99% of Delaware’s new COVID-19 cases that can be genotyped are Delta

Betsy PriceHeadlines, Health

Delawareans now can print out their COVID-19 vaccine records and those of their children.   As COVID-19 cases, deaths and hospitalizations continue to rise, the state said Friday that 99% of the positive COVID-19 samples it was able to genotype during the week were the Delta variant. A state press release also said Delawareans can now access their state vaccination …

State urges unvaccinated to take shots to protect economy, schools

Daniel Larlham Jr.Education, Headlines, Health

  As the number of COVID-19 cases rise dramatically, Delaware officials on Thursday asked the unvaccinated to be immunized to protect themselves and others. Gov. John Carney said he is considering requiring state employees to be vaccinated and mulling options to implement mandatory face masks in schools. Carney and Rattay held a public briefing on COVID-19 in Delaware. The Delta …