Playing follow the leader, Gov. John Carney announced Tuesday he will end the State of Delaware’s COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Order on May 11. That will coincide with the plans of President Joe Biden, who announced months ago that he would end the national public health emergency May 11. “Consistent with the ending of the federal public health emergency, and …
Delaware LIVE Weekly Review – August 1, 2021
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New daily COVID-19 cases more than double in the last four weeks
The number of COVID-19 cases attributed to the Delta variant has allowed cases to double in a month. Thanks to the Delta variant, the number of new COVID-19 cases each day in Delaware has more than doubled in the last month. On June 25, the state Division of Public Health said the average daily number of new cases had …
No deaths from COVID-19 reported in last week; where to be tested, vaccinated
Delaware’s COVID-19 new cases, percentage of cases testing positive and hospitalizations all continue to fall, as the state widens ways to get vaccines near your home. Of note: No additional deaths were reported in the last week, with 1,679 Delawareans having died from the virus. As of Thursday, the state has had a total of 109,501 positive cases of COVID-19 …
After much frustration, primary care doctors finally start getting vaccine for patients
Dr. Christine Degnon of Lewes: ‘We’re all just ecstatic to be able to be able to take care of our patients.’
State sends out invites to 11,500 seniors for weekend vaccinations
More than 56,000 registered to be vaccinated Wednesday. As of 3 p.m. Thursday, 73,630 requests had been made.
State ramped up vaccinations partly to keep allocation from being cut
Q&A session answered a lot of questions about what people should expect at a mass vaccination.
This is what a mass vaccination event looks like
The aerial shot looks like a frozen moment from a night-time race around a Nascar track, without stands of fans.
State says 15,000 vaccinated, with plans to accelerate using drive-thru events
‘Logistics are more complicated over the holidays. There’s some hesitancy from staff to take the vaccine over the holidays,’