The number of COVID-19 cases attributed to the Delta variant has allowed cases to double in a month. Thanks to the Delta variant, the number of new COVID-19 cases each day in Delaware has more than doubled in the last month. On June 25, the state Division of Public Health said the average daily number of new cases had …
A new program will check teaches and students for COVID-19, even if they don’t have symptoms. Delaware will pay $15 million for the Quidel Corp. to provide routine COVID-19 testing, processing and reporting for Delaware teachers and students who have no virus symptoms. In many cases, a Delaware Division of Public Health press release said, Quidel’s rapid antigen tests …
The Delta variant of COVID-19 is causing a rising number of cases. The COVID-19 delta variant is now the predominant strain of the coronavirus in Delaware, The Division of Public Health said in a Friday press release. Variants are mutations of the virus, including changes to the spikes on the surface of the virus. Some variants are more transmissible …
Purnima Dixit now helps other women who received the same devastating breast cancer diagnosis she did Diagnosed with breast cancer in 2012 soon after moving to Dover from New York, Purnima Dixit contacted Delaware Breast Cancer Coalition soon after her treatment was determined to see what services they had available. Since that time, Dixit has worked with the Peer …
The number of COVID-19 cases attributed to the Delta variant jumped last week. State officials blamed the Delta variant Tuesday night for increased numbers of COVID-19 cases in Delaware. During an online town hall meeting, the officials also talked about a new type of testing, whether a vaccine booster shot will be needed and COVID-19 regulations that will be …
The stem of the poisonous hemlock plant, with purple spots The Delaware Department of Agriculture has warned Sussex County residents that two species of poison hemlock have been discovered there. The spotted water hemlock, cicuta maculate, and another form of hemlock, conicum maculatum, were found in area wetlands. “Both hemlocks bloom from June through late August,” the Delaware …
The Delaware Breast Cancer Coalition, Inc. (DBCC) began in 1991 as a small group of community volunteers, led by Maureen Lauterbach, who was committed to decreasing the mortality rate of breast cancer in Delaware. In 1997, DBCC became a 501c (3) non-profit organization to serve and empower our community by raising awareness of breast health issues through community outreach and …
Long-term care facilities will continue to follow state mask, visiting guidelines after the COVID-19 emergency order is lifted. Photo by Matthias Zomer from Pexels Even though Gov. John Carney’s State of the Emergency order governing COVID-19 expires Tuesday, Delaware will keep visitation and testing guidelines in effects for long-term care facilities. The Delaware Division of Public Health issued a press …
While Delaware’s percentage of new positive COVID-19 tests continues to drift up, vaccinations do, too. The Delaware Division of Public Health said Friday in a press release that the state is just 14 cases away from topping the 110,000 mark of COVID-19 cases reported tot he state. The seven-day average of new positive cases decreased to 24.1 as of …
Photo by Roger Brown of Pexels A Delaware resident has been diagnosed with a case of Listeria, which is a serious food poisoning caused by bacteria. The Delaware Division of Public Health declined to give any details about the person or how they came in contact with the bacteria. But it did say the exposure is assumed to …
