, as Tuesday marked the first day the state was not under a State of Emergency … more

By Tim Mastro | 7/13/21

A National Guardsman hands a driver a Covid -19 test kit at Whatcoat United Methodist Church in Camden on June 16.

Delaware COVID-19 testing partner to shift to new testing method July 15

NEW CASTLE – Beginning Thursday, Delaware’s largest COVID-19 testing partner, Curative, Inc., will shift completely from using a self-administered saliva-based test to a self-administered … more

Delaware State News | 7/13/21

The boardwalk was crowded and maskless on Monday afternoon in Rehoboth Beach.

State of Emergency ends in Delaware

WILMINGTON — Delaware’s COVID-19 State of Emergency order has officially expired as of July 13. The order was replaced by a Public Health Emergency order, signed by Gov. John Carney on Monday. … more

By Tim Mastro | 7/13/21

Dover City Council returns to chambers after 489-day absence

DOVER — It had been 489 days since Dover City Council last met in a live session inside of council chambers at City Hall. That all changed at 7:30 on Monday night when Elder Ellis Louden … more

By Mike Finney | 7/13/21

Senior resident Sally Henk gets vaccinated by RN Pam Leonard at State Street Assisted Living in Dover in February.

Visitation status varies in Delaware's long-term care facilities

With the end of the State of Emergency in Delaware on July 13, the Department of Health and Social Services is affirming Delaware’s 86 long-term care facilities (LTCs) will continue to follow the … more

Delaware State News | 7/12/21

COVID booster shots not recommended by DPH

DOVER — While the delta variant, a mutation of COVID-19 with increased transmissibility, has been detected in Delaware, people who are fully vaccinated are protected against coronavirus and its … more

By Leann Schenke | 7/11/21

Army National Guard members Spc. Christopher Johnson and Sgt. Jennifer Velasquez help set up a COVID-19 vaccination clinic at Laurel Junction on Thursday. Though health officials are reaching out to areas that have low vaccination numbers, there was poorly attended.

‘Only so much we can do’: Health officials reaching out to low-vaccination areas

The National Guard was ready and waiting. Airman First Class Dakeem Blackiston, the vaccinator, was armed with about a dozen doses of COVID-19 vaccine — a mix of Pfizer and one-shot Johnson & Johnson shots. more

By Glenn Rolfe and Leann Schenke | 7/11/21

Gwen Dalphon prepares a dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine during a drive thru at the Harrington Fire Station on Saturday.

No COVID-related deaths in Delaware over past week

DOVER – No COVID-19-related deaths were reported this week, leaving the number of Delawareans who have passed away from complications unchanged at 1,695, Delaware’s Division of Public … more

Delaware State News | 7/9/21

Delaware to use new CDC mask guidance to plan full school reopening

The state of Delaware will rely on the guidance of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention following its announcement that vaccinated teachers and students need not wear masks indoors, officials said Friday. more

Delaware State News | 7/9/21