Listen to this page using ReadSpeaker

Delaware News



  Category: News


DPH Investigating Mumps Outbreak Among School-Age Children in New Castle County

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, March 4, 2020

The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is investigating an outbreak of mumps cases among school-age children in New Castle County. As of March 3, 2020, DPH had identified nine cases of mumps as part of this outbreak, including seven confirmed cases and two probable cases.




DPH Opens Coronavirus Call Center

Delaware Emergency Management Agency | Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Office of the Governor | Sussex County | Date Posted: Wednesday, March 4, 2020

As part of the state’s response to the ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak that has impacted many countries, including the U.S., the Division of Public Health (DPH) is announcing the opening of a call center at its State Health Operations Center (SHOC) in Smyrna.




Public Health Announces two New Negative Test Results for Coronavirus

Delaware Health and Social Services | Department of Safety and Homeland Security | Division of Public Health | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Office of the Governor | Sussex County | Date Posted: Monday, March 2, 2020

DOVER (March 2, 2020) – The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is announcing that both pending test results for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) have come back negative. These tests were the first to be run by the Delaware Public Health Laboratory, which began testing today. The results for the two individuals in Kent County, […]




Division of Public Health: 2 Patients in Kent County Under Investigation for Coronavirus Disease

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Monday, March 2, 2020

STANTON (March 2, 2020) – Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) Director Dr. Karyl Rattay announced at a press conference today that DPH has two Patients Under Investigation (PUIs) for coronavirus disease in Kent County, who had traveled to a country under a travel alert. Three previous PUIs were tested and all came back negative. […]




Grand jury indicts former Division of Forensic Sciences

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | News | Date Posted: Monday, March 2, 2020

The Delaware Department of Justice’s Office of Civil Rights & Public Trust announced Monday that a grand jury has indicted a Pennsylvania man on two counts of the crime of Abusing a Corpse. In two separate incidents, James T. Schaeffer-Patton, 39, of Pennsylvania is accused of having improperly moved decedents’ bodies during his employment as […]







  Category: News

DPH Investigating Mumps Outbreak Among School-Age Children in New Castle County

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, March 4, 2020

The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is investigating an outbreak of mumps cases among school-age children in New Castle County. As of March 3, 2020, DPH had identified nine cases of mumps as part of this outbreak, including seven confirmed cases and two probable cases.




DPH Opens Coronavirus Call Center

Delaware Emergency Management Agency | Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Office of the Governor | Sussex County | Date Posted: Wednesday, March 4, 2020

As part of the state’s response to the ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak that has impacted many countries, including the U.S., the Division of Public Health (DPH) is announcing the opening of a call center at its State Health Operations Center (SHOC) in Smyrna.




Public Health Announces two New Negative Test Results for Coronavirus

Delaware Health and Social Services | Department of Safety and Homeland Security | Division of Public Health | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Office of the Governor | Sussex County | Date Posted: Monday, March 2, 2020

DOVER (March 2, 2020) – The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is announcing that both pending test results for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) have come back negative. These tests were the first to be run by the Delaware Public Health Laboratory, which began testing today. The results for the two individuals in Kent County, […]




Division of Public Health: 2 Patients in Kent County Under Investigation for Coronavirus Disease

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Monday, March 2, 2020

STANTON (March 2, 2020) – Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) Director Dr. Karyl Rattay announced at a press conference today that DPH has two Patients Under Investigation (PUIs) for coronavirus disease in Kent County, who had traveled to a country under a travel alert. Three previous PUIs were tested and all came back negative. […]




Grand jury indicts former Division of Forensic Sciences

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | News | Date Posted: Monday, March 2, 2020

The Delaware Department of Justice’s Office of Civil Rights & Public Trust announced Monday that a grand jury has indicted a Pennsylvania man on two counts of the crime of Abusing a Corpse. In two separate incidents, James T. Schaeffer-Patton, 39, of Pennsylvania is accused of having improperly moved decedents’ bodies during his employment as […]