DHSS released this photo Wednesday afternoon showing a long line for testing at Caesar Rodney High School. As COVID-19 cases rise and demands for more testing increase, Gov. John Carney will hold a virtual press briefing at 12:45 p.m. Thursday about Delaware’s response to COVID-19. The Delaware Division of Public Health also said there are no plans now for mass …
State tells unvaccinated people to test weekly; testing kits now at libraries
This Abbott Laboratories at-home COVID-19 test kit is available at Delaware libraries. The state of Delaware is recommending that unvaccinated people get tested weekly for the COVID-19 virus. In a press release issued Tuesday, the state also said those who are not vaccinated should be tested five to seven days after being exposed to someone with COVID-19 and that they …
Friday’s COVID-19 numbers illustrate continuing decline in COVID-19 cases
And the good news keeps coming. On Friday, 51 people were hospitalized in Delaware because of COVID-19. And only 48 new cases were reported on a seven-day average. The numbers illustrate the decline in the number of new cases, hospitalizations and deaths. As of Thursday, a state Division of Public Health press release said, there have been 109,005 positive …
Delaware’s vaccine goal in June: Adding 17,000 more people
Delaware wants to vaccinate 17,000 people between now and July 4 to meet the goal President Joe Biden has set to have 70% of the population vaccinated by the Fourth of July. Gov. John Carney says that means the state needs to vaccinate about 5,000 people a week for the next month. “And celebrate Independence Day like no …
State opening appointments for second doses of vaccine; first doses to slow; 1C postponed
Those who attend any second-dose vaccination sites will be required to show proof of their first dose vaccination date.Â
Delaware expects vaccine shipments to rise by 22 percent; will stick with Curative
Health officials said the Curative’s testing had been doublechecked by state workers and they are confident in it.