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  Category: Division of Public Health


Despite End of State of Emergency, DHSS Guidance for Visitation at Delaware’s Long-Term Care Facilities Will Continue

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | Date Posted: Monday, July 12, 2021

NEW CASTLE (July 12, 2021) – With the end of the State of Emergency in Delaware on Tuesday, July 13, the Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) is affirming that Delaware’s 86 long-term care facilities (LTCs) will continue to follow the state’s existing visitation and testing guidance in order to keep residents healthy and […]




Weekly COVID-19 Update-July 9, 2021: No New COVID-19 Deaths Reported in The Last Seven Days

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Friday, July 9, 2021

DOVER (July 9, 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, July 8, 2021. A total of 109,986 positive cases of COVID-19 among Delaware residents have been reported to DPH since March […]




Check for Recalled Tyson Chicken Products: DPH Identifies Case of Listeria Linked to Multi-State Outbreak

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | Date Posted: Monday, July 5, 2021

DOVER (July 5, 2021) – The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) announced today that the State has confirmed one case of Listeria associated with a multistate outbreak of Listeria monocytogenesinfections linked to recalled Tyson Foods ready-to-eat chicken products. Two other cases are confirmed in Texas. Due to the small numbers of cases overall and […]




Weekly COVID-19 Update – JULY 2, 2021: Delaware Achieves President Biden’s Vaccination Goal

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Friday, July 2, 2021

DOVER (July 2, 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, July 1, 2021. A total of 109,820 positive cases of COVID-19 among Delaware residents have been reported to DPH since March […]




Skunk in Newark Tests Positive For Rabies

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Thursday, July 1, 2021

DOVER (July 1, 2021) – The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is advising New Castle County residents who live or spend time in the area west of Rt. 273, near S. Brownleaf Road, Sonant Drive, and Stature Drive in Newark, of a positive case of rabies in a skunk. Two individuals were potentially exposed to […]







  Category: Division of Public Health

Despite End of State of Emergency, DHSS Guidance for Visitation at Delaware’s Long-Term Care Facilities Will Continue

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | Date Posted: Monday, July 12, 2021

NEW CASTLE (July 12, 2021) – With the end of the State of Emergency in Delaware on Tuesday, July 13, the Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) is affirming that Delaware’s 86 long-term care facilities (LTCs) will continue to follow the state’s existing visitation and testing guidance in order to keep residents healthy and […]




Weekly COVID-19 Update-July 9, 2021: No New COVID-19 Deaths Reported in The Last Seven Days

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Friday, July 9, 2021

DOVER (July 9, 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, July 8, 2021. A total of 109,986 positive cases of COVID-19 among Delaware residents have been reported to DPH since March […]




Check for Recalled Tyson Chicken Products: DPH Identifies Case of Listeria Linked to Multi-State Outbreak

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | Date Posted: Monday, July 5, 2021

DOVER (July 5, 2021) – The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) announced today that the State has confirmed one case of Listeria associated with a multistate outbreak of Listeria monocytogenesinfections linked to recalled Tyson Foods ready-to-eat chicken products. Two other cases are confirmed in Texas. Due to the small numbers of cases overall and […]




Weekly COVID-19 Update – JULY 2, 2021: Delaware Achieves President Biden’s Vaccination Goal

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Friday, July 2, 2021

DOVER (July 2, 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, July 1, 2021. A total of 109,820 positive cases of COVID-19 among Delaware residents have been reported to DPH since March […]




Skunk in Newark Tests Positive For Rabies

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Thursday, July 1, 2021

DOVER (July 1, 2021) – The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is advising New Castle County residents who live or spend time in the area west of Rt. 273, near S. Brownleaf Road, Sonant Drive, and Stature Drive in Newark, of a positive case of rabies in a skunk. Two individuals were potentially exposed to […]