MEDIA ADVISORY: Public Health Makes Changes to Daily COVID-19 Reporting Format
Data Dashboard to be Updated During Noon Hour Starting Monday Smyrna, DE (April 19, 2020) – Starting Monday, April 20, 2020, the Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) will begin providing its daily updates on COVID-19 statistics on the de.gov/coronavirus website during the noon hour. Data will reflect the most current information available as of […]
COVID-19 Update April 18, 2020: Public Health Announces 215 Additional Positive Cases; 6 New Deaths
SMYRNA (April 18, 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. In total, 67 Delawareans have passed away due to complications from COVID-19. Individuals who have died from COVID-19 ranged in […]
COVID-19 Update April 17, 2020: Public Health Announces 9 More Deaths, 248 New Positive Cases
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 […]
Delaware Department of Labor Releases Guidelines on 13 Week Extension of Unemployment Benefits
The federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Stability Act (CARES Act) created a new program called Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC), which provides 13 weeks of extended unemployment benefits to eligible workers.
DHSS Announces First Coronavirus-Related Death of Resident from 24/7 Facilities
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 […]
