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  Archives:  January 2021

Delaware Surpasses 1,000 Total Deaths Related to COVID-19; New Positive Cases Remain Elevated

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Saturday, January 16, 2021

DOVER (Jan. 15, 2021) – The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is providing an update on the most recent statistics related to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Delaware, as of 6 p.m. Thursday, January 14, 2021. A total of 1,002 Delawareans have passed away due to complications from COVID-19. The state reported 45 additional […]




Governor Carney, DPH, DEMA Announce Community COVID-19 Testing Sites 

Governor John Carney | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Friday, January 15, 2021

WILMINGTON, Del. – Governor John Carney, the Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH), and the Delaware Emergency Management Agency (DEMA) announced the list of community testing sites throughout Delaware next week. Testing locations listed below include pop-up and Curative trailer sites, as well as community sites hosted by New Castle County and Henrietta Johnson Medical Center. “We are sprinting to vaccinate our 1A health […]




Delaware’s SNAP Recipients Will See Monthly Benefits Increase 15 Percent Through June 2021

Delaware Health and Social Services | News | Date Posted: Friday, January 15, 2021

Temporary increase is part of federal spending bill signed in late December NEW CASTLE (Jan. 15, 2021) – Delaware households currently receiving food benefits will receive an additional 15 percent in benefits each month from now through June under federal spending legislation signed in late December. The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 temporarily increased the […]




Governor Carney Activates Delaware National Guard

Governor John Carney | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Friday, January 15, 2021

Guard activated to assist with 2021 Inauguration-related activities WILMINGTON, Del. – Governor John Carney on Friday signed Executive Order #47, activating the Delaware National Guard to assist state and local authorities with activity around the 2021 Presidential Inauguration. Click here to read Executive Order #47. According to the order, the Guard may take proactive or responsive […]




DNREC Issues Wastewater Permits to Mountaire Farms for Making Pollution Control Improvements at Millsboro Plant

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Water | News | Date Posted: Friday, January 15, 2021

The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control has issued two permits this week to Mountaire Farms of Delaware to construct and operate an upgraded wastewater treatment facility at its Millsboro plant.






  Archives:  January 2021

Delaware Surpasses 1,000 Total Deaths Related to COVID-19; New Positive Cases Remain Elevated

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Saturday, January 16, 2021

DOVER (Jan. 15, 2021) – The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is providing an update on the most recent statistics related to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Delaware, as of 6 p.m. Thursday, January 14, 2021. A total of 1,002 Delawareans have passed away due to complications from COVID-19. The state reported 45 additional […]




Governor Carney, DPH, DEMA Announce Community COVID-19 Testing Sites 

Governor John Carney | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Friday, January 15, 2021

WILMINGTON, Del. – Governor John Carney, the Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH), and the Delaware Emergency Management Agency (DEMA) announced the list of community testing sites throughout Delaware next week. Testing locations listed below include pop-up and Curative trailer sites, as well as community sites hosted by New Castle County and Henrietta Johnson Medical Center. “We are sprinting to vaccinate our 1A health […]




Delaware’s SNAP Recipients Will See Monthly Benefits Increase 15 Percent Through June 2021

Delaware Health and Social Services | News | Date Posted: Friday, January 15, 2021

Temporary increase is part of federal spending bill signed in late December NEW CASTLE (Jan. 15, 2021) – Delaware households currently receiving food benefits will receive an additional 15 percent in benefits each month from now through June under federal spending legislation signed in late December. The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 temporarily increased the […]




Governor Carney Activates Delaware National Guard

Governor John Carney | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Friday, January 15, 2021

Guard activated to assist with 2021 Inauguration-related activities WILMINGTON, Del. – Governor John Carney on Friday signed Executive Order #47, activating the Delaware National Guard to assist state and local authorities with activity around the 2021 Presidential Inauguration. Click here to read Executive Order #47. According to the order, the Guard may take proactive or responsive […]




DNREC Issues Wastewater Permits to Mountaire Farms for Making Pollution Control Improvements at Millsboro Plant

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Water | News | Date Posted: Friday, January 15, 2021

The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control has issued two permits this week to Mountaire Farms of Delaware to construct and operate an upgraded wastewater treatment facility at its Millsboro plant.