Flu Season Update: Flu Activity in Delaware Remains Low. Officials Continue to Recommend Flu Vaccination
DOVER — After the first full month of the 2018-2019 flu season, flu activity in Delaware remains low. There have been 42 laboratory-confirmed cases of influenza in the state since the season started on September 30. The largest number of cases, 20, have been reported in Kent County, comprising 47.6 percent of all cases. New […]
DPH Confirms First Pediatric Flu Case for 2018-2019 Season
The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is reporting the state’s first laboratory-confirmed case of influenza in a child for the 2018-2019 flu season. The case involves a 5-year-old from Sussex County. This brings the total number of flu cases this season to six, as of Oct. 5, 2018.
Delaware Governor John Carney gets his flu shot and urges Delawareans to get theirs as well
Delaware Governor John Carney, Lt. Governor Bethany Hall-Long, Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) Secretary Dr. Kara Odom Walker and Department of Transportation (DelDOT) Secretary Jennifer Cohan were among hundreds who lined up to receive their annual flu vaccine Tuesday in Dover.
DPH URGING RESIDENTS: Don’t Wait – Get Vaccinated Against Flu Now
Officials pushing vaccination message after flu spreads statewide and first flu-related hospitalization is confirmed DOVER (Sept. 19, 2018) — While the “official” start of flu season is still two weeks away, the Division of Public Health (DPH) is urging residents not to wait to get vaccinated. Four cases of the flu now have been confirmed, […]
Flu is in Delaware! DPH Announces Influenza Cases Just Before Official Start of 2018-2019 season
The Division of Public Health (DPH) is announcing two laboratory-confirmed cases of influenza, just three weeks before the official start of the 2018-2019 flu season, which begins September 30.
