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Worcester Co. COVID-19 Positivity Spike A False Positive?
The recently reported surge of positive COVID-19 test results in Worcester County may not have really happened at all.聽 Worcester County Health Officials have reached out to the State of Maryland about the discrepancies in early August. It turns out Worcester County was incorrectly counted as a hot spot, in that only positive results were…
Read MoreCOVID-19 Drive-Up Testing Available In OC This Weekend
Maryland has scheduled several large-scale COVID-19 Testing Events, including a drive-through testing program at the Ocean City Convention Center this weekend. Appointments for a test can be made through the Worcester County Health Department by calling 410-632-1100, then pressing 8. Additional testing clinics are also being planned for select weekends in August and September. A…
Read MoreTesting Encouraged For Dover Church Congregation Following Positive Result
Attendees of a recent conference at a church in Dover and congregation members are being advised to get tested for ccoronavirus. At least three members of Destiny Christian Church have tested positive for COVID-19, and at least two of them attended recent services there before they knew they were positive, according to the Delaware Division…
Read MoreDPH UPDATE (7/24/20): DPH Identifies Additional COVID-19 Deaths Through Vital Records Review
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, July 23, 2020. A total of 14,202 positive cases of COVID-19 among Delaware residents have been reported to DPH since March 11, 2020, including 7,936 individuals…
Read MoreExtreme Heat Curtails COVID-19 Testing Hours
A coronavirus testing program introduced just a few days ago will have reduced hours today because of the extreme heat. According to Delaware Public Health, Drive-through testing for COVID-19 will only be available today from nine until noon at the three Walgreens locations that offer testing through a new partnership. They include Walgreens at Commercial…
Read MoreDPH UPDATE – (7/17/20): DPH Continues to Announce Additional Positive Cases; Hospitalizations, Deaths Remain Steady
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, July 16, 2020. A total of 13,337 positive cases of COVID-19 among Delaware residents have been reported to DPH since March 11, 2020, including 7,315 individuals…
Read MoreDel. Updates COVID-19 Testing Program
Pharmacies, urgent care centers and even home testing kits are growing parts of Delaware鈥檚 COVID-19 testing program. Delaware Public Health is announcing a pilot program with Walgreens to make drive-through coronavirus testing available, initially at one store in each county. Testing is available starting Thursday at Walgreens on Commercial Center Drive in Bridgeville, and on…
Read MoreThousands Tested in Rehoboth-Dewey for Covid; More Lifeguards Testing Positive
MD Positivity Rate for Coronavirus at New Low
Five weeks after the state entered Stage Two of recovery, Maryland鈥檚聽key COVID-19 health metrics聽continue to trend in a positive direction. The statewide positivity rate has fallen to a new low of 4.34%, and ICU beds have dropped to their lowest level since March 30. State health officials continue to monitor the spikes and outbreaks in…
Read MoreDPH UPDATE (7/10/20): 121 Additional Positive Cases, No New Deaths
The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is announcing 121 additional positive cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Delaware, as of 6:00 p.m. Thursday, July 9, 2020. No additional deaths were reported on Thursday. In addition, 58 individuals are currently hospitalized due to COVID-19 in Delaware, 11 of whom are critically ill. While the…
Read MoreDPH UPDATE (7/9/20): 69 Additional Positive Cases; 2 New Deaths
The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is announcing 69 additional positive cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Delaware, as of 6:00 p.m., Wednesday, July 8, 2020. Two new deaths were also reported. In addition, 63 individuals are currently hospitalized due to COVID-19 in Delaware, 12 of whom are critically ill. A total of…
Read MoreDPH UPDATE (7/7/20): 121 Additional Positive Cases, Two New Deaths
The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is announcing 121 additional positive cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Delaware, as of 6:00 p.m., Monday, July 6, 2020. Two new deaths were also reported. In addition, 56 individuals are currently hospitalized due to COVID-19 in Delaware, 15 of whom are critically ill. While the total cumulative number…
Read MoreDPH UPDATE (7/6/20): 165 Additional Positive Cases; No New Deaths
The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is announcing 165 additional positive cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Delaware, as of 6:00 p.m., Sunday, July 5, 2020. No additional deaths were reported Sunday. In addition, 54 individuals are currently hospitalized due to COVID-19 in Delaware, 15 of whom are critically ill. While the total聽cumulative聽number…
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DPH UPDATE (7/5/20): 132 Additional Positive Cases; No New Deaths
The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is announcing 132 additional positive cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Delaware, as of 6:00 p.m., Saturday, July 4, 2020. No additional deaths were reported Saturday. In addition, 53 individuals are currently hospitalized due to COVID-19 in Delaware, 15 of whom are critically ill. A total of…
Read MoreDPH UPDATE (7/4/20): 73 Additional Positive Cases, No New Deaths; Hospitalizations Continue to Decline
The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is announcing 73 additional positive cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Delaware, as of 6:00 p.m., Friday, July 3, 2020. No additional deaths were reported Friday. In addition, 54 individuals are currently hospitalized due to COVID-19 in Delaware, 13 of whom are critically ill. A total of…
Read MoreDPH UPDATE (7/2/20): 192 Additional Positive Cases; 2 New Deaths
The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is announcing 192 additional positive cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Delaware, as well as two additional fatalities related to COVID-19, as of 6:00 p.m., Thursday, July 2, 2020. In addition, 57 individuals are currently hospitalized due to COVID-19 in Delaware, 13 of whom are critically ill.…
Read More3 Inmates At SCI Test Positive For Coronavirus
The Delaware Department of Correction has confirmed three coronavirus cases in the prison system. One asymptomatic inmate from Sussex Correctional Institution who tested positive late last week contracted coronavirus in the community. Another SCI inmate received a positive diagnosis while being treated at an area hospital for a medical condition. An inmate from Morris Community…
Read MoreDPH UPDATE (6/29/20): 150 Additional Positive Cases; No New Deaths
The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is announcing 150 additional positive cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Delaware, as of 6:00 p.m., Sunday, June 28, 2020. No additional COVID-19 related deaths were reported Sunday. A total of 507 Delawareans have passed away due to complications from COVID-19. Individuals who have died from COVID-19…
Read MoreAbout 100 Additional COVID-19 Cases Confirmed In Beach Area
Sussex County Coronavirus Testing
There will be several saliva-based testing sites this week in Sussex County.聽 On Monday from 1 to 6pm at the Starboard Restaurant in Dewey Beach.聽 Thursday July 2nd from 10 to 2pm at Epworth United Methodist Church on Holland Glade Road in Rehoboth and from Noon to 4pm Thursday at Delaware Tech in Georgetown.聽 For…
Read MoreDPH UPDATE (6/27/20): 74 Additional Positive Cases; No New Deaths
The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is announcing 74 additional positive cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Delaware, as of 6:00 p.m., Friday, June 26, 2020. No additional COVID-19 related deaths were reported Friday. A total of 507 Delawareans have passed away due to complications from COVID-19. Individuals who have died from COVID-19 ranged…
Read MoreDPH UPDATE (6/23/20): 27 Additional Positive Cases; 95 Additional Recovered; Identifies Additional Coronavirus Deaths Through Vital Records Review
The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is announcing 27 additional positive cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Delaware as well as two additional COVID-19-related fatalities involving Delaware residents, as of 6:00 p.m. Monday, June 22, 2020. In addition, DPH is also announcing that after completing a review of death certificate records from the…
Read MoreDPH UPDATE (6/20/20): 70 Additional Positive Cases; 1 New Death
The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is announcing one additional fatality related to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and is providing an update on the number of positive cases and recovered individuals as of 6:00 p.m., Friday, June 19, 2020. In total, 434 Delawareans have passed away due to complications from COVID-19. Individuals who have…
Read MoreDPH UPDATE (6/19/20): 112 Additional Positive Cases; 2 New Deaths; 45 Additional Recovered
The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is announcing two additional fatalities related to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and is providing an update on the number of positive cases and recovered individuals as of 6:00 p.m., Thursday, June 18, 2020. While the total cumulative number of positive cases has increased by 112 between yesterday and…
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