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DNREC, DPH Announce Bethany Crest Water System’s Finished Water is Safe for Drinking and Cooking

Delaware Health and Social Services | Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Monday, November 8, 2021

Results from samples taken from the water system serving residents of the Bethany Crest community near Millville returned test results that were below the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Health Advisory Level (HAL) of 70 parts per trillion (ppt) for PFAS in drinking water. Residents may resume normal use of the water, the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) and Division of Public Health (DPH) announced today.




Weekly COVID-19 Update – Nov. 5, 2021: COVID-19 Cases, Hospitalizations Continue Downward Trend

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | Date Posted: Friday, November 5, 2021

DOVER (Nov. 5, 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. 4, 2021. Total positive cases since March 11, 2020: 145,330 7-day average of new positive cases: 250.6, a decrease from […]




DPH Advises Vaccine Providers to Offer Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine for Children 5 to 11 Years of Age

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | Date Posted: Wednesday, November 3, 2021

This announcement comes after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) last week gave its approval to expand Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) to allow for the Pfizer vaccine to be administered to children in this age group.




DPH Announces Third Human Case of West Nile Virus for 2021

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | Date Posted: Tuesday, November 2, 2021

DOVER (Nov. 2, 2021) – The Division of Public Health (DPH) announced today that an 87-year-old Kent County woman has become infected with West Nile Virus (WNV), making it the state’s third case of human WNV in 2021. The woman indicated no travel history that could have led to transmission, meaning she contracted WNV in […]




Delaware Public Health Officials Confirm First Two Flu Cases of the 2021-2022 Season, Including First Pediatric Case

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | Date Posted: Monday, November 1, 2021

DOVER (NOV. 1, 2021) – The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is announcing the state’s first two laboratory-confirmed cases of influenza for the 2021-2022 flu season, including the first pediatric case of the season. The cases involve a Kent County child under the age of 5, infected with influenza strain B, who was hospitalized, as well […]







  Category: Division of Public Health

DNREC, DPH Announce Bethany Crest Water System’s Finished Water is Safe for Drinking and Cooking

Delaware Health and Social Services | Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Monday, November 8, 2021

Results from samples taken from the water system serving residents of the Bethany Crest community near Millville returned test results that were below the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Health Advisory Level (HAL) of 70 parts per trillion (ppt) for PFAS in drinking water. Residents may resume normal use of the water, the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) and Division of Public Health (DPH) announced today.




Weekly COVID-19 Update – Nov. 5, 2021: COVID-19 Cases, Hospitalizations Continue Downward Trend

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | Date Posted: Friday, November 5, 2021

DOVER (Nov. 5, 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. 4, 2021. Total positive cases since March 11, 2020: 145,330 7-day average of new positive cases: 250.6, a decrease from […]




DPH Advises Vaccine Providers to Offer Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine for Children 5 to 11 Years of Age

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | Date Posted: Wednesday, November 3, 2021

This announcement comes after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) last week gave its approval to expand Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) to allow for the Pfizer vaccine to be administered to children in this age group.




DPH Announces Third Human Case of West Nile Virus for 2021

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | Date Posted: Tuesday, November 2, 2021

DOVER (Nov. 2, 2021) – The Division of Public Health (DPH) announced today that an 87-year-old Kent County woman has become infected with West Nile Virus (WNV), making it the state’s third case of human WNV in 2021. The woman indicated no travel history that could have led to transmission, meaning she contracted WNV in […]




Delaware Public Health Officials Confirm First Two Flu Cases of the 2021-2022 Season, Including First Pediatric Case

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | Date Posted: Monday, November 1, 2021

DOVER (NOV. 1, 2021) – The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is announcing the state’s first two laboratory-confirmed cases of influenza for the 2021-2022 flu season, including the first pediatric case of the season. The cases involve a Kent County child under the age of 5, infected with influenza strain B, who was hospitalized, as well […]