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Bayhealth to require vaccines for all staff

by Terry Rogers     Bayhealth is now requiring all employees to get the COVID-19 vaccine under new federal regulations
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Cannabis edibles to debut in Delaware in weeks

The First State Compassion cannabis kitchen team at the company’s new facility in Wilmington. A January 18, 2022
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New COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations seem to plateau in Delaware

  New COVID-19 cases in Delaware seem to have plateaued and maybe even dropped a January 18, 2022

Increasing numbers of vaccinated Delawareans are getting COVID, state stats show

The numbers of people who are fully vaccinated and still contract COVID-19 and who end up in the hospital have
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State, FEMA to open COVID testing drive-thru in Delaware City

This was a mass vaccination event at the Delaware City DMV last year; starting Monday, FEMA will be doing mass
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Seaford mayor pushes back against AG’s fetal remains lawsuit

Seaford Mayor David Genshaw says the ordinance has nothing to do with a woman’s right to get an abortion. Delaware
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DBCC hosts 24th Annual Breast Cancer Update

by Terry Rogers   DBCC will hold their 24th Annual Breast Cancer Update on February 23 in a virtual format
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Hospitalizations skyrocket to 692 as COVID-19 surge continues

  Delaware continues to set COVID-19 records, this week in hospitalizations with 692 people admitted. The state has been routinely
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State OKs vaccine boosters for ages 12 to 15

  The Delaware Division of Public Health on Thursday said that those aged 12 to 15 may be given booster
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Some patients being transferred to nursing homes will be COVID-positive

On average, one out of every four Delawareans who tests for COVID-19 is testing positive, Gov. John Carney said during
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Del. health department marks 100,000 substance abuse treatment referrals

Katy L. Pack/Getty Images The Delaware Department of Health and Social Services has surpassed a milestone of 100,000 Delawareans to
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State hit 3,381 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday

  Delaware saw 3,381 new positive cases Wednesday after all the reports were in, the Delaware Division of Public Health
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Gov. Carney declares state of emergency over omicron wave

Delaware will be under a state of emergency effective Jan. 3, 2022. (Getty Images/Kameleon007) Gov. John Carney on Thursday declared
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Carney sets COVID briefing Thursday; no plans for mass testing

DHSS released this photo Wednesday afternoon showing a long line for testing at Caesar Rodney High School. As COVID-19 cases
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State adopts CDC’s shorter isolation, quarantine time for COVID

  The Division of Public Health announced Tuesday it will match CDC guidelines that reduce the time that people should
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Delaware sees 1,000+ new COVID-19 cases four days in a row

Delaware broke its all-time record for new daily cases of COVID-19. One day later, it broke the record again. Photo
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Delaware breaks record for new daily COVID-19 cases

  Delaware set a new record for new daily cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, with 1,393 reported. The previous state
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Ørsted’s Skipjack 2 offshore wind project given the green light

Photo courtesy of Ørsted. The Maryland Public Service Commission has selected Danish multinational power company Ørsted’s Skipjack Wind 2 for
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No immediate plans to bring back mask mandate, Carney says

Gov. John Carney said booster shots will be essential to lessening the impact of a COVID winter surge. Gov. John
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Digital vaccine cards now come with convenient QR code

Photo by Seb_ra/Getty Images. Individuals vaccinated in Delaware will now have access to a QR code when downloading their COVID-19
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Delaware confirms 4 cases of Omicron; 1,079 new COVID cases Friday

The Delaware  Division of Public Health has found first four cases of the Omicron variant among Delaware residents, it announced
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State launches number housebound can call to be vaccinated at home

Delaware has started a service that allow those who can’t travel to be vaccinated at home. The state of Delaware
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Delaware COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations jump; still no Omicron

  The number of new daily COVID-19 cases in Delaware has risen to 603.9, up dramatically from 432.9 last week.
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