DPH And DOE Encourage Students To Test For COVID-19 Before Returning To School After Spring Break
Department of Education | Division of Public Health | Date Posted: Thursday, April 14, 2022
DOVER, DE (April 14, 2022) – Spring break for most Delaware schools will occur the week of April 18. The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) and the Delaware Department of Education (DOE) are strongly encouraging families to test students for COVID-19 before their return to school following spring break using either over-the-counter (OTC) test kits […]
DPH Announces First Flu-related Death Of 2021-2022 Season
Division of Public Health | Date Posted: Tuesday, April 12, 2022
DOVER (April 12, 2022) – The Division of Public Health (DPH) is announcing the first flu-related death of the 2021-2022 flu season. The individual was a 54-year-old Kent County female infected with influenza A who died in early April. She had underlying health conditions and was not vaccinated. As of April 2, 2022, the most recent […]
DHSS Launches Site Comparing Health Care Costs for Select Episodes of Care, Services Based on Delaware Medical Claims
Delaware Health and Social Services | Former Governor John Carney (2017-2025) | Newsroom | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Thursday, April 7, 2022
NEW CASTLE (April 7, 2022) – The Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) has launched a new website called CostAware to help Delawareans understand how their health care dollars are spent by comparing the variation of average costs for different episodes of care and medical services based on actual medical claims in Delaware. Hospital […]
Fox In Frankford Tests Positive for Rabies; Residents Advised of Attacks on Stray Cats
Division of Public Health | Date Posted: Friday, April 1, 2022
DOVER (March 31, 2022) – The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is advising Sussex County residents, who live or spend time near the areas of Burbage and Jones roads, and Burbage Road and Route 374 in Frankford, of a positive case of rabies in a fox. The fox did not have any known contact with humans, […]
DPH Shifts To Monthly COVID-19 Releases Due To Declining Cases
Division of Public Health | Date Posted: Friday, March 25, 2022
DOVER, DE (March 25, 2022) – The Division of Public Health (DPH) is providing an update on COVID-19 statistics in Delaware, as of Thursday, March 24, 2022. As a result of declining COVID-19 cases, DPH is changing the frequency of these data releases from weekly to monthly. The next data release will be April 22. […]
