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Weekly COVID-19 Update: New Positive Cases, Hospitalizations Trending Upward

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Friday, December 3, 2021

DOVER, DE (Dec. 3, 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, Dec. 2, 2021.  Total positive cases since March 11, 2020: 155,149 7-day average of new positive cases: 432.7, an increase from 377.6 […]




Weekly COVID-19 Update – Nov. 26 2021: Positive Cases Remain Elevated While Hospitalizations Decrease Slightly

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | Date Posted: Friday, November 26, 2021

DOVER, DE (NOV. 26, 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, Nov. 25, 2021. Total positive cases since March 11, 2020: 152,165 7-day average of new positive cases: 380.6, an increase from 329.6 […]




Poinsettia Sale to Run Nov. 29-Dec. 22 at Greenhouse on DHSS’ Herman Holloway Campus

Delaware Health and Social Services | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, November 23, 2021

NEW CASTLE (Nov. 23, 2021) – The annual holiday in-person sale of poinsettias grown at the greenhouse on the Department of Health and Social Services’ Herman Holloway Campus near New Castle begins Nov. 29 and runs through Dec. 22. The greenhouse is operated by Bright Spot Urban Farm, a program operated by West End Neighborhood […]




Delaware Will Issue Monthly Emergency Benefits on Nov. 23

Delaware Health and Social Services | News | Date Posted: Monday, November 22, 2021

Will Be Distributed to SNAP Households and to Eligible TANF, General Assistance Households NEW CASTLE (Nov. 22, 2021) – The Delaware Division of Social Services will issue emergency benefits for November to eligible households as part of the state’s ongoing response to the COVID-19 public health crisis. Benefits will be issued as part of the […]




Division of Public Health Partners With Construction Industry to  Provide Lifesaving Narcan to Workers

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Saturday, November 20, 2021

NEWARK, DE (Nov. 20, 2021) – The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) has partnered with the state’s construction industry to drive down the number of drug overdose deaths in Delaware. In partnership with Bancroft Construction, the DPH Office of Health Crisis Response held a Narcan distribution event Thursday, Nov. 18, for Bancroft workers at the University of Delaware FinTech job site.   […]







  Category: Delaware Health and Social Services

Weekly COVID-19 Update: New Positive Cases, Hospitalizations Trending Upward

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Friday, December 3, 2021

DOVER, DE (Dec. 3, 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, Dec. 2, 2021.  Total positive cases since March 11, 2020: 155,149 7-day average of new positive cases: 432.7, an increase from 377.6 […]




Weekly COVID-19 Update – Nov. 26 2021: Positive Cases Remain Elevated While Hospitalizations Decrease Slightly

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | Date Posted: Friday, November 26, 2021

DOVER, DE (NOV. 26, 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, Nov. 25, 2021. Total positive cases since March 11, 2020: 152,165 7-day average of new positive cases: 380.6, an increase from 329.6 […]




Poinsettia Sale to Run Nov. 29-Dec. 22 at Greenhouse on DHSS’ Herman Holloway Campus

Delaware Health and Social Services | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, November 23, 2021

NEW CASTLE (Nov. 23, 2021) – The annual holiday in-person sale of poinsettias grown at the greenhouse on the Department of Health and Social Services’ Herman Holloway Campus near New Castle begins Nov. 29 and runs through Dec. 22. The greenhouse is operated by Bright Spot Urban Farm, a program operated by West End Neighborhood […]




Delaware Will Issue Monthly Emergency Benefits on Nov. 23

Delaware Health and Social Services | News | Date Posted: Monday, November 22, 2021

Will Be Distributed to SNAP Households and to Eligible TANF, General Assistance Households NEW CASTLE (Nov. 22, 2021) – The Delaware Division of Social Services will issue emergency benefits for November to eligible households as part of the state’s ongoing response to the COVID-19 public health crisis. Benefits will be issued as part of the […]




Division of Public Health Partners With Construction Industry to  Provide Lifesaving Narcan to Workers

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Saturday, November 20, 2021

NEWARK, DE (Nov. 20, 2021) – The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) has partnered with the state’s construction industry to drive down the number of drug overdose deaths in Delaware. In partnership with Bancroft Construction, the DPH Office of Health Crisis Response held a Narcan distribution event Thursday, Nov. 18, for Bancroft workers at the University of Delaware FinTech job site.   […]