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  Archives:  June 2021

Weekly COVID-19 Update – June 25, 2021: Delaware Nears President Biden’s Vaccination Goal

News | Date Posted: Friday, June 25, 2021

DOVER (June 25, 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, June 24, 2021. A total of 109,636 positive cases of COVID-19 among Delaware residents have been reported to DPH since March […]




Governor Carney, DPH, DEMA Announce COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Sites

Governor John Carney | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Friday, June 25, 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 vaccination sites and pop-up testing sites throughout Delaware next week. Vaccination locations listed below include walk-in community vaccination events hosted by community partners including the Wilmington COVID-19 Community Mobilization Group, the […]




Dejoynay Ferguson Sentenced to Life In Prison for Murder, Abuse of Child Victims

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | News | Date Posted: Friday, June 25, 2021

A Superior Court has sentenced a New Castle woman to life in prison for the repeated abuse and murder of a child, and the abuse of four other children in her care at a daycare facility where she was employed. Dejoynay Ferguson pleaded guilty in April to Murder by Abuse First Degree, 6 counts of […]




Ruth Ann Irwin, BG (Ret.) Sworn in as the U.S. Selective Service System’s Delaware State Director

Governor John Carney | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Friday, June 25, 2021

SMYRNA, Del. – Ruth Ann Irwin, BG (Ret.) on Friday was sworn in as the U.S. Selective Service System’s Delaware State Director by the U.S. Selective Service Acting Director, Craig T. Brown. She was nominated by Delaware Governor John Carney and appointed by Brown. ­­ Irwin will serve as liaison between the Selective Service System […]




STATEMENT: Governor Carney on Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework

Governor John Carney | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Thursday, June 24, 2021

WILMINGTON, Del. — Governor John Carney on Thursday issued the following statement on the Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework announced by President Biden on Thursday: “This is a historic, bipartisan agreement on infrastructure that would create millions of good-paying new jobs and position American workers and businesses to compete in a 21st century economy. It’s the largest […]






  Archives:  June 2021

Weekly COVID-19 Update – June 25, 2021: Delaware Nears President Biden’s Vaccination Goal

News | Date Posted: Friday, June 25, 2021

DOVER (June 25, 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, June 24, 2021. A total of 109,636 positive cases of COVID-19 among Delaware residents have been reported to DPH since March […]




Governor Carney, DPH, DEMA Announce COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Sites

Governor John Carney | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Friday, June 25, 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 vaccination sites and pop-up testing sites throughout Delaware next week. Vaccination locations listed below include walk-in community vaccination events hosted by community partners including the Wilmington COVID-19 Community Mobilization Group, the […]




Dejoynay Ferguson Sentenced to Life In Prison for Murder, Abuse of Child Victims

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | News | Date Posted: Friday, June 25, 2021

A Superior Court has sentenced a New Castle woman to life in prison for the repeated abuse and murder of a child, and the abuse of four other children in her care at a daycare facility where she was employed. Dejoynay Ferguson pleaded guilty in April to Murder by Abuse First Degree, 6 counts of […]




Ruth Ann Irwin, BG (Ret.) Sworn in as the U.S. Selective Service System’s Delaware State Director

Governor John Carney | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Friday, June 25, 2021

SMYRNA, Del. – Ruth Ann Irwin, BG (Ret.) on Friday was sworn in as the U.S. Selective Service System’s Delaware State Director by the U.S. Selective Service Acting Director, Craig T. Brown. She was nominated by Delaware Governor John Carney and appointed by Brown. ­­ Irwin will serve as liaison between the Selective Service System […]




STATEMENT: Governor Carney on Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework

Governor John Carney | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Thursday, June 24, 2021

WILMINGTON, Del. — Governor John Carney on Thursday issued the following statement on the Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework announced by President Biden on Thursday: “This is a historic, bipartisan agreement on infrastructure that would create millions of good-paying new jobs and position American workers and businesses to compete in a 21st century economy. It’s the largest […]