Weekly COVID-19 Update – Aug. 21, 2020: New Daily COVID Cases, Hospitalizations, Recoveries Remain Steady
Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, August 21, 2020
A total of 16,770 positive cases of COVID-19 among Delaware residents have been reported to DPH since March 11, 2020, including 8,839 individuals who are considered recovered. For the second week in a row, the number of new daily COVID-19 cases remained below 100 per day.
Governor’s Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Board Honors County Winners of Video PSA Scholarship Contest
Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, August 21, 2020
NEW CASTLE (Aug. 21, 2020) – The Delaware Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Board honored the winners of the third annual Organ Donor Awareness PSA Scholarship Contest at its virtual quarterly meeting Aug. 10. The board funds the video public service contest, open to all Delaware high school students, as a way to increase awareness […]
AG Jennings announces suit to protect Postal Service from disruptions
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Office of Impact Litigation | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, August 18, 2020
Citing widespread delays in mail deliveries, President Trump’s intent to use the Postal Service to suppress the vote, and reports of deliberate disruptions in daily postal operations amid a global pandemic, Attorney General Kathy Jennings announced Tuesday that Delaware and other states are suing the United States Postal Service to stop their practices. “Every American depends on […]
Governor Carney Announces Expansion of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library Statewide
Delaware Libraries | Former Governor John Carney (2017-2025) | Newsroom | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Monday, August 17, 2020
Governor John Carney and First Lady Tracey Quillen Carney today joined American icon Dolly Parton to announce the statewide expansion of her namesake Imagination Library book gifting program and to encourage parents of young children across Delaware to participate.
Grand Jury Indicts Home Cleaning Service Owner
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, August 11, 2020
The Delaware Department of Justice’s Fraud & Consumer Protection Division announced Monday that a grand jury has indicted Susan Losey on multiple counts of theft with an aggregate loss of approximately $22,000. In particular, Losey is accused of using her cleaning business, Down & Dirty Cleaning Services, to defraud more than 50 victims, primarily in […]
