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Cat found near Battery Park tests positive for rabies

Betsy PriceHeadlines, Health

Delaware Public Health officials say a rabid cat has been found near Battery Park in Old New Castle. Photo by Aleksandr Nadyojin/Pexels.   The latest animal in Delaware to test positive for rabies is a calico cat found near Battery Park in Old New Castle. The cat, which appeared to live or spend time between West Ninth Street and West …

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State sees highest number of daily COVID cases since January

Betsy PriceHeadlines, Health

Delaware reported 665 new COVID-19 cases Friday, the highest daily total since January. Even so, the number of new cases, when averaged over seven days, dropped slightly to 389 as of Thursday, down from 397 last week. In its weekly COVID-19 update, the Delaware Division of Public Health said Friday that 252 people are hospitalized, up 19 from last week. …

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Rabid deer found on residential property near Rehoboth Bayside outlets

Charles MegginsonHeadlines, Health

The state is warning anyone who may have had contact with a deer now diagnosed as rabid to contact their doctors and the state.   A white-tailed deer in the Rehoboth Beach-area has tested positive for rabies after exhibiting symptoms and being removed from a residential property by the Division of Public Health. The deer is the second animal in …

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99% of Delaware’s new COVID-19 cases that can be genotyped are Delta

Betsy PriceHeadlines, Health

Delawareans now can print out their COVID-19 vaccine records and those of their children.   As COVID-19 cases, deaths and hospitalizations continue to rise, the state said Friday that 99% of the positive COVID-19 samples it was able to genotype during the week were the Delta variant. A state press release also said Delawareans can now access their state vaccination …

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UD to require proof of vaccine or negative test for visitors to attend events

Betsy PriceEducation, Headlines, Health

The University of Delaware will begin requiring proof of vaccination or negative COVID-19 tests to attend any UD event, starting Sept. 10. The University of Delaware announced Friday that it will require all external visitors to UD events to provide proof of vaccination against COVID-19 or a negative PCR test for the virus, starting Sept. 10. UD had announced in …

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Kent County man first Delawarean with West Nile infection since 2018

Betsy PriceHeadlines, Health

  For the first time since 2018, West Nile virus has been found a Delaware human.   A 69-year-old Kent County man has become the first Delawarean to be infected with the West Nile virus since 2018. The virus is transmitted through the bites of mosquitoes. The state is investigating the case to see if there is a travel history …

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Doctor who sat on COVID-19 alt medicine panel leaves Beebe

Charles MegginsonHeadlines, Health

Dr. Adam Brownstein, pictured at Monday’s panel, parted ways with Beebe Healthcare Tuesday.   A Milford doctor who sat on a COVID-19 alternative medicine panel Monday night has parted ways with Beebe Healthcare and Beebe Medical Group. The two events were not related, said Dr. Adam Brownstein, a family medicine physician. He said his departure had been three months in the …

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‘Unauditable’ Lewes nursing home can’t find former owner’s records

Charles MegginsonHeadlines, Health

The new owners of The Moorings say they can’t find records pf $1.1 million from the facility when it was called Cadbury at Lewes.   A second Delaware nursing home has earned the unique distinction of being “unauditable,” according to State Auditor Kathy McGuinness.  The Cadbury at Lewes Senior Living Community, now known as The Moorings at Lewes, failed to …

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$1.9 million headed to Delaware to help people navigate Affordable Care

Betsy PriceHeadlines, Health

Westside Family Healthcare will hire 12 new navigators to help people in every county get health insurance. Photo by Jeff Gentry   Two Delaware organizations will get $1.9 million to help people access health insurance through the Affordable Care Act plans. Westside Family Healthcare, which for more than a decade has helped people wade through the pages of technical information …

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Fueled by Delta, Delaware’s COVID cases continue to surge

Betsy PriceHeadlines, Health

  Delaware’s COVID-19 cases, deaths and hospitalizations continue to rapidly rise with more than 354 new cases a day, as of Thursday. The previous Thursday, it was 303 per day, according to a press release from the Division of Public Health. In the last week, the state also reported 210 hospitalizations, up 45 from last week, and 24 deaths. Some …