Five new cases of monkeypox have been identified in Delaware. To date, there have been 11 cases identified in the state. The new cases include: 23-year-old male in Sussex County 57-year-old male in Sussex County 28-year-old male in New Castle County 34-year-old male in New Castle County 37-year-old male in New Castle County All cases are unrelated to the others. …
Adrienne Dawson’s breathing was becoming erratic and panicky as her contractions increased while she labored last month with her first child at Christiana Care. Doula Ariandra Clark leaned over and rested her hand calmly on Dawson’s chest, and they looked into each other’s eyes. “Calm down,” Clark said kindly. If Dawson kept breathing like that, she would pass out, …
A 42-year-old Kent County man and two New Castle County men, 19 and 24, have become the fourth, fifth and sixth Delawareans to test positive for monkeypox. The risk to the general public in Delaware remains low, the Division of Public Health said Thursday. None of the individuals reported recent travel. While at least one individual confirmed close intimate contact …
A 46-year-old Sussex County man and a 25-year-old Kent County man have become the second and third person in Delaware to be diagnosed with monkeypox. Even so, the state Division of Public Health said the risk to the public remains low. It has, however, started a hotline for people who think they may have been exposed or have …
A 41-year-old New Castle County man tested positive for the monkeypox virus this week. It’s the state’s first case of the communicable virus, which has already been found in states around the country. The man did not report any travel or exposure to someone known to have the virus, called MPX for short, but is believed to have been exposed …
A stray cat in the Smyrna Landing Road area in Kent County has been diagnosed with rabies. Two people in the residential neighborhood were potentially exposed. The Delaware Division of Public Health is warning anyone who lives or spends time in that area who may have interacted with a stray cat to report it to the state or their …
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is reviewing the cleanup that was conducted at the Halby Chemical Co. Superfund Site located in New Castle County, Delaware. EPA conducts Five-Year Reviews to ensure that cleanups continue to protect public health and the environment. EPA conducted the previous Five-Year Review in 2017 and concluded that the remedy was working as designed …
For the first time since 2017, Delawareans this year will have more than one company’s plans to choose from in the Delaware Health Insurance Marketplace. AmeriHealth Caritas and Aetna CVS Health will offer plans along with Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield Delaware, which has been going it alone. That will mean an additional 35 plans offered through the marketplace, …
Delaware’s pre-ordered COVID-19 vaccines for ages 6 months through 5 years old were expected to start arriving Monday, June 20. They will go to medical providers who pre-ordered them, but not all did. Parents of those children should be able to have the kids vaccinated starting Tuesday, the Division of Public Health announced, after the drugs were approved for emergency …
Gov. John Carney on Sunday issued an executive order asking members of the Delaware National Guard who are healthcare workers, to staff the Stockley Center in Georgetown. The center, which houses the disabled, is facing staff shortages due to a recent increase in COVID-19 community levels and industry-wide staffing shortages. The 50-bed Medicaid-certified Intermediate Care Facility serves people with …
