coronavirus in delaware

A Delaware man convicted earlier this year of a felony hate crime for what authorities say was the persistent harassment of a Black female employee in Gov. John Carney’s office has been sentenced to four months in prison.

Delaware Governor John Carney tested positive for COVID-19, his office announced Monday. He is isolating after experiencing mild symptoms.

With COVID cases on the decline, schools around Delaware will get to chose to mask or not in classrooms starting Wednesday morning.

NBC10’s Karen Hua reports on the Archdiocese of Philadelphia dropping its face mask requirements for schools in the suburbs starting Monday. The Lower Merion School District is also making masks optional Monday as COVID restrictions ease. Delaware is also ending its statewide school masking mandate.

Delaware’s indoor face mask mandate is coming to an end in just days as COVID cases in the state decline.

NBC10’s Randy Gyllenhaal speaks to Dr. David Rubin, director of PolicyLab at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, about starting to find ways to begin removing mask mandates in classrooms as cases of COVID-19 fall. The call to reconsider masking comes as the Philadelphia School District calls for surgical and other non-cloth masks in schools starting Monday.

Walmart has temporarily closed its Camden store in central Delaware amid a winter surge in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations.

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As COVID cases continue to rise, Delaware National Guardsmen are training to become certified nursing assistants to provide a much needed helping hand. NBC10’s Tim Furlong spent the day in Dover for their first day of school.

Attendees the annual Firefly Music Festival in Delaware will need to show proof they’ve been fully vaccinated or a negative COVID-19 test. to see Lizzo, Billie Eilish and the other stars perform at The Woodlands of Dover International Speedway.

The Firefly Music Festival will feature headliners Billie Eilish and Lizzo. It is set to begin Thursday at The Woodlands of Dover International Speedway, and will run through Sunday. NBC10’s Lucy Bustamante reports that attendees will need to show proof they’ve been fully vaccinated or a negative COVID-19 test.

Delaware Gov. John Carney announced that state workers and staff in long-term care and other health care facilities will be required to get the COVID-19 vaccine or undergo regular testing.

All students, teachers and staff in Delaware schools and child care centers will be required to wear masks this fall regardless of their vaccination status. NBC10’s Tim Furlong has the details.

Everyone inside Delaware’s public and private schools must wear face masks this fall in an attempt to slow the spread of variants of the coronavirus. The new order applies to even those vaccinated against COVID-19.

Students will be returning to the classroom in Delaware wearing masks this fall.

NBC10 reporter Aaron Baskerville talked with medical leaders about what more and more colleges are requiring masks and vaccinations for students to attend in the fall.

Gov. John Carney has signed an order lifting the state of emergency imposed more than a year ago because of the coronavirus

Local health experts say there is no need to get a Covid booster shot if you are fully vaccinated. NBC10’s Deanna Durante has the details.

If you live in Delaware, you could have a chance to win a prize if you get vaccinated against COVID-19 by the end of Thursday. Delaware Gov. John Carney increased the prize pool in an effort to try to get more young people vaccinated. You could even win passes to the Firefly Music Festival.

Museums, pools and retail stores are among the places without capacity limits starting Friday as Philadelphia eases some of its COVID-19 restrictions. Outdoor masking is now also no longer required for fully vaccinated people. Mask rules are going away as Delaware reopens Friday.