DE Relief, workforce training get boost with added county funding
An expansion has been announced for Delaware’s DE Relief program, and the Rapid Workforce Training and Redeployment Initiative.
New Castle County has provided additional funding for both...
Covid Update: Hospitalizations down, positive tests up
Delaware saw a sharp increase in coronavirus cases as of Friday night,according to the Delaware Division of Public Health's dashboard.
The number of people in...
New Castle County authorizes up to $136 million in funds to aid state in...
The New Castle County Council passed of Resolution 20-201 authorizing up to $136 million dollars from the County’s federal CARES Act allocation to support...
Covid-19 update: Family gatherings and other get-togethers become area of concern
Get-togethers with family members and others are becoming an area of concern as the state tracks coronavirus cases
Delaware Division of Public Health Director Dr....
Coronavirus-related hospitalizations rise as positive test percentage falls
Delaware continues to see an increase in hospitalizations for coronavirus complications as the percentage of positive cases drops.
A total of 158 new positive cases...
Covid-19 hospitalizations rise to 101 as rate of positive cases drops
The Delaware Division of Public Health reported 101 people are now in the hospital with complications from coronavirus.
Two additional deaths were also reported on...
Big state unemployment payouts continue during pandemic
Delaware is still paying out more than $10 million a week in unemployment benefits, the state Labor Department reported.
The state pays about a third...
Three additional deaths from coronavirus complications reported
In its Wednesday report, the Delaware Division of Public Health reported three new deaths from coronavirus complications.
All three individuals were from New Castle County,...
Our k-shaped recovery
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A debate going on as to whether the U.S. is in a K or V-shaped recovery as coronavirus hangs around and gets worse...
Delaware ranks 15th in percentage of residents with health insurance
Delaware ranks 15th among the 50 states in the percentage of people covered by health insurance, according to a report from the financial advice...
Delaware Covid-19 dashboard to add widely used methodology for positive cases
Rate of positive tests declines to 7.5%
Delaware will move to a coronavirus dashboard that comes with more of an emphasis on people getting multiple...
State figures indicate that 1st round of relief grants aided smaller employers
The Delaware Division of Small Business reported that its first round of DE Relief grants resulted in nearly $26 million going to nearly 750...
Rate of positive Covid-19 cases hits 8.1% mark
The Delaware Division of Public Health reported Monday that the rate of positive tests for coronavirus rose to 8.1 percent from 8 percent.
The number...
Restaurants, beach visits top activities for those who later tested ...
A new metric from the Delaware Division of Health suggests that those testing positive for coronavirus were more likely to have dined out. The data...
COVID Alert smartphone app expands to New York and New Jersey
COVID Alert DE will expand its reach to New York and New Jersey. Both states launched their versions of the exposure notification apps –COVID Alert NY and COVID...
Delaware ranks 19th in job recovery from pandemic
Delaware made the top 20 in a ranking of the economic recovery of states from the coronavirus pandemic.
A weekly report from the WalletHub financial...
State’s coronavirus rate hits 7.2%
The Delaware Division of Public Health reported the rate of positive cases rose to 7.2 percent on Monday, up from an adjusted 7 percent...
Coronavirus update: Positive case rate hits 6.8% as outbreaks make way...
The Delaware Division of Public Health reported the rate of positive cases rose to 6.8 percent on Sunday, up from 6.4 percent as of...
State reports 44 daycare, education-related coronavirus cases
In its weekly report, The Delaware Division of Public Health reported the seven-day average of percentage of persons who tested positive for coronavirus decreased from...
29 new Covid-19 cases boost University of Delaware total to 300
The University of Delaware reported 29 new coronavirus cases in a Friday update to its dashboard.
The Friday report pushed the number of Covid-19 cases...