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New Daily COVID-19 Cases, Recoveries Remain Steady

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Friday, August 28, 2020

DOVER (Aug. 28, 2020) – 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 27, 2020. A total of 17,083 positive cases of COVID-19 among Delaware residents have been reported to DPH since March […]




El programa SNAP de Delaware emitirá beneficios de emergencia adicionales disponibles a partir del 31 de agost

Delaware Health and Social Services | News | Date Posted: Friday, August 28, 2020

Los clientes que ya existen pueden recibir beneficios adicionales para cubrir las necesidades alimentarias NEW CASTLE (27 de agosto de 2020) – Los beneficios de emergencia se emitirán a los participantes del Programa de Asistencia Nutricional Suplementaria (SNAP, por sus siglas en inglés) de Delaware para agosto como parte de la Ley federal de Respuesta […]




Delaware Sends Wildfire Crew to New Mexico

Department of Agriculture | Forest Service | Lt. Governor Bethany Hall-Long | News | Date Posted: Friday, August 28, 2020

The Delaware Forest Service is sending its wildfire crew to New Mexico as a steep increase in lightning-caused fires has pushed the National Preparedness Level to 5 on a 5-point scale, its highest level. Critical fire weather continues throughout the West. According to the National Interagency Fire Center, the majority of the fire activity remains in Arizona and California, where over 1.5 million acres have burned. So far this year, more than 38,767 fires have burned 3.7 million acres.

Delaware has trained more than 600 firefighters since 1996 and battled wildfires in numerous states, including: Alaska, Arizona, Georgia, California, Colorado, Idaho, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oregon, Utah, Virginia, and Washington. http://de.gov/wildfire




Delaware Resilience Fund Application Opens

Delaware Emergency Management Agency | Department of Safety and Homeland Security | Governor John Carney | News | Date Posted: Thursday, August 27, 2020

Smyrna, DE – The Delaware Emergency Management Agency (DEMA) is pleased to announce that the Delaware Resilience Fund’s application process, authorized by Governor John C. Carney under Executive Order #44, is now accepting applications.  The Delaware Resilience Fund was created to assist families and communities devastated by tornadoes and other severe weather that occurred August […]




Delaware’s SNAP Program Will Issue Additional Emergency Benefits for Use Starting Aug. 31

Delaware Health and Social Services | News | Date Posted: Thursday, August 27, 2020

Existing clients may receive these additional benefits to support food needs NEW CASTLE (Aug. 27, 2020) – Emergency benefits will be issued to participants of Delaware’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) for August as part of the federal Families First Coronavirus Response Act of 2020. Under this federal act signed into law in March, the […]







  Category: News

New Daily COVID-19 Cases, Recoveries Remain Steady

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Friday, August 28, 2020

DOVER (Aug. 28, 2020) – 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 27, 2020. A total of 17,083 positive cases of COVID-19 among Delaware residents have been reported to DPH since March […]




El programa SNAP de Delaware emitirá beneficios de emergencia adicionales disponibles a partir del 31 de agost

Delaware Health and Social Services | News | Date Posted: Friday, August 28, 2020

Los clientes que ya existen pueden recibir beneficios adicionales para cubrir las necesidades alimentarias NEW CASTLE (27 de agosto de 2020) – Los beneficios de emergencia se emitirán a los participantes del Programa de Asistencia Nutricional Suplementaria (SNAP, por sus siglas en inglés) de Delaware para agosto como parte de la Ley federal de Respuesta […]




Delaware Sends Wildfire Crew to New Mexico

Department of Agriculture | Forest Service | Lt. Governor Bethany Hall-Long | News | Date Posted: Friday, August 28, 2020

The Delaware Forest Service is sending its wildfire crew to New Mexico as a steep increase in lightning-caused fires has pushed the National Preparedness Level to 5 on a 5-point scale, its highest level. Critical fire weather continues throughout the West. According to the National Interagency Fire Center, the majority of the fire activity remains in Arizona and California, where over 1.5 million acres have burned. So far this year, more than 38,767 fires have burned 3.7 million acres.

Delaware has trained more than 600 firefighters since 1996 and battled wildfires in numerous states, including: Alaska, Arizona, Georgia, California, Colorado, Idaho, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oregon, Utah, Virginia, and Washington. http://de.gov/wildfire




Delaware Resilience Fund Application Opens

Delaware Emergency Management Agency | Department of Safety and Homeland Security | Governor John Carney | News | Date Posted: Thursday, August 27, 2020

Smyrna, DE – The Delaware Emergency Management Agency (DEMA) is pleased to announce that the Delaware Resilience Fund’s application process, authorized by Governor John C. Carney under Executive Order #44, is now accepting applications.  The Delaware Resilience Fund was created to assist families and communities devastated by tornadoes and other severe weather that occurred August […]




Delaware’s SNAP Program Will Issue Additional Emergency Benefits for Use Starting Aug. 31

Delaware Health and Social Services | News | Date Posted: Thursday, August 27, 2020

Existing clients may receive these additional benefits to support food needs NEW CASTLE (Aug. 27, 2020) – Emergency benefits will be issued to participants of Delaware’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) for August as part of the federal Families First Coronavirus Response Act of 2020. Under this federal act signed into law in March, the […]