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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 […]




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.  […]




Governor Carney Announces Five-Year Effort to Improve Water and Wastewater Systems, Protects Residents

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Public Health | Governor John Carney | Lt. Governor Bethany Hall-Long | Office of the Governor | Office of the Lieutenant Governor | Date Posted: Wednesday, March 23, 2022

State agencies will begin accepting applications to loan or grant money for drinking water and wastewater system improvements around the state, with capacity for historic levels of investment in water infrastructure from the federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the state Clean Water Trust, created in 2021.







  Category: Division of Public Health

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 […]




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.  […]




Governor Carney Announces Five-Year Effort to Improve Water and Wastewater Systems, Protects Residents

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Public Health | Governor John Carney | Lt. Governor Bethany Hall-Long | Office of the Governor | Office of the Lieutenant Governor | Date Posted: Wednesday, March 23, 2022

State agencies will begin accepting applications to loan or grant money for drinking water and wastewater system improvements around the state, with capacity for historic levels of investment in water infrastructure from the federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the state Clean Water Trust, created in 2021.