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DPH Announces COVID-19 $15M Testing Partnership With Quidel In Schools

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | Newsroom | Date Posted: Monday, July 19, 2021

  Dover (July 19, 2021) The Division of Public Health (DPH) is announcing a $15M partnership with the Department of Education (DOE) and Quidel Corporation to provide comprehensive COVID-19 testing, processing, and reporting in Delaware schools. Quidel will utilize its rapid antigen tests to provide on-the-spot results in as little as 10 minutes. Frequent testing […]




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 | Newsroom | 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 | Newsroom | 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 […]







  Category: Division of Public Health

DPH Announces COVID-19 $15M Testing Partnership With Quidel In Schools

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | Newsroom | Date Posted: Monday, July 19, 2021

  Dover (July 19, 2021) The Division of Public Health (DPH) is announcing a $15M partnership with the Department of Education (DOE) and Quidel Corporation to provide comprehensive COVID-19 testing, processing, and reporting in Delaware schools. Quidel will utilize its rapid antigen tests to provide on-the-spot results in as little as 10 minutes. Frequent testing […]




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 | Newsroom | 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 | Newsroom | 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 […]