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  Category: Delaware Health and Social Services


Weekly COVID-19 Update – Oct. 1, 2021: Positive Cases and Hospitalizations Stabilize

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | Date Posted: Monday, October 4, 2021

DOVER (OCTOBER 1, 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, September 30, 2021. A total of 133,599 positive cases of COVID-19 among Delaware residents have been reported to DPH since March 11, 2020. The […]




DPH Oral Health Program, AAP Delaware Chapter Promote Early Literacy, Dental Care Through Book Program

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, September 29, 2021

  DOVER (SEPT. 28, 2021) The Delaware Division of Public Health Bureau of Oral Health and Dental Services (BOHDS) has partnered with the Delaware Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics (DEAAP) to promote literacy and good oral health habits by encouraging parents to find a dentist for their child by age 1. In support […]




Weekly COVID-19 Update – Sept 24, 2021: Positive Cases and Hospitalizations Decline Slightly

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | Date Posted: Friday, September 24, 2021

DOVER (SEPTEMBER 24, 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, September 23, 2021. A total of 130,444 positive cases of COVID-19 among Delaware residents have been reported to DPH since March 11, 2020. The […]




DPH Advises Vaccine Providers to Offer Pfizer Booster to Eligible Delawareans

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | Date Posted: Friday, September 24, 2021

DOVER (SEPT. 24, 2021) – The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) today announced that the state’s vaccine providers can begin administering booster doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine to certain populations recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). On Wednesday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) formally voted to expand the […]




Del. to Issue Monthly Emergency Benefits Sept. 29 to All SNAP Households, Eligible TANF, General Assistance Households

Delaware Health and Social Services | News | Date Posted: Thursday, September 23, 2021

NEW CASTLE (Sept. 22, 2021) – The Delaware Division of Social Services will issue emergency benefits for September to eligible households as part of the state’s ongoing response to the COVID-19 public health crisis. [versión en español] Benefits will be issued as part of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and two cash assistance programs […]







  Category: Delaware Health and Social Services

Weekly COVID-19 Update – Oct. 1, 2021: Positive Cases and Hospitalizations Stabilize

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | Date Posted: Monday, October 4, 2021

DOVER (OCTOBER 1, 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, September 30, 2021. A total of 133,599 positive cases of COVID-19 among Delaware residents have been reported to DPH since March 11, 2020. The […]




DPH Oral Health Program, AAP Delaware Chapter Promote Early Literacy, Dental Care Through Book Program

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, September 29, 2021

  DOVER (SEPT. 28, 2021) The Delaware Division of Public Health Bureau of Oral Health and Dental Services (BOHDS) has partnered with the Delaware Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics (DEAAP) to promote literacy and good oral health habits by encouraging parents to find a dentist for their child by age 1. In support […]




Weekly COVID-19 Update – Sept 24, 2021: Positive Cases and Hospitalizations Decline Slightly

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | Date Posted: Friday, September 24, 2021

DOVER (SEPTEMBER 24, 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, September 23, 2021. A total of 130,444 positive cases of COVID-19 among Delaware residents have been reported to DPH since March 11, 2020. The […]




DPH Advises Vaccine Providers to Offer Pfizer Booster to Eligible Delawareans

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | Date Posted: Friday, September 24, 2021

DOVER (SEPT. 24, 2021) – The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) today announced that the state’s vaccine providers can begin administering booster doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine to certain populations recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). On Wednesday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) formally voted to expand the […]




Del. to Issue Monthly Emergency Benefits Sept. 29 to All SNAP Households, Eligible TANF, General Assistance Households

Delaware Health and Social Services | News | Date Posted: Thursday, September 23, 2021

NEW CASTLE (Sept. 22, 2021) – The Delaware Division of Social Services will issue emergency benefits for September to eligible households as part of the state’s ongoing response to the COVID-19 public health crisis. [versión en español] Benefits will be issued as part of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and two cash assistance programs […]