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  Category: Delaware Health and Social Services


First Positive Case of COVID-19 Variant BA.2.86 Identified in Delaware

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | Date Posted: Tuesday, September 5, 2023

The Delaware Public Health Laboratory (DPHL) has identified a case of SARS-CoV-2 lineage BA.2.86 from a specimen provided to the laboratory for testing. This is the first case of BA.2.86 detected in Delaware, currently classified as a Variant Being Monitored (VBM) by the SARS-CoV-2 Interagency Group (SIG). The case was detected in a Pennsylvania resident seen at a Delaware Hospital. The […]




Delaware Begins Retroactively Issuing P-EBT Benefits for School Year 2022-2023 and Summer 2023

Delaware Health and Social Services | News | Date Posted: Thursday, August 31, 2023

The Delaware Division of Social Services is issuing retroactive emergency food assistance benefits under the Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) program for School Year 2022-2023 and Summer 2023 to Delaware households with eligible children. Eligible households began receiving P-EBT benefits beginning in August. Benefits from Fall 2022 (September-December 2022) are available on EBT cards as […]




DPH Launches New Financial Aid Program for Private Well Owners, Offers Free Water Testing Kits to Delaware Residents

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | Date Posted: Thursday, August 31, 2023

The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) recently announced a new financial assistance program for homeowners who receive their drinking water from private wells. The program is operated by the agency’s Health Systems Protection section.   Starting Sept. 1, 2023, Delawareans can now receive free test kits for their primary residence in the state, which were previously available for $4 per kit. The test kits cover […]




DPH’s Office of Animal Welfare Announces 2 Arrests in Connection with Lewes Dog Cruelty Case; 14 More Dogs Rescued 

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | Date Posted: Tuesday, August 29, 2023

Delaware Animal Services (DAS), the enforcement unit within the Office of Animal Welfare, announces the arrest of a man and a woman involved in an animal cruelty case.  On Aug. 25, 2023, Delaware State Police (DSP) Troop 7 received a tip from a concerned citizen that Dillon Hensey, age 32, and his wife, Chelsie Puckett, age 33, were seen […]




Governor’s Commission on Community and Volunteer Service Seeks Community Input in Development of State Service Plan

Delaware Health and Social Services | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, August 15, 2023

NEW CASTLE – The Delaware Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS), through the Governor’s Commission on Community and Volunteer Service, is actively seeking community engagement to develop a State Service Plan that will transform the impact of service and volunteerism across the state. To best serve the needs of Delaware communities, DHSS and the […]







  Category: Delaware Health and Social Services

First Positive Case of COVID-19 Variant BA.2.86 Identified in Delaware

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | Date Posted: Tuesday, September 5, 2023

The Delaware Public Health Laboratory (DPHL) has identified a case of SARS-CoV-2 lineage BA.2.86 from a specimen provided to the laboratory for testing. This is the first case of BA.2.86 detected in Delaware, currently classified as a Variant Being Monitored (VBM) by the SARS-CoV-2 Interagency Group (SIG). The case was detected in a Pennsylvania resident seen at a Delaware Hospital. The […]




Delaware Begins Retroactively Issuing P-EBT Benefits for School Year 2022-2023 and Summer 2023

Delaware Health and Social Services | News | Date Posted: Thursday, August 31, 2023

The Delaware Division of Social Services is issuing retroactive emergency food assistance benefits under the Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) program for School Year 2022-2023 and Summer 2023 to Delaware households with eligible children. Eligible households began receiving P-EBT benefits beginning in August. Benefits from Fall 2022 (September-December 2022) are available on EBT cards as […]




DPH Launches New Financial Aid Program for Private Well Owners, Offers Free Water Testing Kits to Delaware Residents

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | Date Posted: Thursday, August 31, 2023

The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) recently announced a new financial assistance program for homeowners who receive their drinking water from private wells. The program is operated by the agency’s Health Systems Protection section.   Starting Sept. 1, 2023, Delawareans can now receive free test kits for their primary residence in the state, which were previously available for $4 per kit. The test kits cover […]




DPH’s Office of Animal Welfare Announces 2 Arrests in Connection with Lewes Dog Cruelty Case; 14 More Dogs Rescued 

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | Date Posted: Tuesday, August 29, 2023

Delaware Animal Services (DAS), the enforcement unit within the Office of Animal Welfare, announces the arrest of a man and a woman involved in an animal cruelty case.  On Aug. 25, 2023, Delaware State Police (DSP) Troop 7 received a tip from a concerned citizen that Dillon Hensey, age 32, and his wife, Chelsie Puckett, age 33, were seen […]




Governor’s Commission on Community and Volunteer Service Seeks Community Input in Development of State Service Plan

Delaware Health and Social Services | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, August 15, 2023

NEW CASTLE – The Delaware Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS), through the Governor’s Commission on Community and Volunteer Service, is actively seeking community engagement to develop a State Service Plan that will transform the impact of service and volunteerism across the state. To best serve the needs of Delaware communities, DHSS and the […]