Fox in Greenwood Tests Positive for Rabies
Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | Date Posted: Wednesday, September 8, 2021
DOVER, DE (Sept. 8, 2021) – The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is advising residents who live or spend time in the vicinity of Route 16 in Greenwood between Judy Road (Road 611) and Century Farm Road (Road 630) of a positive case of rabies in a fox that bit a human on Friday, Sept. […]
Weekly COVID-19 Update – Sept. 3, 2021: Hospitalizations, Cases Continue Concerning Trend Upward
Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, September 3, 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, September 2, 2021. A total of 121,283 positive cases of COVID-19 among Delaware residents have been reported to DPH since March 11, 2020. The seven-day average […]
DPH Announces First Human Case of West Nile Virus Reported in Delaware Since 2018
Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, September 3, 2021
The Division of Public Health (DPH) announced today that a 69-year-old Kent County man has become infected with West Nile Virus (WNV), the state’s first case of human WNV since 2018, when 10 human WNV cases were reported, including two deaths from the illness. An epidemiological investigation is currently ongoing to confirm any travel history […]
Elsmere Woman Charged With Animal Cruelty
Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | Date Posted: Thursday, September 2, 2021
Wilmington (September 2, 2021) — Officers from the Division of Public Health Office of Animal Welfare (OAW) announced the arrest today of an Elsmere woman on charges of animal cruelty. Marybeth Stankevich, 64, was arraigned in JP Court 11 in New Castle on 106 charges, including: · 49 misdemeanor counts of animal cruelty, four felony […]
Weekly COVID-19 Update – August 27, 2021: Seven-Day Average For Positive Cases Surpasses 350
Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, August 27, 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, August 26, 2021. A total of 118,544 positive cases of COVID-19 among Delaware residents have been reported to DPH since March 11, 2020. The seven-day average […]
