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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.Ā 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
DPH 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 Delawareās 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
About 1,200 people were tested last Tuesday in the Rehoboth Beach city hall parking lot according to Jennifer Brestel from the Division of Public Health. Those results were not available as of Friday. But she did say that of the 4,166 tests completed in Dewey and Rehoboth the previous week, 264 came back positive (6.34…
Read MoreMD Positivity Rate for Coronavirus at New Low
Five weeks after the state entered Stage Two of recovery, MarylandāsĀ key COVID-19 health metricsĀ 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 totalĀ cumulativeĀ number…
Read MoreCoronavirus Testing This Week
Monday thru Friday at Hosmane Urology, Savannah Road, Lewes from 8:30 to 5:30 ā drive thru nasal swab testing for people with and without symptoms. No doctorās referral is needed but you do need to make an appointment – www.dpspa.com/covid19. NO WALKUPS. * Tues, July 7 at Rehoboth Convention Center Parking Lot from 10am to…
Read MoreDPH 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
About 100 Additional COVID-19 Cases Confirmed In Beach Area
Residents, visitors and employees in the Rehoboth Beach ā Dewey Beach areas are being advised to get tested for coronavirus, after testing in Rehoboth Thursday identified about 100 people as positive for the virus. Another dozen people who were tested Friday in Dewey Beach also came back positive, according to the Delaware Division of Public…
Read MoreSussex County Coronavirus Testing
There will be several saliva-based testing sites this week in Sussex County.Ā On Monday from 1 to 6pm at the Starboard Restaurant in Dewey Beach.Ā 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.Ā 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…
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