This Order combines the State of Emergency Declaration and Revisions
WHEREAS, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”) has determined that the novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) presents a serious public health threat, and the CDC is expecting a surge of COVID-19 cases in the coming days to weeks being caused by new and highly transmissible variants of the coronavirus such as Delta and Omicron which spread more easily than the original virus; and
WHEREAS, on January 3, 2022 at 11:30 a.m. E.S.T., I issued a State of Emergency for the State of Delaware due to a Public Health Threat, a complete copy of which is incorporated herein by reference and available at https://de.gov/covidorders; and
WHEREAS, in January 2022, Delaware has repeatedly surpassed its daily record number of COVID-19 cases since March 2020, despite administering over one and a half million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to individuals who live, work, and are educated in Delaware; and
WHEREAS, in January 2022, Delaware has experienced an extraordinary surge in recent hospitalizations, with some hospitals over 100% inpatient bed capacity amid crippling staffing shortages; and
WHEREAS, the CDC expects that anyone with an Omicron infection can spread the virus to others, even if they are vaccinated or asymptomatic; and
WHEREAS, the CDC continues to recommend wearing a mask in public indoor settings in areas of substantial or high community transmission, regardless of vaccination status; and
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