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Weekly COVID-19 Update – May 7, 2021: New Daily Cases, Hospitalizations, Deaths All Declining in Delaware

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Friday, May 7, 2021

DOVER (May 7, 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, May 6, 2021. A total of 105,775 positive cases of COVID-19 among Delaware residents have been reported to DPH since March […]



Delaware COVID-19 Vaccination “Waiting List” Ends

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Thursday, May 6, 2021

With vaccinations and vaccine availability entering a new phase, the Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) will close the COVID-19 vaccination wait list to new sign-ups on Friday, May 7, by 3:00 p.m., and instead will focus on providing the public with information about available vaccination opportunities throughout the state. The wait list, which opened […]



Auditor McGuiness Finds Long-Term Care Facilities Needed Clearer Guidance, Assistance During Early Stages of Pandemic

Auditor of Accounts | Former Auditor of Accounts - Kathy McGuiness | News | Date Posted: Thursday, May 6, 2021

DOVER, DELAWARE – Delaware’s long-term care facilities, which have been disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, needed clearer guidance and assistance from the state during the early stages of the pandemic, State Auditor Kathy McGuiness said today. “My team reviewed publicly reported COVID-19 data at the state and federal levels, and they surveyed and interviewed […]



Delaware Receives an Additional Round of Specialty Crop Grant Funds from USDA

Department of Agriculture | News | Date Posted: Thursday, May 6, 2021

The Delaware Department of Agriculture (DDA) received an additional round of funding to enhance the competitiveness of Delaware-grown specialty crops through USDA’s Pandemic Assistance Program. USDA awarded each state department of agriculture an allocation based upon their most recent available value of specialty crop cash receipts and acreage of specialty crop production in the state. As a result, Delaware received an additional $465,433 under H.R. 133 – the Consolidated Appropriations Act (H.R. 133 Stimulus Funding) to distribute through a competitive grant process.



Delaware Leaders Highlight Mental Health Month, Resources

News | Date Posted: Wednesday, May 5, 2021

WILMINGTON – Delaware leaders are putting a spotlight on mental health and wellness as the coronavirus pandemic persists one year later. Though we have made much progress since March 2020, research shows that pandemic-related worry and stress are still impacting individuals in their everyday lives. That’s why officials are using Mental Health Month in May to encourage Delawareans to […]






  Category: News

Weekly COVID-19 Update – May 7, 2021: New Daily Cases, Hospitalizations, Deaths All Declining in Delaware

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Friday, May 7, 2021

DOVER (May 7, 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, May 6, 2021. A total of 105,775 positive cases of COVID-19 among Delaware residents have been reported to DPH since March […]



Delaware COVID-19 Vaccination “Waiting List” Ends

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Thursday, May 6, 2021

With vaccinations and vaccine availability entering a new phase, the Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) will close the COVID-19 vaccination wait list to new sign-ups on Friday, May 7, by 3:00 p.m., and instead will focus on providing the public with information about available vaccination opportunities throughout the state. The wait list, which opened […]



Auditor McGuiness Finds Long-Term Care Facilities Needed Clearer Guidance, Assistance During Early Stages of Pandemic

Auditor of Accounts | Former Auditor of Accounts - Kathy McGuiness | News | Date Posted: Thursday, May 6, 2021

DOVER, DELAWARE – Delaware’s long-term care facilities, which have been disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, needed clearer guidance and assistance from the state during the early stages of the pandemic, State Auditor Kathy McGuiness said today. “My team reviewed publicly reported COVID-19 data at the state and federal levels, and they surveyed and interviewed […]



Delaware Receives an Additional Round of Specialty Crop Grant Funds from USDA

Department of Agriculture | News | Date Posted: Thursday, May 6, 2021

The Delaware Department of Agriculture (DDA) received an additional round of funding to enhance the competitiveness of Delaware-grown specialty crops through USDA’s Pandemic Assistance Program. USDA awarded each state department of agriculture an allocation based upon their most recent available value of specialty crop cash receipts and acreage of specialty crop production in the state. As a result, Delaware received an additional $465,433 under H.R. 133 – the Consolidated Appropriations Act (H.R. 133 Stimulus Funding) to distribute through a competitive grant process.



Delaware Leaders Highlight Mental Health Month, Resources

News | Date Posted: Wednesday, May 5, 2021

WILMINGTON – Delaware leaders are putting a spotlight on mental health and wellness as the coronavirus pandemic persists one year later. Though we have made much progress since March 2020, research shows that pandemic-related worry and stress are still impacting individuals in their everyday lives. That’s why officials are using Mental Health Month in May to encourage Delawareans to […]