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As Delta cases rise, Carney sets COVID-19 press conference Thursday

This Abbott Laboratories at-home COVID-19 test kit is available at Delaware libraries.   With COVID-19 cases once again shooting up
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Mom’s efforts to change law means homeschooled kids get more services

    Three years ago, as their daughter was about to enter kindergarten, Megan and August 3, 2021
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Guard offering free medical, dental, eye exams in Dover through Sunday

The National Guard’s Innovative Readiness Training programwill offer medical, dental, optometric and mental health exams August 2, 2021

New COVID-19 case numbers rise sharply as Delta variant dominates

  The number of new COVID-19 cases has risen from an average of about 20 on June 20 to about
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ChristianaCare to require staff vaccinations; only system so far to do it

Christiana Care will require all employees to be vaccinated.   Delaware’s largest healthcare network has provided employees an ultimatum: be
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Carney hasn’t made any decisions after CDC’s mask flip-flop

  Delaware Gov. John Carney is studying this week’s Centers for Disease Control recommendation that  everyone wear masks indoors in
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West Nile virus found in Delaware chickens infected by mosquitoes

West Nile virus has been found in Delaware chickens, infected by mosquitoes.   West Nile virus has popped up in
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New daily COVID-19 cases more than double in the last four weeks

The number of COVID-19 cases attributed to the Delta variant has allowed cases to double in a month.   Thanks
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State pays $15 million for COVID testing company to work with schools

A new program will check teaches and students for COVID-19, even if they don’t have symptoms.   Delaware will pay
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Public Health: Delta variant is dominant strain of virus in Delaware

The Delta variant of COVID-19 is causing a rising number of cases.   The COVID-19 delta variant is now the
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Dover woman supports others diagnosed with breast cancer

Purnima Dixit now helps other women who received the same devastating breast cancer diagnosis she did   Diagnosed with breast
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State officials blame Delta variant for rise in COVID-19 cases

The number of COVID-19 cases attributed to the Delta variant jumped last week.   State officials blamed the Delta variant
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State warns people not to forage in Sussex because of deadly hemlock

The stem of the poisonous hemlock plant, with purple spots     The Delaware Department of Agriculture has warned Sussex
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Delaware Breast Cancer Coalition (DBCC) celebrates 30 years

The Delaware Breast Cancer Coalition, Inc. (DBCC) began in 1991 as a small group of community volunteers, led by Maureen
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State will keep visitation rules in place at long-term care facilities

Long-term care facilities will continue to follow state mask, visiting guidelines after the COVID-19 emergency order is lifted. Photo by
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Delaware records no COVID-19 deaths in last 7 days

  While Delaware’s percentage of new positive COVID-19 tests continues to drift up, vaccinations do, too. The Delaware Division of
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One Delawarean diagnosed with Listeria, likely from ready-to-eat food

Photo by Roger Brown of Pexels     A Delaware resident has been diagnosed with a case of Listeria, which
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Delaware COVID-19 cases drift up a bit; vaccines up, too

  The state’s COVID-19 Data Dashboard for Wednesday.   Delaware’s COVID-19 numbers have crept up slightly in the last 10
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Rabid skunk caught in Newark; 2 being treated for exposure

The state Public Health department is warning people in a certain section of Newark about a rabid skunk. Photo by
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Delaware hits 70% vaccination mark before Fourth of July

Gov. John Carney and the state’s top public health officer on Thursday hailed Delaware hitting the federal goal of 70%
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Carney ends weekly press conferences about COVID-19

  In Gov. John Carney’s last weekly COVID-19 press briefing, state officials announced that the average life expectancy has gone
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State narrows gap between stats and Fourth of July vaccination goal

  Delaware is sitting at 69.8% of the eligible population vaccinated.   Delaware is thisclose to making its Fourth of
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Wilmington gears up for heat warning. Here’s the details

  City pools and spray parks will be open and the city is given away fans to senior citizens to
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