Weekly COVID-19 Update – Sept. 4, 2020: New Daily COVID Cases Increase; Recoveries, Deaths Remain Steady
Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, September 4, 2020
DOVER (Sept. 4, 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, September 3, 2020. A total of 17,752 positive cases of COVID-19 among Delaware residents have been reported to DPH since March […]
DNREC Announces Temporary Brandywine Zoo Weekday Closures
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | New Castle County | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, September 4, 2020
The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control will close the Brandywine Zoo on weekdays from Tuesday, Sept. 8 through at least Monday, Sept. 21 for construction. The walkway for the new Madagascar Exhibit, which is currently under construction, will be tied into the existing zoo walkway during the closure. The Madagascar Exhibit is part […]
Delaware Receives More Than $30 Million in FHWA Redistribution
Department of Transportation | Kent County | New Castle County | Newsroom | Sussex County | Date Posted: Friday, September 4, 2020
The Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) annual August redistribution has resulted in Delaware receiving an additional $30,428,691 in federal funding for infrastructure projects. The redistribution dollars represent federal transportation improvement funds that were allocated, but not used by other states. “We are continuing to make significant investments – more than $4.5 billion – in infrastructure projects […]
DHSS to Begin Approving Plans for Indoor Visitation at Delaware’s Long-Term Care Facilities
Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, September 3, 2020
NEW CASTLE (Sept. 3, 2020) – For Delaware’s long-term care facilities with low rates of COVID-19 cases, the Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) will begin to review proposed plans from eligible facilities to resume indoor visitation. To protect residents and staff, visitation has not been permitted at Delaware’s 88 long-term care facilities since […]
Attorney General Jennings Fights Trump Administration’s Attempts to Reduce Census Efforts
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Office of Impact Litigation | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, September 3, 2020
Suit comes at a time when Delaware response rates are lagging. Attorney General Kathy Jennings has joined a large coalition of attorneys general, cities, counties, and the bipartisan U.S. Conference of Mayors in taking legal action against the Trump Administration’s impairment of the 2020 Decennial Census. The coalition filed an amicus brief in National Urban League v. […]
