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Division of Public Health Awarded $67 Million Grant to Implement Expanded Testing and Data Capacity for COVID-19
The Division of Public Health (DPH) is announcing it was awarded a $67 million Epidemiology Laboratory Capacity (ELC) grant from the Centers for Disease Control and
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Prevention to implement expanded testing capacity for COVID-19, and support the establishment of a modernized public health epidemiologic surveillance system.
DPH typically receives $1.5 million in ELC grant funds annually but due to the need to support COVID-19 activities, all states received a greatly enhanced amount, and a timeframe of 30 months to implement funding.
The funding will be used for hiring staff for enhanced laboratory, surveillance, informatics, and other workforce capacity, strengthening laboratory testing, implementing new and advanced technologies for electronic data exchange at the public health lab and improving our surveillance and reporting of electronic health data.
In addition to supporting expanded statewide testing and analysis, the grant will assist Delaware in creating a COVID-19 surveillance network to test symptomatic and asymptomatic individuals, with additional testing for vulnerable populations.
DPH plans to use the funding to:
Hire staff for enhanced laboratory, surveillance, informatics, and other workforce capacity. Purchase testing and laboratory supplies such as specimen collection kits, lab reagents, and test kits for molecular and serology testing. Implement new and advanced technologies for robust implementation of electronic laboratory and surveillance data exchange to and from the public health lab. This includes the purchase of hardware, software and systems like GIS mapping tools. Implement new and advanced technologies to improve our surveillance and reporting of electronic health data. Use laboratory data to enhance investigation, response, and prevention through contact tracing, surveillance/mapping, outbreak response, community testing events, and public dissemination of data. DPH and other states who have received this funding must accelerate efforts to conduct robust contact tracing and then identify and isolate new cases of COVID-19. Coordinate and engage with partners through training, outreach, workshops, communication technologies, and community testing events.
DPH Updates Cases, Fatalities, Recoveries; Guidance for
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Memorial Day Weekend
The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is announcing seven additional fatalities related to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and is providing an update on the number of positive cases and recovered individuals. All data reported through the daily updates are based on data received as of 6:00 p.m. the previous day.
In advance of the Memorial Day weekend, DPH is providing the following guidance for individuals who have questions about coronavirus or concerns about persons violating the Governor’s State of Emergency Orders:
Individuals who have complaints about out-of-state individuals violating the Governor’s State of Emergency Order, or violating the public gathering restrictions, should contact state or local law enforcement. Concerns that a businesses may be violating operating restrictions should be directed to: [email protected]. Questions related to business re-openings or operations as businesses re-open should go to [email protected] .
In total, 317 Delawareans have passed away due to complications from COVID-19. Individuals who have died from COVID-19 ranged in age from 21 to 103 years old. Of those who have died, 163 were females and 154 were males. A total of 144 individuals were from New Castle County, 55 were from Kent County, 117 were from Sussex County, and one individual’s county of residence is unknown at this time.
The most recent deaths announced today ranged in age from 62 to 88. Two were female and five were male. Six were New Castle County residents, none were Kent County residents, and one was a Sussex County resident. All seven of the individuals had underlying health conditions. Six of the individuals were residents of long-term care facilities.
The latest Delaware COVID-19 case statistics* cumulatively since March 11, provided as of 6 p.m., Wednesday, May 20, include:
8,386 total positive cases New Castle County cases: 3,053 Kent County cases: 1,281 Sussex County cases: 4,006 Unknown County: 46 Females: 4,598; Males: 3,757 Unknown: 31
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Age range: 0 to 103 Currently hospitalized: 220; Critically ill: 39 (This data represents individuals currently hospitalized in a Delaware hospital regardless of residence, and is not cumulative.) Delawareans recovered: 4,130 39,156 negative cases**
*Data are provisional and subject to change. **Data on negative cases are preliminary, based on negative results reported to DPH by state and commercial laboratories performing analysis.
Additional demographic data on COVID-19 cases and deaths, including race/ethnicity, more age-specific data and rates information by ZIP code, can be found on the Division of Public Health’s My Healthy Community data portal.
Additional demographic data on COVID-19 cases and deaths, including race/ethnicity, more age-specific data and rates information by ZIP code, can be found on the Division of Public Health’s My Healthy Community data portal.
The State of Delaware will be holding a drive-thru saliva-based COVID-19 testing event this week. Prior to attending, watch the following videos available in English and Spanish to learn about how to perform the test, in English: de.gov/testing, in Spanish: de.gov/pruebas. Please do not eat, drink, or brush your teeth 20 minutes prior to the test.
Sunday, May 24 - Dover DMV 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Dover DMV, 303 Transportation Circle, Dover. Pre- register at delaware.curativeinc.com to reserve your place and reduce wait time. Limited on-site registration will be available.
The hospital systems in Delaware continue to offer testing through standing health facility testing sites. These testing sites require a physician’s order or prescription to be tested (*Bayhealth patients will be pre-screened via phone without needing to see a provider first). These are not walk-in testing sites. Those without a primary care provider can call the DPH Call Center Line at 1-866-408-1899. In New Castle County, individuals can call ChristianaCare at 1-302-733-1000 and Sussex County residents who do not have a provider can call the Beebe COVID-19 Screening Line at 302-645-3200. Individuals awaiting test results should wait to hear back from their medical provider. The DPH Call
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Center does not have test results.
In addition, the Division of Public Health asks any Delaware health care, long-term care, residential, or other high-risk facility with questions or concerns to email: [email protected] or call the DPH Call Center at 1-866-408-1899 and press ext. 2.
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