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Public Health Encourages COVID-19 Testing for Teens Participating in Senior Week Activities Following Positive Cases

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Saturday, June 20, 2020

SMYRNA (June 19, 2020) – The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is encouraging parents of teens who participated in senior week activities that involved living in a group setting, or attending a large gathering, to have them tested for COVID-19. The recommendation comes after DPH learned of several positive cases among teens living in […]




Public Health Announces Increase in Positive Cases of COVID-19, 2 New Deaths

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Friday, June 19, 2020

SMYRNA (June 19, 2020) – The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is announcing two additional fatalities related to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and is providing an update on the number of positive cases and recovered individuals as of 6:00 p.m., Thursday, June 18, 2020. While the total cumulative number of positive cases has increased […]




Public Health Announces 55 Additional Positive Cases of COVID-19, 5 New Deaths

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Thursday, June 18, 2020

SMYRNA (June 18, 2020) – The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is announcing five additional fatalities related to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and is providing an update on the number of positive cases and recovered individuals as of 6:00 p.m., Wednesday, June 17, 2020. In total, 431 Delawareans have passed away due to complications […]




Public Health Announces 41 Additional Positive COVID-19 Cases Among Delawareans; 2 New Deaths

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, June 17, 2020

SMYRNA (June 17, 2020) – The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is announcing two additional fatalities related to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and is providing an update on the number of positive cases and recovered individuals as of 6:00 p.m., Tuesday, June 16, 2020. In total, 426 Delawareans have passed away due to complications […]




Suspected Overdose Deaths for May in Delaware Tie Previous Monthly High Set in 2018

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | Date Posted: Tuesday, June 16, 2020

Health Officials Fear Rising Death Toll May Be Consequence of COVID-19 NEW CASTLE (June 16, 2020) – In what Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) officials fear may be a consequence of the uncertainty associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, deaths from suspected overdoses in Delaware during May tied a previous monthly total set in […]







  Category: Division of Public Health

Public Health Encourages COVID-19 Testing for Teens Participating in Senior Week Activities Following Positive Cases

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Saturday, June 20, 2020

SMYRNA (June 19, 2020) – The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is encouraging parents of teens who participated in senior week activities that involved living in a group setting, or attending a large gathering, to have them tested for COVID-19. The recommendation comes after DPH learned of several positive cases among teens living in […]




Public Health Announces Increase in Positive Cases of COVID-19, 2 New Deaths

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Friday, June 19, 2020

SMYRNA (June 19, 2020) – The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is announcing two additional fatalities related to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and is providing an update on the number of positive cases and recovered individuals as of 6:00 p.m., Thursday, June 18, 2020. While the total cumulative number of positive cases has increased […]




Public Health Announces 55 Additional Positive Cases of COVID-19, 5 New Deaths

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Thursday, June 18, 2020

SMYRNA (June 18, 2020) – The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is announcing five additional fatalities related to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and is providing an update on the number of positive cases and recovered individuals as of 6:00 p.m., Wednesday, June 17, 2020. In total, 431 Delawareans have passed away due to complications […]




Public Health Announces 41 Additional Positive COVID-19 Cases Among Delawareans; 2 New Deaths

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, June 17, 2020

SMYRNA (June 17, 2020) – The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is announcing two additional fatalities related to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and is providing an update on the number of positive cases and recovered individuals as of 6:00 p.m., Tuesday, June 16, 2020. In total, 426 Delawareans have passed away due to complications […]




Suspected Overdose Deaths for May in Delaware Tie Previous Monthly High Set in 2018

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | Date Posted: Tuesday, June 16, 2020

Health Officials Fear Rising Death Toll May Be Consequence of COVID-19 NEW CASTLE (June 16, 2020) – In what Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) officials fear may be a consequence of the uncertainty associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, deaths from suspected overdoses in Delaware during May tied a previous monthly total set in […]