RSV virus

Winter viruses & kids: Difficulty breathing? Seek help

Charles MegginsonHeadlines, Health

Delaware’s public health agency already has identified 4,274 lab-confirmed cases of influenza — significantly more than the entire 2021-2022 flu season. It’s confirmed 718 cases of RSV, and the state’s seven-day average for new COVID cases is 164, up from 106 a month ago.  Welcome to the tripledemic health officials have been warning about. All three viruses have similar systems: …

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Carney extends health emergency to protect hospital capacity

Charles MegginsonGovernment, Headlines

Not everyone is thrilled about Gov. John Carney’s decision to extend Delaware’s COVID-19 public health emergency for another 30 days. The order “aims to help protect capacity at our health care facilities and it enables the state to maintain eligibility for federal funding or assistance,” said Charlie Quimby, a spokesman for the governor’s office. Charlie Copeland, co-director of the Caesar …

TSD Review Dec 8

Town Square LIVE Weekly Review – Dec. 8, 2022

Sonja FreyTown Square Live, Weekly Review

Click on the image below to view the PDF This Week’s Top Headlines Include: Community A new view: Rockford Tower is lit for the holidays These holiday lights will help you get your glow on No mail today? You aren’t alone. Here’s why Delaware lawmaker to revive win Business ChristianaCare names breast center after Tatiana Copeland Food & Dining Under …

RSV virus

COVID, flu, RSV case rise could mean holiday tripledemic

Betsy PriceHealth, Headlines

  As the number of cases of three winter respiratory viruses rise sharply in Delaware, state officials on Monday asked residents to take action to protect themselves and their families. Gov. John Carney compared the increasing numbers of COVID to rises at this time in 2020 and 2021, leading into the holidays. State health officials would like to avoid a …

Delaware tripledemic

Delaware may face ‘tripledemic’ of COVID, flu, RSV cases

Betsy PriceHeadlines, Health

  If you are sick, stay home. That’s the big message behind the state’s announcement Friday that Delaware could face a “tripledemic” of three serious respiratory viruses: COVID-19, the flu and respiratory syncytial virus, also known as RSV. All three are putting patients of all ages into hospitals, which were already strained by infected patients and those who need medical …

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Deadly bird flu found in Delaware ducks, goose, hawk

Betsy PriceGovernment, Headlines

The USDA says the bird flu has been found in eight ducks, one good and a hawk.   A highly infectious bird flu that can rapidly kill domestic poultry including chicken, turkeys and ducks, has been found in eight wild ducks, a Canada good and a hawk. The discovery has triggered a warning to hunters, poultry owners and poultry producers …

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Nemours doc predicts surge after schools open; test materials to run out

Betsy PriceEducation, Headlines, Health

While COVID-19 usually causes mild cases in children, it can cause serious illness or death and there is no way to predict who will get hit hard, a Nemours doctor says   Communities can expect a surge of new COVID-19 cases two weeks after children go back to school, says a Nemours Children’s Health System doctor. The country also will …