Continuing coverage of the novel coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic in Delaware
With Governor John Carney's latest State of Emergency declaration modification making absentee voting in the presidential primary election a p…
Delaware will begin testing 80,000 Delawareans a month for novel coronavirus COVID-19, Governor John Carney announced Friday ahead of his bi-w…
The same Kent County company that's made every NASA space suit since the 1950s is delving into personal protective gear at a time when it's ne…
Salesianum is a school that loves its traditions and history, but Thursday night's Salesianum Sports Banquet began with a nod to the past, and…
Members of New Castle County's EMS Division were among those getting voluntarily tested for COVID-19 at a mobile testing clinic held Thursday,…
The 15th modification to Governor John Carney's State of Emergency declaration rescheduled Delaware's presidential primary--for a second time.
With 3.2 million more out of work this week and the total number rising to a staggering 33.5 million Americans in need of assistance, Chris Bu…
With results for 858 new COVID-19 tests, Delaware public health officials announced Thursday an increase of 161 new positive cases of the nove…
A plant in Middletown that made batteries will be shutting down in November, 2020 affecting more than 200 employees.
Delaware, for the fifth straight week, saw a drop in unemployment claims filed for the first time--though they still cumulatively add to a num…
Restaurants in Delaware and across the nation have been uprooted by the coronavirus pandemic, forced to shutter their doors and lay off tens o…
A C-17 Globemaster III out of Dover Air Force Base conducted a flyby at Christiana Hospital on Wednesday afternoon May 6, 2020 as part of a sa…
The Delaware Division of Public Health announced 407 new positive cases of COVID-19, more than half of those coming from Sussex County, where …
A new genetic analysis of the virus that causes COVID-19 taken from more than 7,600 patients around the world shows it has been circulating in…
While touting a decrease in the overall Delaware prison population thanks largely in part to decreased incarcerations during the global corona…
"In the few cases I'm referencing, whether it was they were scared of getting COVID, they were independent people that didn't like to go to th…
"We have both good and bad news today--or, cautious news, I should say," said Gov. John Carney Tuesday during his bi-weekly update on Delaware…
Some businesses in Delaware will be allowed to re-open on a limited basis, as early as Friday at 8 a.m.
U.S. Senator Chris Coons is sponsoring bipartisan legislation that could help Delaware hire the hundreds of contact tracing workers the Delawa…
Delaware's novel coronavirus COVID-19 cases increased an additional 83 cases, public health officials announced Tuesday, rising from 5,288 to 5,371.Â
Ocean City, Maryland Mayor Rick Meehan will reopen the town's beaches and boardwalk on Saturday, May 9, 2020.
Top officials at the University of Delaware will have their salaries slashed by 10 percent for Fiscal Year 2021 as a result of the coronavirus…
An inmate from the Howard R. Young Correctional Institution became the first to test positive for novel coronavirus COVID-19 outside of James …
There were 5,288 positive novel coronavirus COVID-19 cases in Delaware, public health officials announced Monday afternoon.Â
While hospitals are dealing with the added stresses of novel coronavirus COVID-19 patients, they're doing everything they can to keep people i…
Cases of the novel coronavirus COVID-19 rose by 170 for a total of 5,208 Sunday.
The number of positive COVID-19 cases in the state has surpassed 5,000, according to the Delaware Division of Public Health.
Delaware has entered its third calendar month of the State of Emergency, issued by Governor John Carney in connection to the global COVID-19 p…
Hundreds of people gathered on the lawn in front of Legislative Hall in Dover on Friday, May 1, 2020 to rally for the reopening of Delaware fr…
On a day where protesters gathers in Dover and Wilmington calling for Governor John Carney to find ways to re-open the economy, the governor, …
Positive novel coronavirus COVID-19 cases increased by 184 Friday afternoon as Delaware public health officials announced the state now had 4,…
With the unofficial kickoff to summer and Memorial Day weekend just weeks away, Governor John Carney wouldn't commit to opening Delaware's bea…
James T. Vaughn Prison near Smyrna had its third prisoner die with a connection to COVID-19 on Thursday, April 30, 2020.
Bethany Beach's beach and boardwalk will remain closed until May 31, after a vote of their Town Council Thursday afternoon.
The Delaware House of Representatives' Republican Caucus called for Governor John Carney to reopen the state in the face of the "perceived thr…
A 14th modification to Governor John Carney's State of Emergency declaration was issued Thursday afternoon, further protecting renters in the …
If you're planning on solo exercise in one of Delaware's state parks, don't forget your face mask. Â
Whitney Sample, co-director of the University of Delaware's Design Studio spends his days fixing problems.
The city of Newark will not host July 4th fireworks this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Parks & Recreation Department announced…
The All Saints Catholic School in Elsmere announced Thursday it would be closing permanently at the end of the current school year.Â
After announcing an increase of only 80 new positive novel coronavirus COVID-19 cases Wednesday, Delaware public health officials announced Th…
Delaware continued to see a downward trend in initial unemployment claims filed for the previous week.Â
Many states, including Pennsylvania, are going to a county-by-county system when it comes to their plans to reopen their economies after the C…
Temple University Hospital is treating more coronavirus patients than any other hospital in Philadelphia.
A Delaware Legislative Black Caucus Zoom conference on small business assistance was interrupted Wednesday night with hackers posting a swasti…
Delaware's chicken processing plants have been hit hard by the novel coronavirus COVID-19, and they've been put to the test to keep the food s…
If you're a driver in Delaware, here's some good news for you: you're probably about to come into some money.Â
For the first time since early April, Delaware public health officials reported less than 100 new novel coronavirus COVID-19 cases Wednesday.Â
"They're saying they're testing us for COVID-19 and disinfecting these buildings, or disinfecting this building in particular," said inmate Wi…
Wilmington's two major professional sports franchises are teaming up in the fight against COVID-19.
There remains plenty of questions when it comes to Delaware starting the reopening process for its economy, but Delaware's small businesses ar…
On Tuesday, after Governor John Carney officially announced Sussex County as a novel coronavirus COVID-19 hot spot, he announced the expansion…
A global pandemic couldn't stop Madeline from showing up on time. In fact, it probably helped.
Following a day of modest increases, Delaware's positive novel coronavirus COVID-19 cases again jumped significantly--just the second time its…
A new mandate went into effect at 8 a.m. Tuesday requiring Delawareans to wear masks or face coverings in public places like the grocery store…
The YMCA of Delaware has announced its latest nutrition distribution calendar, times of operation, and locations.Â
"We're all working together as a community of home-schools and, now, schools and universities, to potentially service a gap that's under a lot…
The University of Delaware is anticipating a $65 million hit to its budget due to the coronavirus pandemic.
A popular pizza joint at the Delaware beaches is closing, temporarily.
Say goodbye to benches.
Organizers of the 2020 Delaware State Fair announced Monday they will no longer be able to include at least the Summer Concert Series for this…
Sussex remained the Delaware county with the most positive novel coronavirus COVID-19 cases in the state Monday, a day where total recoveries …
The Anti-Defamation League condemned Facebook posts shared by the president of the Delaware American Federation of Labor and Congress of Indus…
How can Delaware's coronavirus-closed businesses get back online quickly without endangering employee or customer safety? The Delaware State C…
The Georgetown/Ellendale/Millsboro corridor in Sussex County saw a record spike in novel coronavirus COVID-19 cases, according to data release…
Going to the grocery store and other public places where social distancing is difficult will require a mask starting next week in Delaware.
New Castle residents who have symptoms of the novel coronavirus COVID-19, can get tested next week.
Twelve more persons died in Delaware from the novel coronavirus COVID-19.
All inmates at James T. Vaughn Correctional Center near Smyrna and Sussex Community Corrections Center in Georgetown will receive face masks f…
The Delaware Division of Public Health released greater breakdowns on Delaware's positive COVID-19 data on Friday, and it puts another light o…
Rehoboth Beach officially canceled their Independence Day fireworks Friday.Â
An employee of the Lowe's in Bear has become infected with COVID-19.
"This is a moment of truth for all of us to realize that everything that goes on in the world impacts people all around the world."
Schools in Delaware will remain closed through the remainder of the school year, Governor John Carney announced Friday.Â
One-hundred people have died from COVID-19 in Delaware.
The longtime president and CEO of the Food Bank of Delaware has abruptly resigned from the organization at a time when its need is more eviden…
Out-of-state health care workers will be allowed to help in Delaware on a volunteer basis under Gov. Carney's 12th modification to his COVID-1…
"At a time when unemployment is skyrocketing, we're trying to figure out how to make basic ends meet," said New Castle County Executive Matt M…
If New Castle County Executive Matt Meyer could do one thing with the nearly $323 million the county will get from the federal government to f…
Delaware Gov. John Carney will host seven virtual town halls in 10 days to discuss the "economic reopening and recovery" of the First State fo…
Cases of the novel coronavirus COVID-19 increased by more than 100 Thursday, but it's far less than the rise experienced Wednesday when Delawa…
Another 9,000 Delawareans filed for unemployment for the first time last week.Â
For the fifth week in a row, millions of American workers applied for unemployment benefits, seeking financial relief as businesses remained c…
Governor John Carney entered Delaware into a coalition of northeast states making COVID-19 reopening strategies, but he told CNN Wednesday whe…
Unfortunately, it wasn't for a race, it was for food.
Three inmates have been listed as making a full recovery from novel coronavirus COVID-19, Delaware Department of Correction officials announce…
Wilmington students who lack access to reliable internet are getting assistance from a local Internet Service Provider, who, in partnership wi…
Delaware is stepping up to provide increased access to coronavirus testing in Sussex County, which has been labeled a "hot spot" for growing c…
Delaware sees its largest single-day increase in cases of the novel coronavirus COVID-19. ending three straight days of smaller increases.
The Henrietta Johnson Medical Center in Wilmington's Southbridge neighborhood will host a COVID-19 screening on Thursday, April 23, 2020.
Incyte is based in one of Wilmington's landmark buildings, and they're hoping they can make a breakthrough in the fight against the pandemic, …
Delaware is focused on the future of the state when its ready to "reopen the economy," according to Governor John Carney Tuesday.Â
Congressional negotiations have reached a deal on a bill that includes hundreds of billions of dollars in new funding for small businesses hur…
Positive novel coronavirus COVID-19 cases in Delaware are scraping the bottom of 3,000 as of Tuesday.Â
Members of a Facebook group called Delawareans Against Excessive Quarantine, which has more than 4,000 members, are planning a rally in Dover …
There have been 21 inmates to test positive for novel coronavirus COVID-19 as of Monday, including one fatality attributed to the virus, priso…
Over two-thousand vehicles moved through the Christiana Mall parking lot on Monday, April 20, 2020 to pick up food staples made available by t…
Between the 15 health care students to have joined Delaware's contingent for a national effort, local co-organizer Caroline Taylor said they'v…
There were 2,745 positive novel coronavirus COVID-19 cases in Delaware on the first day public health officials moved to reporting updates at noon.
Pennsylvania recorded nearly 300 more coronavirus-related deaths Sunday, but the state’s health secretary cautioned that the jump could be deceiving.
Long-term care facilities continue to be hit hard by the novel coronavirus COVID-19 with three more deaths announced in state-run facilities.
A local doctor is excited about a new coronavirus antibody test, and grateful to a local group for its help in making the test available.
All eyes are on Congress as lawmakers try to hammer out a deal to re-fund the Small Business Administration's Paycheck Protection Program, int…
The United States Navy had scheduled a commissioning ceremony for the USS Delaware (SSN 791) for April 4, 2020 at the Port of Wilmington with …
Delmarva Power is suspending service disconnections and waiving new late fees through at least June first to help customers cope with the coro…
The widow of a Delaware State trooper gunned down in April, 2017 is launching a fundraising effort to purchase personal protective equipment (…
Five more inmates and another correctional officer have been diagnosed with COVID-19, according to the Delaware Department of Correction.Â
The number of positive cases of coronavirus in Delaware increased by 215 Saturday, according to new numbers from the state Division of Public Health.
Some local businesses are open, some aren't, and Delaware's Governor says he's not quite ready to re-open the state just yet.
There remains limited national data on COVID-19 cases by race, including in Delaware, but the leader of the Metropolitan Wilmington Urban Leag…
VIDEO | Feel Good Friday: Delaware National Guard, Nemours, and Christiana Care do the Cupid Shuffle
Amid the chaos of the COVID-19 pandemic, medical professionals from the Delaware National Guard, Nemours, and Christiana Care joined together …
The Delaware Department of Correction sees its first inmate death from COVID-19, who was tested three times, before a positive result was reco…
A 46-year-old man from Sussex County has become the first Delawarean to die of COVID-19 with no known pre-existing medical conditions, accordi…
Meghan Daly lives in Newark, and before novel coronavirus COVID-19 struck, she was finding some success running her Meaghan Paige clothing lin…
Delaware still has areas where there's a troubling amount of novel coronavirus COVID-19 spreading while the population climbs its way out of a…
A correctional officer at Vaughn prison near Smyrna and an inmate at Georgetown's Sussex Community Corrections Center tested positive for COV…
Delaware schools will likely be closed for the remainder of the academic year, according to Governor John Carney.
Delaware Governor John Carney told CNN that Delaware is not ready to begin the process of re-opening the state after new guidance from the Whi…
Delaware's public health officials provided an update to the First State's positive novel coronavirus COVID-19 cases, but also provided a cave…
Kate Maxwell remembers days where she couldn't get out of bed--the grief was just too much to overcome.
An anonymous tip said the bodies had been moved there after being stored in a shed, the New York Times first reported
This week, while there were still 13,258 Delawareans who, for the first time, filed for unemployment insurance, that's a sign that the initial…
As businesses remain closed during the coronavirus pandemic, an unrelenting jobs crisis continues to push Americans onto unemployment rolls.
In a world of social distancing, the usually hands-on world of physical therapy is having to adjust, and it's turning to technology.
Even in the darkest of times, there is healing and love to be found and shared.Â
While many states have strongly suggested wearing masks in public, Maryland is joining others in requiring them in certain situations.
Dover Air Force Base 2LT Colin Dziadaszek said he doesn't like to sit on the sidelines during a challenge, and his unit at the base's innovati…
Delaware's novel coronavirus COVID-19 cases jumped past the 2,000 mark Wednesday, with numbers provided by public health officials officially …
One more inmate and one more correctional officer within the Delaware Department of Correction have tested positive for novel coronavirus COVID-19.Â
In the midst of a global pandemic, a lot of vulnerable economic drivers in Delaware have been faced with hard choices.Â
Americans aren't buying much beyond food right now, and that's devastating huge swaths of the retail industry.
Greater direction on the 11th amendment Governor John Carney made to his State of Emergency declaration came down from officials Wednesday, a …
Jennifer Jeffries walked away from her job as a critical care nurse at ChristianaCare's Wilmington Hospital Monday - at a time when nurses lik…
Governor John Carney's current State of Emergency expires on May 15, 2020, but that was never a target date for reopening the state, it was si…
Delaware Governor John Carney said Delaware will not be using the loaned ventilators being offered by California to help with COVID-19 response.
New Castle County Executive Matt Meyer traveled to Elsmere and Wilmington on Tuesday, April 14, 2020 to deliver masks and hand sanitizer to po…
The Kennett Square Mushroom Festival has become the latest local major event to get canceled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Delaware is now brushing the underside of 2,000 positive novel coronavirus COVID-19 cases with Tuesday's update from public health officials.Â
An update to the current status of Delaware amid the novel coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic was provided by officials Tuesday, including details …
Delaware Senator Chris Coons is looking to change the face of elections in Delaware.
Delaware Chief Justice Collins J. Seitz Jr. announced Tuesday the Judicial Emergency, forcing courthouses closed to the public due to the nove…
The YMCA of Delaware announced its food distribution calendar at locations across the state.Â
A candidate for Delaware's lone seat in the House of Representatives is recovered from a COVID-19 battle, his partner said her battle was even worse.
A second federal stimulus package to the tune of $250 billion is pending, but Democrats and Republicans remain at odds on what it will contain.
The total number of deaths related to novel coronavirus COVID-19 in Delaware climbed to 41 Monday, according to public health officials.Â
A total of 12 correctional officers have now been confirmed to have novel coronavirus COVID-19, the Delaware Department of Correction announce…
Delaware is joining a regional concerted effort to maximize potential for a careful, successful return to life as it was before the global cor…
"When times get tough, we always have each other's backs. We've never shied away from helping our neighbors."
A parade of New Castle County fire apparatus with lights flashing wound its way across the grounds of A.I. duPont Children's Hospital Sunday n…
A new on-site treatment center has been created after eight more positive cases of COVID-19 were reported in inmates at the same James T. Vaug…
A 33-year-old resident of a long-term care facility in Sussex County is the youngest person to die from COVID-19 to date in Delaware.
Laboratory-confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus COVID-19 have jumped to 1,479 Saturday, an increase of 153 cases in Delaware. Â
Governor John Carney is calling on Delaware residents with health care or child care experience to pitch in and help with the state's coronavi…
All of this coronavirus-related social distancing and isolation isn't necessarily great for our mental health.
With yet another event being canceled due to the novel coronavirus, the Food Bank of Delaware is in line for 2,100 pounds of rice.
Help will be available for coronavirus first responders who are worried about infecting their families while they tend to patients.
Thousands annually jam St. Peter's Square in Rome and hundreds flock locally to their respective houses of worship to celebrate Easter and obs…
A total of 1,326 positive cases of COVID-19 were reported Friday, a jump of 116 new positives compared to the day prior, according to public h…
The Wawa near Wilmington Manor was shuttered abruptly Friday after an employee tested positive for COVID-19. Â
The Delaware Department of Correction announced Friday four new novel coronavirus COVID-19 cases, including two additional positives among inm…
Firefighters, police, and paramedics held a siren serenade for the staff at St. Francis Hospital in Wilmington Friday morning to say thank you.
Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware reported more than 75,000 cases of the new coronavirus and more than 2,300 deaths
Heidi Tumey is still working full-time through the novel coronavirus COVID-19 global pandemic, but that hasn't stopped her from throwing all h…
The spring of 2020 was already blooming into a difficult season for allergy sufferers.
"Wow, we've come this far with COVID, and she actually succumbed to something else."
An employee of the Delaware Hospital for the Chronically Ill in Smyrna has tested positive for COVID-19, WDEL has independently confirmed.
Three more officers with the Delaware Department of Correction have tested positive for novel coronavirus COVID-19, bringing the total number …
More than half of Delaware's 10,000+ COVID-19 tests don't have race or ethnicity tied to them.
Delaware sees its non-elderly COVID-19 related death Thursday.
Delaware's new unemployment claims for the previous week clocked in at 18,863, almost matching the number from the previous week, and bringing…
Governor John Carney on Thursday said the state is getting a better grasp on the spread of novel coronavirus COVID-19 in Delaware--of particul…
With health experts warning that warmer months won't bring an end to coronavirus, officials are developing a framework for what America's new …
Another 6.6 million people filed for unemployment benefits last week, according to the US Department of Labor, as American workers continue to…
Delaware will receive about $7 million in grants from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development from the $2 trillion coronavirus st…
If you're one of the at-least 159 Delawareans who have recovered from a battle with COVID-19, your fellow COVID-19 fighters need your help.
Tatnall's school motto "Omnia in Caritate" translates to "All Things in Love," and the school is trying to make sure the most important part o…
Five patients and three staff members of the Delaware Psychiatric Center have tested positive for novel coronavirus COVID-19, the Delaware Dep…
In the latest milestone for the First State and the fight against novel coronavirus COVID-19, there were 1,116 positive cases in Delaware Thur…
"Do I feel very, very lucky? Yes."
A second inmate tested positive for COVID-19 at the James T. Vaughn Correctional Center Smyrna Wednesday.
Starting Thursday, the city of New Castle will begin restricting access to Battery Park to only residents of the city in an effort to combat t…
A rehabilitation gym on the first floor of Nemours A.I. duPont Hospital for Children in Rockland has been converted into a 38-bed surge unit i…
Monday's executive order by Delaware John Carney could have been bad news for Woodside Farm Creamery, but Jim Mitchell's farm was one step ahead.
Governor John Carney laid out Delaware's latest estimate for its peak of COVID-19, and there was some cautious optimism.
An inmate at the James T. Vaughn Correctional Center in Smyrna has become the first prisoner to test positive for COVID-19 in Delaware, state …
Positive novel coronavirus COVID-19 cases in Delaware are brushing up against the 1,000 mark, but there was some good news Tuesday as well: fu…