Delaware’s Cancer Mortality Rates Continue To Decrease; Public Health Releases Latest Cancer Report
Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | Newsroom | Date Posted: Monday, October 11, 2021
DOVER, DEL. (Oct. 11, 2021) – According to the latest cancer data from the Division of Public Health (DPH), Delaware’s mortality rate for all cancer sites combined (all-site cancer) improved in most categories during the last decade; however, the state remains 15th-highest in the U.S. for the timeframe of 2013-2017, which is unchanged from 2012-2016. […]
Weekly COVID-19 Update – Oct 8, 2021: Cumulative COVID-19 Death Count Nears 2,000
Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, October 8, 2021
DOVER (OCT. 8, 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, Oct. 7, 2021. Total positive cases since March 11, 2020: 136,682 7-day average of new positive cases: 450.9, an increase from 444.6 last […]
DPH Announces Second Human Case of West Nile Virus and First Case Detected in a Horse for 2021
Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | Date Posted: Friday, October 8, 2021
DOVER (Oct. 8, 2021) – The Division of Public Health (DPH) announced today that a 79-year-old Sussex County woman has become infected with West Nile Virus (WNV), the state’s second case of human WNV in 2021. An epidemiological investigation is currently ongoing to confirm any travel history or sources that could have led to transmission. To protect the patient’s […]
Governor Carney Announces Funding for New Delaware Hospital for the Chronically Ill
Delaware Health and Social Services | Former Governor John Carney (2017-2025) | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Wednesday, October 6, 2021
89-year-old hospital in Smyrna will be replaced with federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) dollars SMYRNA, Del. — Governor John Carney, Lt. Governor Hall-Long and Molly Magarik, Secretary of the Delaware Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS), announced $50 million on Wednesday to build a new Delaware Hospital for the Chronically Ill in […]
Join the ‘Race to End COVID’ Event at Dover International Speedway
Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | Date Posted: Tuesday, October 5, 2021
DOVER (Oct. 5, 2021) – Race fans can join the Race to End COVID by getting a COVID-19 vaccine at Dover International Speedway on Saturday, Oct. 16, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. or Sunday, Oct. 17, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. As a special incentive, the Race to End COVID offers people, ages […]
