Del. Division of Public Health announces investigation into two possible Coronavirus cases in Kent Co.

STANTON, Del. – The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) announced on Monday that there are two patients under investigation for Coronavirus disease in Kent County.

DPH Director Dr. Karyl Rattay said the two patients under investigation traveled to a country under a travel alert, and that three previous patients were tested and all came back negative. She also says that the DPH Lab in Smyrna now has the capability to test for Coronavirus, also known as COVID-19. The tests for the two Kent County patients will be the first rub at the lab.

To date, no one in Delaware has tested positive for COVID-19.

It was also announced that the Division of Public Health will open a call center to field public inquiries by the middle of next week. The phone number will be announced when the call center is ready.

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