Covid-19 dominates list of most read stories in January

Good afternoon,

As a certain ex-president once said, Covid, Covid, Covid, Covid, dominated the list of most read January stores on the Delaware Business Now website. 

None of this is a surprise as Delaware launched a Covid-19 vaccination program. The effort  got off to a slow start but as of today, only 17,000 doses are available, with upwards of 9 percent of the population getting at least one shot or jab as they say in the UK.

Delaware has been getting between 15,000 and 20,000 doses a week. It is hoped that number increases sharply.

The program faces formidable barriers that include two different vaccines that require two doses. 

Delaware also reached the sad milestone of 1,000 deaths from Covid-19 complications.

Also on the top 20 list was a story on President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration and his reaction to the storming of the capital, the weekend storm and Shoprites in northern Delaware getting out of the pharmacy business.

1. Top trending: Delaware vaccination figure stands at 14,113 doses
2. State announces nearly three dozen Covid-19 testing sites
3. Covid dashboard: Death toll rises to 1,049 as hospitalizatio…
4. Updated: Beebe announces 1B vaccination plan 
5. Vaccine shipments trickle in with 15,000 shots and a total s…
6. Biden demands Trump tell mob to leave capitol
7. Delaware vaccination total hits 46,141 
8. Covid-19 dashboard: Two new deaths reported as positive cases rise to 458
9. Covid vaccinations at DMV sites run smoothly on Sunday 
10. Storm updates: Snowfall totals, DelDOT dusts off the plows 
11. (Video) Live coverage of the inauguration of Joe Biden and Kamla Harris.
12. Biden speaks out after storming of Capitol
13. Coronavirus-related deaths move past 1,000 mark
14. Covid dashboard: 51 weekly deaths reported
15. Top trending: Delaware Shoprite pharmacies closing this month.
16. Updated; Nor’easter’s heavy snow stays to the north.
17. Covid-19 update: Seven new deaths in early 2021 as hospitations remain above 400.
18. Our view: Is Corteva bracing for a boardroom brawl?
19. Updated: Father, son from Laurel charged after photo of man with confederate flag gets national notice 
20. Top trending: Ronny’s Garden World closes at end of year.

Enjoy your evening. It looks like we had another snow event that did not live up to its previous billing. That’s OK with me. – Doug Rainey, chief content officer.