Weekly COVID-19 Update – November 19, 2021: Positive Cases Continue Upward Trend; Hospitalizations, Deaths Increase
Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, November 19, 2021
DOVER (NOV. 19, 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. 18, 2021. Total positive cases since March 11, 2020: 149,566 7-day average of new positive cases: 336.7, an increase from […]
Delaware Endorses COVID-19 Booster Vaccines for All Persons 18 and Older
Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | Date Posted: Friday, November 19, 2021
DOVER, DE (Nov. 19, 2021) – Following action today by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) advisory committee, Delaware’s Division of Public Health (DPH) is encouraging all fully vaccinated Delawareans 18 and older to get a booster dose of Pfizer, Moderna or Johnson & Johnson […]
DPH Shares Thanksgiving COVID-19 Testing, Vaccine Closures and Safe Gathering Recommendations
Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | Date Posted: Friday, November 19, 2021
The Division of Public Health (DPH) is sharing anticipated closures related to COVID-19 testing and vaccination sites, as well as recommendations for holding a safe Thanksgiving gathering.
COVID-19 Hospitalizations and Deaths Decline; Slight Uptick in Positive Cases
Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, November 12, 2021
DOVER (Nov. 12, 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. 11, 2021. Total positive cases since March 11, 2020: 147,233 7-day average of new positive cases: 275.4 an increase from 250.6 last […]
Georgetown Family Practice Integrates Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder into Primary Care Setting
Delaware Health and Social Services | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, November 12, 2021
NEW CASTLE (Nov. 12, 2021) – Atlantic Family Physicians plans to expand access to lifesaving Medication for Opiate Use Disorder (MOUD) for more than 100 patients with opioid use disorder this year. The Georgetown-based family practice, headed by Dr. Fabricio Alarcon, currently has 12 patients on MOUD. Two full-time nurse practitioners have been hired to […]
