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  Archives:  April 2020

Delaware extends 2020 produce grower registration due to COVID-19

Department of Agriculture | Date Posted: Friday, April 17, 2020

DOVER, Del. – Due to the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, the deadline for produce growers to register their farms with the Delaware Department of Agriculture (DDA) has been extended to June 30. The Food Product Inspection Section has enforcement responsibility for the Produce Safety Rule of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA).The rule focuses on […]




Delaware Department of Labor Releases Guidelines on 13 Week Extension of Unemployment Benefits

Department of Labor | Date Posted: Friday, April 17, 2020

The federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Stability Act (CARES Act) created a new program called Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC), which provides 13 weeks of extended unemployment benefits to eligible workers.




DHSS Seeks Comment on State Plan on Aging at Two Public Hearings This Month

Delaware Health and Social Services | News | Date Posted: Friday, April 17, 2020

NEW CASTLE (April 17, 2020) – The Delaware Department of Health and Social Services’ Division of Services for Aging and Adults with Physical Disabilities will seek public comment on its proposed State Plan on Aging for the period of October 2020 through September 2024. The state plan has been developed to meet requirements under Title […]




DHSS Announces First Coronavirus-Related Death of Resident from 24/7 Facilities

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Thursday, April 16, 2020

SMYRNA (April 16, 2020) – The Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) is announcing the first death from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) of a resident at one its 24/7 facilities. A 57-year-old male resident of Governor Bacon Health Center in Delaware City died April 14 at a New Castle County hospital. He was the […]




COVID-19 Update for April 16, 2020: DPH Announces 61 Additional Positive Cases; 6 New Deaths; 24 Additional Recovered

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Thursday, April 16, 2020

The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is announcing six additional fatalities related to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and is providing an update on the number of positive cases and recovered individuals.






  Archives:  April 2020

Delaware extends 2020 produce grower registration due to COVID-19

Department of Agriculture | Date Posted: Friday, April 17, 2020

DOVER, Del. – Due to the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, the deadline for produce growers to register their farms with the Delaware Department of Agriculture (DDA) has been extended to June 30. The Food Product Inspection Section has enforcement responsibility for the Produce Safety Rule of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA).The rule focuses on […]




Delaware Department of Labor Releases Guidelines on 13 Week Extension of Unemployment Benefits

Department of Labor | Date Posted: Friday, April 17, 2020

The federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Stability Act (CARES Act) created a new program called Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC), which provides 13 weeks of extended unemployment benefits to eligible workers.




DHSS Seeks Comment on State Plan on Aging at Two Public Hearings This Month

Delaware Health and Social Services | News | Date Posted: Friday, April 17, 2020

NEW CASTLE (April 17, 2020) – The Delaware Department of Health and Social Services’ Division of Services for Aging and Adults with Physical Disabilities will seek public comment on its proposed State Plan on Aging for the period of October 2020 through September 2024. The state plan has been developed to meet requirements under Title […]




DHSS Announces First Coronavirus-Related Death of Resident from 24/7 Facilities

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Thursday, April 16, 2020

SMYRNA (April 16, 2020) – The Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) is announcing the first death from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) of a resident at one its 24/7 facilities. A 57-year-old male resident of Governor Bacon Health Center in Delaware City died April 14 at a New Castle County hospital. He was the […]




COVID-19 Update for April 16, 2020: DPH Announces 61 Additional Positive Cases; 6 New Deaths; 24 Additional Recovered

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Thursday, April 16, 2020

The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is announcing six additional fatalities related to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and is providing an update on the number of positive cases and recovered individuals.