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Delaware News Journal Following surges in COVID-19 cases in late March and mid-April, the number of new infections has begun to drop in Delaware and across the region. Over the past week, Delaware has averaged 275 cases per day, down 25% from the week prior. The First State has been among the nations leaders in new coronavirus cases per capita for several weeks. State officials last week said Delaware was seeing "general community spread" with increasing case counts not linked to any one o...

Delaware News Journal Rafael Flores had not seen a health care provider since he arrived in the U.S. from Honduras four years ago. But that changed Tuesday as the Bear resident waited outside of the Saint Clare Medical Outreach Van in hopes of having a small piece of debris removed from his eye.  The debris fell in his eye Monday while cleaning his backyard, but he didn’t notice until he woke up with a distressed eye this morning. Since he was uninsured, a few of his friends recommended the...

The Vax Machine, which is a part of CarePortMD, operates as a mobile vaccination site in hopes of reaching Delaware’s vulnerable and underserved communities that face multiple barriers in getting vaccinated. Adorned with a smiling blue cartoon syringe alongside multiple little green germs seemingly floating away in terror, the two Vax Machine buses in operation are making the rounds across the state, with plans for two more buses. Dixon said he was elated the Vax Machine came to his neighbo...

WHYY By Dr. Rick Pescatore fires off a series of questions to each person who sits before him, after they wait in the hallway of the Rose Hill Community Center south of Wilmington. Are they allergic to anything? Do they take blood thinners? Have they been vaccinated within the last 14 days? Once his queries are answered to his satisfaction, Pescatore instructs each patient to roll up their sleeve, aims a needle at their arm, injects them with their first dose of the two-shot Pfizer coronavirus ...

Gov. John Carney, the Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) and the Delaware Emergency Management Agency (DEMA) have announced the list of community testing sites throughout Delaware this week. Testing locations listed below include pop-up and Curative trailer sites. DEMA has coordinated community sites this week in addition to permanent testing sites at Walgreens and at various hospitals and healthcare locations. Delawareans can view a full list of COVID-19 testing locations and reserve a s...

Friday event opens to those vaccinated Jan. 29 or earlier Delaware has rolled out its Vax Machine, with stops expected throughout the state over the upcoming weeks. STATE OF DELAWARE PHOTO Melissa Steele February 25, 2021 Mass vaccination events in Dover have helped whittle down the number of people waiting for a second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, bringing the state closer to resuming first shots for people still in line for vaccinations. On Feb. 25, officials opened the Friday, Feb...