Health

NPR's survey finds the contact tracing workforce now tops 70K, a dramatic increase in the last two months. But to truly meet the growing demand, new federal funding is key.

Could smoke carry disease-causing microorganisms? "It's a very new idea to think of smoke as having a living component."

Murphy noted that the increase in infections and hospitalizations after Thanksgiving was “better than we feared” but said it was no time for the state to let its guard down.

More than 5 million people passed through the nation’s airport security checkpoints between Friday and Tuesday, according to the Transportation Security Administration.

The governor said he wants the legislature to prioritize the funding to businesses that have been hardest hit by the pandemic.

The drugmakers said Wednesday that they expect to deliver all the doses by July 31.

An Amazon warehouse that serves the Philly and Trenton area is shut down through Christmas because of an asymptomatic coronavirus spike among employees.

Hospitality businesses will get a 50 percent bonus to supplement any money already received from Delaware’s Relief Grant program.

The U.S. conducts nearly 2 million coronavirus tests daily. A new analysis shows millions more are needed to protect the most vulnerable.

U.S. deaths increase most years. But the 2020 numbers amount to a jump of about 15%, and could go higher once all the deaths from this month are counted.

We got the vaccine and so should you. That’s basically the message Delaware leaders are sending in a series of videos distributed by the state Division of Public Health.

Whether residents are having these feelings for the first time, or are well acquainted with depression and anxiety, there are free resources available to help.

The COVID-19 transmission rate in New Jersey has dipped, but Gov. Phil Murphy says now is not the time to celebrate.

While the trend is encouraging, officials fear holiday travel could lead to another coronavirus surge.

Patients will self-administer the tests, then hand them to workers through a plastic barrier.