The Delaware Division of Public Health has found first four cases of the Omicron variant among Delaware residents, it announced Friday. The four cases involve two adults in their 30s, a teenager and a child under the age of 10, all residents of New Castle County. Two individuals were fully vaccinated and two were unvaccinated. None of the individuals had …
Delaware has started a service that allow those who can’t travel to be vaccinated at home. The state of Delaware has created a toll-free phone number that residents who can’t travel because of disability, age or several illness can call to arrange for a COVID-19 vaccination or booster shot at home. The Department of Health and Social Services is partnering …
The number of new daily COVID-19 cases in Delaware has risen to 603.9, up dramatically from 432.9 last week. That’s fueling a rise in hospitalizations, which hit 317, up 51 from last week. In turn, that’s one of the reasons that ChristianaCare announced this week it would begin postponing elective surgeries. The hospital also cited non-COVID-related hospitalizations. That includes …
A raccoon has tested positive for rabies in Georgetown. Photo by Richard Burton/Pexels A raccoon has tested positive for rabies in Georgetown, but no humans are known to have had contact with it, the Delaware Division of Public Health reported Friday. Two dogs may have been, the press release said. Anyone thinks they may have been bitten, scratched, or …
A Millsboro home tattooing parlor has been closed. File photo by Pexels. The state has ordered a Millsboro man to stop tattooing people at his home, the Delaware Division of Public Health has reported. Miguel Angel Garcia of 102 Nicoles Court in Millsboro has been issued a cease and desist order for conducting tattooing activities out of his …
It’s just a matter of time before the Omicron variant of COVID-19 shows up in Delaware, state officials say. The virus strain has been found in surrounding states, but has not yet been detected in Delaware, said Dr. Karyl Rattay, director of the Division of Public Health. And they’ve looked. The state lab routinely pulls random samples of positive …
DBCC’s Yes2Health program can help you live a healthier lifestyle by Terry Rogers Yes2Health, a free community health outreach program offered by Delaware Breast Cancer Coalition, is designed to promote healthier lifestyles through education. The weekly program is for 12 weeks and available virtually. “These weekly education programs include lessons and discussions about nutrition, fitness, health and wellness to …
Fears of a COVID-19 winter surge in Delaware seem to be validated by quickly escalating numbers of new cases, hospitalizations and deaths in recent weeks. Vaccinations, while rising, are not keeping pace with the number of cases, hospitalizations and death, which are largely among partially or unvaccinated. The good news: The state has not yet found any cases …
The number of new COVID-19 cases and deaths in Delaware continued to rise in the last week, but hospitalizations dropped by a few. The Delaware Division of Public Health said the average daily number of new cases was 380.6 in the week ending Thursday, Nov. 25. That’s up from 329.6 the previous week and 271.9 the week before. Public …
The state Division of Public Health will start a testing program designed to keep kids who were exposed to COVID to stay in school. Students and student athletes who play indoor sports will need to continue to mask up through February 2022, according to the state Division of Public Health. The Delaware Interscholastic Athletics Association said in notes from its …
