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COVID-19 Update April 17, 2020: Public Health Announces 9 More Deaths, 248 New Positive Cases

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

SMYRNA (April 17, 2020) – The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is announcing nine additional fatalities related to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and is providing an update on the number of positive cases and recovered individuals. In total, 61 Delawareans have passed away due to complications from COVID-19.  Individuals who have died from COVID-19 ranged in […]




DHSS Seeks Comment on State Plan on Aging at Two Public Hearings This Month

Delaware Health and Social Services | News | Date Posted: Friday, April 17, 2020

NEW CASTLE (April 17, 2020) – The Delaware Department of Health and Social Services’ Division of Services for Aging and Adults with Physical Disabilities will seek public comment on its proposed State Plan on Aging for the period of October 2020 through September 2024. The state plan has been developed to meet requirements under Title […]




DHSS Announces First Coronavirus-Related Death of Resident from 24/7 Facilities

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Thursday, April 16, 2020

SMYRNA (April 16, 2020) – The Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) is announcing the first death from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) of a resident at one its 24/7 facilities. A 57-year-old male resident of Governor Bacon Health Center in Delaware City died April 14 at a New Castle County hospital. He was the […]




COVID-19 Update for April 16, 2020: DPH Announces 61 Additional Positive Cases; 6 New Deaths; 24 Additional Recovered

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Thursday, April 16, 2020

The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is announcing six additional fatalities related to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and is providing an update on the number of positive cases and recovered individuals.




COVID-19 and the Black Community in Delaware

News | Date Posted: Thursday, April 16, 2020

DHSS Secretary Dr. Kara Odom Walker was joined via Zoom by Dr. Richard Henderson, an OB/GYN and Past President of the Medical Society of Delaware, and Eugene Young, President and CEO of the Metropolitan Wilmington Urban League, in a discussion about the effect of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on the black community in Delaware and how […]







  Category: News

COVID-19 Update April 17, 2020: Public Health Announces 9 More Deaths, 248 New Positive Cases

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

SMYRNA (April 17, 2020) – The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is announcing nine additional fatalities related to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and is providing an update on the number of positive cases and recovered individuals. In total, 61 Delawareans have passed away due to complications from COVID-19.  Individuals who have died from COVID-19 ranged in […]




DHSS Seeks Comment on State Plan on Aging at Two Public Hearings This Month

Delaware Health and Social Services | News | Date Posted: Friday, April 17, 2020

NEW CASTLE (April 17, 2020) – The Delaware Department of Health and Social Services’ Division of Services for Aging and Adults with Physical Disabilities will seek public comment on its proposed State Plan on Aging for the period of October 2020 through September 2024. The state plan has been developed to meet requirements under Title […]




DHSS Announces First Coronavirus-Related Death of Resident from 24/7 Facilities

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Thursday, April 16, 2020

SMYRNA (April 16, 2020) – The Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) is announcing the first death from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) of a resident at one its 24/7 facilities. A 57-year-old male resident of Governor Bacon Health Center in Delaware City died April 14 at a New Castle County hospital. He was the […]




COVID-19 Update for April 16, 2020: DPH Announces 61 Additional Positive Cases; 6 New Deaths; 24 Additional Recovered

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Thursday, April 16, 2020

The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is announcing six additional fatalities related to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and is providing an update on the number of positive cases and recovered individuals.




COVID-19 and the Black Community in Delaware

News | Date Posted: Thursday, April 16, 2020

DHSS Secretary Dr. Kara Odom Walker was joined via Zoom by Dr. Richard Henderson, an OB/GYN and Past President of the Medical Society of Delaware, and Eugene Young, President and CEO of the Metropolitan Wilmington Urban League, in a discussion about the effect of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on the black community in Delaware and how […]