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Week 40: Curfew lifted on restaurants and bars

Ron MacArthur
3 days ago
Gov. John Carney has lifted the 10 p.m. curfew placed on restaurants and bars. Health officials...

First pediatric COVID-19 death reported in Delaware

1 week ago
The Delaware Division of Public Health on Jan. 8 reported the first death of a child from COVID-19...

Bar, restaurant curfew lifted in latest order

1 week ago
A curfew has been lifted on bars and restaurants in the latest update to Gov. John Carney’s...

Carney calls for hybrid learning at all schools

Melissa Steele
1 week ago
Bringing students back to school, albeit part time in school and the rest remotely, is the state's...

Beebe COVID hospitalizations nearing spring peak

Nick Roth
1 week ago
Beebe Healthcare President and CEO Dr. David Tam says the number of patients hospitalized in the...

Week 39: Schools urged to return to hybrid learning

Ron MacArthur
1 week ago
Gov. Carney is urging schools not already back on a hybrid schedule following the holiday break to...

Division of Public Health says game on

Melissa Steele
1 week ago
After some ambiguity as to whether winter sports competitions may begin Monday, Jan. 11, a public...

Winter sports competitions uncertain

Melissa Steele
1 week ago
Winter high school sports may already have competitions scheduled after Jan. 11, but whether they...

State Legislature to continue meeting virtually

Melissa Steele
1 week ago
Delaware's General Assembly will pick up from the end of its last session and continue to meet...

Governor urges schools to return to hybrid learning...

1 week ago
In a letter to school leaders, educators and parents Jan. 5, Gov. John Carney, the Delaware...

Beebe COVID-19 town hall questions due Jan. 5

1 week ago
Beebe Healthcare is inviting the public to a COVID-19 town hall from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m., Friday, Jan...

Pop-up COVID-19 test sites set up in Sussex County

1 week ago
Testing locations for pop-up and Curative trailer sites will be set up throughout Sussex County...

COVID hospitalizations inch up, critically ill...

1 week ago
Delaware’s numbers for hospitalizations and critically ill are close to the previous week as the...

State announces second group eligible for COVID...

2 weeks ago
The Delaware Division of Public Health finalized its recommendations Dec. 29 for Phase 1b, the next...

Sussex County holds pop-up COVID test sites

2 weeks ago
Pop-up COVID testing locations and Curative trailer sites will be set up throughout Sussex County...

Christmas Eve COVID hospitalizations drop 50 from...

3 weeks ago
The number of COVID-19 hospitalizations dropped by 50 on Christmas Eve from the high posted two...

Carney formally extends state of emergency

3 weeks ago
Gov. John Carney formally extended the State of Emergency declaration Dec. 24 for another 30 days...

Schools given one-time enrollment funding

3 weeks ago
Delaware school districts and charter schools will get $9 million in one-time funding to prevent...

Transportation companies feel financial pinch

Melissa Steele
3 weeks ago
Rehoboth Beach transportation companies have weathered the COVID-19 shutdown similar to restaurants...

Billion-dollar loss for restaurant industry in 2020

Chris Flood and Nick Roth
3 weeks ago
Heading into 2020, SoDel Concepts President Scott Kammerer said he and other restaurateurs across...

Dewey restaurant owners: Restrictions hard to accept

Ellen Driscoll
3 weeks ago
Dewey Beach business owners say a 10 p.m. curfew on bars and restaurants enacted Dec. 14 is unfair...

Week 37: State set to get first Moderna vaccines

Ron MacArthur
3 weeks ago
The first 3,000 doses of Pfizer vaccine were administered to healthcare workers in Delaware. On...

COVID-19 testing taking place at Epworth

Ron MacArthur
3 weeks ago
The final walk-up Curative COVID-19 testing site in the Cape Region before the Christmas weekend is...

Beebe warns of vaccine scams

3 weeks ago
Now that the COVID-19 vaccine is starting to be distributed, Beebe Healthcare officials say scams...

Additional relief funding for small businesses, arts...

3 weeks ago
Gov. John Carney and the Delaware Division of Small Business announced Dec. 21 a new round of...

New highs continue for COVID hospitalizations

4 weeks ago
The Delaware Division of Public Health reports hospitalizations continued to rise over the past...

Delaware vaccinates 750 in first week

4 weeks ago
Since receiving the Pfizer vaccine Dec. 14, Delaware has vaccinated 750 healthcare workers across...

Employee vaccinations begin at Beebe

Ron MacArthur, Nick Roth and Melissa Steele
4 weeks ago
Beebe Healthcare nurse Sintia Rodriguez stepped up Dec. 16 to become the first person vaccinated...

Vaccinations to begin at long-term care facilities

1 month ago
Delaware is among the first states in the nation to begin vaccinating staff at long-term care...

First COVID-19 vaccines given to Beebe workers

By Ron MacArthur
1 month ago
The first person in Sussex County received the COVID-19 vaccine Dec. 16 at Beebe Healthcare. Sintia...

State receives bulk of Pfizer vaccine shipment

1 month ago
Delaware received the remaining 7,800 pre-ordered doses of the Pfizer BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine Dec...

Week 36: COVID-19 vaccine arrives in Delaware

Ron MacArthur
1 month ago
The first batch of COVID-19 vaccine arrived Dec. 16 in Delaware with 7,800 doses designated for...
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Bayhealth nurse first to get COVID-19 vaccine in...

1 month ago
A Bayhealth nurse was the first person to get vaccinated for COVID-19 in Delaware Dec. 15...

COVID-19 vaccine arrives in Delaware

Melissa Steele
1 month ago
Bayhealth’s Kent General Hospital was the first Delaware facility to receive a shipment of Pfizer’s...

Plans rolled out to distribute COVID-19 vaccine

1 month ago
Gov. John Carney and the Delaware Division of Public Health have released a plan to distribute the...

Surge in COVID cases continues

1 month ago
The Delaware Division of Public Health provided an update on the most recent statistics related to...

Bar curfew, retail restrictions in latest emergency...

1 month ago
Gov. John Carney enacted a curfew for bars and restaurants and further limited capacity at retail...

Sussex County cases stabilizing as surge hits upper...

Melissa Steele
1 month ago
As COVID-19 cases continue to rise in Delaware, prompting a new round of restrictions on businesses...

COVID-19 hospitalizations hit new high

1 month ago
The number of COVID-19 hospitalizations reached 338 Dec. 8, breaking the previous record by one. At...

School closings still recommendation only

Melissa Steele
1 month ago
Delaware's criteria for keeping schools open hit the red Dec. 7, but closing the facilities remains...

COVID-19 test sites announced for this week

1 month ago
Community testing sites will be held throughout Delaware this week, including pop-up and Curative...

Hospitalizations approaching spring peak

1 month ago
Gov. John Carney issued a statement Dec. 5 as hospitalizations approach April’s peak amount. “For...

COVID-19 numbers continue to rise

1 month ago
The average number of new daily COVID-19 cases rose to 607 as the Delaware Division of Public...

Cape district to maintain hybrid model of instruction

1 month ago
Cape Henlopen schools will continue to operate under a hybrid model of instruction, Superintendent...

Local artist spreading message to support area...

Nick Roth
1 month ago
From the moment restrictions were placed on small businesses and restaurants in response to the...

Mandatory masks, stay-at-home advisory handed down...

1 month ago
Gov. John Carney and the Delaware Division of Public Health Dec. 3 announced a new stay-at-home...

Hospital capacity still OK

Melissa Steele
1 month ago
With COVID-19 cases continuing to rise, Delaware hospitals remain poised to handle an influx of...

Week 34: State has plan for vaccine priorities

Ron MacArthur
1 month ago
When COVID-19 vaccine becomes available in about three weeks, Delaware health officials are ready...

Community COVID-19 test sites in Sussex

1 month ago
Community testing sites will continue to be offered this week throughout Delaware this week with...

Head of DEMA tests COVID-19 positive

1 month ago
AJ Schall, director of the Delaware Emergency Management Agency, tested positive for COVID-19 Nov...

Beebe Healthcare prepares for COVID vaccine

Nick Roth
1 month ago
The promising news of three separate COVID-19 vaccines nearing U.S. Food and Drug Administration...

Thirty-day emergency order extended

1 month ago
Gov. John Carney formally extended his State of Emergency declaration Nov. 25 for another 30 days...

Carney: 'Don't come'

Melissa Steele
1 month ago
Gov. John Carney had a message for Pennsylvanians thinking of visiting Delaware bars over the...

Walgreens COVID testing goes to reservation only

Melissa Steele
1 month ago
As thousands of Delawareans flocked to COVID-19 testing sites before the Thanksgiving holiday,...

Colleges get $45 million for COVID-related expenses

1 month ago
A $45 million Higher Education Relief Fund, which will assist Delaware colleges and universities...

Week 33: Testing ramps up in time for holiday

Ron MacArthur
1 month ago
As more people test positive for COVID-19 in Delaware, testing has ramped up throughout the state...

DE Relief Grant applications approach Dec. 4 deadline

1 month ago
As the deadline for small businesses to apply for DE Relief Grants approaches, the state announced...

Community COVID-19 test sites set for this week

1 month ago
COVID-19 test sites will be held throughout Sussex County this week, including pop-up and Curative...

Carney tightens up bar service in official order

1 month ago
More restrictions on bar service were announced Nov. 20 as Gov. John Carney formally released his...

Delaware hits new record high for number of positive...

1 month ago
Delaware saw its largest single-day case total since the pandemic began with 649 new cases reported...