Delaware saw highest new daily COVID-19 cases last week

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Delaware saw the highest number of new daily COVID-19 cases since January last week.

The News Journal of Wilmington reports that there were 776 new positive cases on Friday, reaching rates not seen since the beginning of the year. The number represents a sharp uptick from the 285 new positive cases that were reported four days earlier, on Nov. 29, according to state data. At the end of November, health officials predicted that the state would experience a spike in the number of cases due to Thanksgiving gatherings.

Officials mostly attributed the spike in recent weeks to people spending more time indoors.

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Delaware State Police investigating Homicide-Suicide in Bridgeville

Bridgeville, DE – Delaware State Police have identified the individuals who died during a homicide-suicide incident Thursday night in the Bridgeville area. At approximately 10:45 p.m. on Thursday, December 2, 2021, troopers were dispatched to the 100 block of Emilys Pintail Drive for a report of a shooting. Prior to their arrival, it was determined the homeowners, the 71-year-old male victim, later identified as Peter Colletti, and his wife had […]

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