Delaware Confirms First Sussex County Influenza Case for 2015 – 2016
Division of Public Health | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, November 17, 2015
The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) reports the state’s first Sussex County laboratory-confirmed case of influenza for the 2015-2016 flu season. The case involves a 61-year-old Sussex County woman who is recovering at home after a visit to the emergency room. There are two main types of influenza (flu) virus – types A and B – that routinely spread in people and are responsible for seasonal flu outbreaks each year. Sussex County’s first case is strain B.
Insurance Department Announces Workers’ Compensation Rates for 2016
Insurance Commissioner | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, November 17, 2015
Insurance Department Announces Workers’ Compensation Rates for 2016 DOVER, DE – Insurance Commissioner Karen Weldin Stewart today approved the Delaware Compensation Rating Bureau (DCRB)’s workers’ compensation amended rate filing, resulting in an overall average increase of 7.09% in residual market rates and 7.20% in voluntary market loss costs. The DCRB originally proposed overall increases of 14.92% […]
Delaware Health Officials Support ‘No Alcohol During Pregnancy’ Report
Division of Public Health | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, November 17, 2015
How much alcohol is safe to drink when you’re expecting? None. Zero. Not a drop. That’s according to a report just published in the November issue of the American Academy of Pediatrics’ (AAP) Pediatrics magazine. The report identifies prenatal alcohol exposure as the leading cause of preventable birth defects and neurodevelopmental disabilities.
“Holiday Party at the Plantation” to take place at Dover, Del.’s John Dickinson Plantation on Dec. 6, 2015
Historical and Cultural Affairs | Kent County | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, November 17, 2015
Reservations required by Nov. 30, 2015. Event will feature the refreshments, spirits and decorations that might have been present in the 18th century when the “Penman of the Revolution” was in residence at the property.
Secretary of State Announces Nursing License Suspension
Department of State | Kent County | New Castle County | Newsroom | Sussex County | Date Posted: Friday, November 13, 2015
Secretary of State Jeffrey Bullock has ordered the temporary suspension of the Delaware nursing license of Kimberly L. Shaw Kehr of Carney’s Point, New Jersey, following the suspension of her license in the state of New Jersey and falsely answering questions on her Delaware license renewal.
