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Del. to Issue Monthly Emergency Benefits Sept. 29 to All SNAP Households, Eligible TANF, General Assistance Households
Date Posted: September 23, 2021

Delaware Department of Labor Hosts Job Fairs Throughout September Attracting Hundreds of Job Seekers
Date Posted: September 22, 2021

DCRPT convicts former Dewey Beach police officer for 2019 assault
Date Posted: September 22, 2021

Disability Awareness Month Poster Contest CANCELLED for 2021
Date Posted: September 22, 2021

Department of State Announces Ownership Transfer of the Kirk and Short Building to the Biggs Museum of American Art
Date Posted: September 21, 2021

Weekly COVID-19 Update – Sept 17, 2021: Hospitalizations and Case Numbers Continue Concerning Trend Upward
Date Posted: September 17, 2021

Governor Carney Requests Presidential Disaster Declaration after Flooding Caused by Tropical Depression Ida
Date Posted: September 17, 2021

Governor Carney Signs Three Environmental Bills
Date Posted: September 17, 2021

Port Mahon Fishing Pier to Close for Emergency Repairs
Date Posted: September 17, 2021

Governor Carney Announces Leadership Change at Delaware Department of Human Resources (DHR)
Date Posted: September 17, 2021

College Savings Highlighted in Work of Office of the State Treasurer
Date Posted: September 17, 2021

DNREC Parks Director Earns National Award
Date Posted: September 17, 2021

Federal Assistance Available for New Castle County Small Businesses Economically Impacted by Hurricane Ida
Date Posted: September 16, 2021

Keeping Kids Safe: The Delaware Office of Highway Safety Promotes National Child Passenger Safety Week
Date Posted: September 16, 2021

National POW/MIA Recognition Day
Date Posted: September 16, 2021

Gov. Carney, Lt. Gov. Hall-Long, Sen. Carper, Rep. Blunt Rochester Announce $110M Universal Broadband Investment
Date Posted: September 16, 2021

Five-year Discount Trend Shows It’s A Great Time To Preserve Delaware Farmland
Date Posted: September 16, 2021

Stray Cat in New Castle Tests Positive for Rabies
Date Posted: September 16, 2021

I-95/Route 1 Toll Amnesty Program to Begin October 1
Date Posted: September 15, 2021

Delaware Agriculture Secretary Urges Farms to Participate in USDA Agricultural Labor Survey
Date Posted: September 15, 2021

Plan to Connect Donovan Smith Manufactured Home Community Gets Important Conditional Approval
Date Posted: September 14, 2021

Unclaimed Property MONEY MATCH Program reunites over $900,000 to Delaware Taxpayers
Date Posted: September 13, 2021

Governor Carney Proclaims Sept. 20-24 as Falls Prevention Awareness Week in Delaware
Date Posted: September 13, 2021

DNREC to Begin Construction on Pomeroy Trail Lighting in White Clay Creek State Park
Date Posted: September 13, 2021

Weekly COVID-19 Update – Sept 10, 2021: Daily COVID-19 Cases Hits Highest Number Since January
Date Posted: September 10, 2021

DNREC to Host Auburn Valley Master Plan Community Meeting
Date Posted: September 10, 2021

Governor Carney, First Lady Tracey Quillen Carney Encourage Reading This Fall
Date Posted: September 10, 2021

Deer in Rehoboth Beach Tests Positive for Rabies
Date Posted: September 10, 2021

Flags to be Lowered September 11 in Observance of Patriot Day
Date Posted: September 10, 2021

DNREC Chester-Choptank Watershed Report Details Wetland Health and Management Recommendations
Date Posted: September 10, 2021

Augustine Beach Boat Ramp to Temporarily Close for Dredging
Date Posted: September 9, 2021

Auditor McGuiness: Annual Statewide Audit Again Finds Problems With DHSS’ Medicaid Program
Date Posted: September 8, 2021

Governor Carney Formally Extends Public Health Emergency
Date Posted: September 8, 2021

Governor Carney, City of Wilmington, and DEMA Announce Flood Assistance Programs
Date Posted: September 8, 2021

Fox in Greenwood Tests Positive for Rabies
Date Posted: September 8, 2021

DNREC and Partners Earn Award for Living Shoreline Project
Date Posted: September 8, 2021

Delaware Receives $10.8 Million to Improve Access to Affordable Health Coverage through Reinsurance Program
Date Posted: September 7, 2021

Auditor McGuiness to Hold Town Halls on Spending of American Rescue Plan Funds
Date Posted: September 7, 2021

Nominations Open for Governor’s Outstanding Volunteer Service Awards; Submission Deadline is Sept. 27
Date Posted: September 7, 2021

DNREC to Begin Construction on Fort Delaware Enhancements
Date Posted: September 7, 2021

Weekly COVID-19 Update – Sept. 3, 2021: Hospitalizations, Cases Continue Concerning Trend Upward
Date Posted: September 3, 2021

DPH Announces First Human Case of West Nile Virus Reported in Delaware Since 2018
Date Posted: September 3, 2021

STATEMENT: Gov. Carney on Gov. Markell’s Appointment as White House Operation Allies Welcome Coordinator
Date Posted: September 3, 2021

Auditor McGuiness Supports Federal Legislation to End PBMs’ Predatory Practices
Date Posted: September 3, 2021

DNREC Announces Photo Contest Winners
Date Posted: September 3, 2021

Elsmere Woman Charged With Animal Cruelty
Date Posted: September 2, 2021

Treasurer Davis Elected Vice President for Eastern Region Treasurers
Date Posted: September 2, 2021

Historical Affairs Programs In September 2021
Date Posted: September 1, 2021

EDGE Grants Competition Reopens To Benefit Delaware Small Businesses
Date Posted: September 1, 2021

Take a Summer Photo for Science and the Environment
Date Posted: September 1, 2021

Presenting Our Newest Delaware Historical Marker: Henry Clay Village
Date Posted: August 31, 2021

DNREC Reopens The Point at Cape Henlopen State Park
Date Posted: August 31, 2021

Severe Weather Possible Wednesday into Thursday
Date Posted: August 31, 2021

$12.3 Million in Health Insurance Rebates for Individuals and Small Businesses
Date Posted: August 31, 2021

DCRPT, DSP indict Trooper for phantom ticket scheme
Date Posted: August 31, 2021

Flag Lowering for International Overdose Awareness Day
Date Posted: August 30, 2021

The Mezzanine Gallery to Exhibit “Peninsula” by Jason Jellick
Date Posted: August 30, 2021

Auditor McGuiness: Survey Shows Predatory PBM Practices Destroying Independent Pharmacies
Date Posted: August 30, 2021

Secretary of State Announces Appointment of Executive Director of Public Service Commission
Date Posted: August 30, 2021

DNREC to Present Sea Level Rise and Adaptation Webinar Sept. 14
Date Posted: August 30, 2021

Delaware Libraries Announces Northstar Digital Literacy Tool
Date Posted: August 30, 2021

Weekly COVID-19 Update – August 27, 2021: Seven-Day Average For Positive Cases Surpasses 350
Date Posted: August 27, 2021

DCRPT secures convictions against ex-Connections employee
Date Posted: August 27, 2021

DNREC Announces New Delaware State Parks Leaders
Date Posted: August 27, 2021

State Auditor McGuiness Finds Second Long-Term Care Facility to be ‘Unauditable’
Date Posted: August 26, 2021

Highmark Increases 2022 Affordable Care Act Marketplace Premiums
Date Posted: August 26, 2021

Delaware Hunting Seasons Opening in September
Date Posted: August 26, 2021

DelDOT Celebrates Phase II Capital City Trail Completion
Date Posted: August 24, 2021

DNREC to Lift Advisory on Use of Bird Feeders and Baths as Songbird Mortality Decreases
Date Posted: August 24, 2021

Delaware Will Issue Monthly Emergency Benefits on Aug. 25
Date Posted: August 24, 2021

Delaware’s 23rd Annual Chautauqua From Sept. 9–12, 2021
Date Posted: August 23, 2021

Guided Visitation To The African Burial Ground At The John Dickinson Plantation
Date Posted: August 23, 2021

Weekly COVID-19 Update – AUGUST 20, 2021: Positive Cases, Hospitalizations Rise; Vaccination And Testing Encouraged
Date Posted: August 20, 2021

Sen. Carper, Gov. Carney, Conservation Groups Hail Christina River Project and Delaware Watershed Conservation Fund
Date Posted: August 20, 2021

Middletown Women Charged With Animal Cruelty
Date Posted: August 20, 2021

“Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” Campaign Emphasizes Planning Ahead for a Safer Labor Day
Date Posted: August 20, 2021

Delaware State Parks to Reduce Lifeguard Hours at Some Swimming Beaches
Date Posted: August 20, 2021

Governor Carney Signs House Bill 100
Date Posted: August 19, 2021

DNREC Seeks Volunteers for Delaware Coastal Cleanup Sept. 11
Date Posted: August 19, 2021

Auditor McGuiness Applauds Protect Our Care Rally, Reiterates Call for Express Scripts to Give Taxpayers Back $24.5M
Date Posted: August 18, 2021

Commissioner Trinidad Navarro Announces National Improper Marketing of Health Plans Working Group
Date Posted: August 18, 2021

DNREC to Revise Bundicks Branch Flood Risk Map in Sussex County
Date Posted: August 17, 2021

Weekly COVID-19 Update – August 14 2021: Positive Cases and Hospitalizations Increasing, Regular Testing Encouraged
Date Posted: August 14, 2021

Suspected Rabid Fox Bites Dover Resident; DPH Advises Those Who May Have Been Exposed
Date Posted: August 12, 2021

Be Part of the Solution to Pollution in the Inland Bays Aug. 28 Boat Captains Needed to Volunteer
Date Posted: August 12, 2021

COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Updates for Long-Term Care Facilities, Health Care Facilities, and State Employees
Date Posted: August 12, 2021

Division of Small Business awards EDGE Grants to 15 Delaware companies
Date Posted: August 11, 2021

2021 State Assessment Results Released
Date Posted: August 10, 2021

Governor Carney Announces Mask Requirement in K-12 Schools, Child Care, State Facilities
Date Posted: August 10, 2021

Delaware Seeks Data on Climate Change’s Impact on Insurance
Date Posted: August 9, 2021

Weekly COVID-19 Update – August 6, 2021: Positive Case Numbers Continue to Rise and Delta Variant Continues to Dominate
Date Posted: August 6, 2021

Delaware to Solicit Projects for Water Quality Funding
Date Posted: August 6, 2021

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Governor Carney Updates COVID-19 Order

Governor John Carney | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Thursday, April 1, 2021

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Ninth revision to Omnibus order updates youth and amateur sports guidance

WILMINGTON, Del. – Governor John Carney on Thursday signed the ninth revision to his COVID-19 emergency order, updating public health requirements for youth and amateur sports.

Under the ninth revision to the COVID-19 order:

Athletes participating in high-risk sports must wear a face covering at all times. High-risk sports include ice hockey, basketball, tackle football, boys’/men’s lacrosse, wrestling, boxing, rugby, competitive cheer, martial arts, ultimate frisbee, and pairs figure skating.
Athletes participating in non-high-risk sports outdoors must wear face coverings, except when actively engaged in practice or game play while on the field.
Athletes from different households must adhere to social distancing and remain six feet apart, except when actively engaged in practice or game play while on the field.
All coaches, staff, and referees must wear face coverings at all times, including while addressing players or officials on or off the field, when coaching during the game, and during practices, trainings and team meetings.
Masks continue to be required at all times for all indoor sports and activities. This applies to athletes, coaches, staff, and spectators.

Click here to read the ninth revision to the Omnibus COVID-19 order.

Click here to read the full omnibus order.

“We’re vaccinating thousands more Delawareans each day, and making real progress in beating this virus,” said Governor Carney. “But now is not the time to let our guard down. With rising case levels, it’s more important than ever to wear a mask. Avoid large gatherings that can spread COVID-19, wash your hands frequently, and look for a free testing site in your community. We can see the light at the end of the tunnel. Stay vigilant.”

Schools and youth and amateur sports organizations should be aware that inconsistent mask use complicates contact tracing and will impact the number of people required to quarantine in the event of a positive COVID-19 case associated with a practice or game.

As of Wednesday, March 31, Delaware providers had administered 459,535 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. Nearly a third of Delawareans have received at least one shot, and more than 163,000 Delawareans are fully vaccinated.

Visit de.gov/covidvaccine for information on Delaware’s COVID-19 vaccination program.

Anyone with a question about COVID-19, whether related to medical or social service needs, should call Delaware 2-1-1. Individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing can text their ZIP code to 898-211. Hours of operation are 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Friday; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

Visit de.gov/coronavirus to get the latest on Delaware’s response to COVID-19.

Visit de.gov/gettested to learn more about free COVID-19 testing.

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