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Skunk in Newark Tests Positive For Rabies

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | Newsroom | 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 […]




STATEMENTS: Governor Carney and Dr. Rattay on Delaware Reaching 70 Percent Vaccination Goal

Division of Public Health | Former Governor John Carney (2017-2025) | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Thursday, July 1, 2021

Governor John Carney and Dr. Karyl Rattay, Director of the Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH), released the following statements on Delaware reaching 70 percent of adults with at least one shot of the COVID-19 vaccine.




Weekly COVID-19 Update – June 18, 2021: Delaware Cases, Hospitalizations On Steady Decline

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, June 18, 2021

DHSS Press Release                                                                        June 18, 2021                                                                                             […]




Governor, DHSS Offer Providers Second Round of COVID-19 Support through Health Care Relief Fund

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | Former Governor John Carney (2017-2025) | Newsroom | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Thursday, June 17, 2021

NEW CASTLE (June 16, 2021) – Governor John Carney and the Delaware Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) on Tuesday announced a second round of funding through the Health Care Relief Fund to support Delaware health care providers through the recovery from the COVID-19 crisis. The more than $30 million fund will support providers […]




Weekly COVID-19 Update – June 11, 2021: Delaware Cases Continue to Decline, Hospitalizations Unchanged

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | Date Posted: Friday, June 11, 2021

DOVER (June 11, 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, June 10, 2021. A total of 109,296 positive cases of COVID-19 among Delaware residents have been reported to DPH since March […]







  Category: Division of Public Health

Skunk in Newark Tests Positive For Rabies

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | Newsroom | 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 […]




STATEMENTS: Governor Carney and Dr. Rattay on Delaware Reaching 70 Percent Vaccination Goal

Division of Public Health | Former Governor John Carney (2017-2025) | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Thursday, July 1, 2021

Governor John Carney and Dr. Karyl Rattay, Director of the Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH), released the following statements on Delaware reaching 70 percent of adults with at least one shot of the COVID-19 vaccine.




Weekly COVID-19 Update – June 18, 2021: Delaware Cases, Hospitalizations On Steady Decline

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, June 18, 2021

DHSS Press Release                                                                        June 18, 2021                                                                                             […]




Governor, DHSS Offer Providers Second Round of COVID-19 Support through Health Care Relief Fund

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | Former Governor John Carney (2017-2025) | Newsroom | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Thursday, June 17, 2021

NEW CASTLE (June 16, 2021) – Governor John Carney and the Delaware Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) on Tuesday announced a second round of funding through the Health Care Relief Fund to support Delaware health care providers through the recovery from the COVID-19 crisis. The more than $30 million fund will support providers […]




Weekly COVID-19 Update – June 11, 2021: Delaware Cases Continue to Decline, Hospitalizations Unchanged

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | Date Posted: Friday, June 11, 2021

DOVER (June 11, 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, June 10, 2021. A total of 109,296 positive cases of COVID-19 among Delaware residents have been reported to DPH since March […]