Week 30: Testing available seven days in Sussex

Woodbridge High closes for two weeks due to positive staff tests

The commercial barriers in downtown Rehoboth Beach are scheduled to be removed Nov. 2. The barriers were put into place in early May to allow more room for restaurants to provide outdoor dining. City commissioners are debating new regulations to allow restaurants to continue to use sidewalks to expand dining space. RON MACARTHUR PHOTOS

Ron MacArthur

November 2, 2020

Testing at permanent sites

COVID-19 testing is now available seven days a week in Sussex County. Three Walgreens offer testing seven days a week and three state service centers offer testing Monday-Friday.

• Walgreens in Rehoboth Beach, 18993 Munchy Branch Road; Laurel, 9202 Commercial Centre Dr..; and Selbyville, 37088 W. Fenwick Blvd. No reservations are required.

• Adams State Service Center, 546 S. Bedford St., Georgetown, 302-515-3174; Shipley State Service Center, 350 Virginia Ave., 302-629-6772; and Laurel State Service Center, 31039 N. Poplar St., delaware.curativeinc.com. Appointments must be made in advance.

Pop-up testing continues

Pop-up testing in all three counties continues.

“Since May, we have tested over 300,000 people through community sites,” said A.J. Schall, director of the Delaware Emergency Management Agency. “With the use of both pop-up and static sites, we continue to refine our testing plan. New trailers were recently added to ensure that there is convenient testing for those who need it, when they need it.”

For more information, go to coronavirus.delaware.gov/testing.

Big demand for flu shots

Through a series of free drive-through clinics, Beebe Healthcare staff have given more than 3,200 flu shots, which is 75 percent of the total of all shots given in 2019. Beebe has set up a Community Flu Hotline, 302-291-6FLU, to allow community members to hear the latest information via phone. Information is also released on Beebe’s Facebook page and website.

Woodbridge High closed for two weeks

Due to positive COVID-19 tests by some staff, Woodbridge High School near Bridgeville will be closed until Monday, Nov. 9. Classes will be held remotely and high school sporting events are cancelled.

Sussex Tech closed for cleaning

Sussex Technical High School closed Oct. 29 and Oct. 30 for deep cleaning after two staff members and a student tested positive during the week.

Beebe Healthcare staff have been busy giving flu shots during a series of drive-through clinics such as this one at the Route 24 campus.

An oil spill, which originated off Broadkill Beach, has spread all the way to Ocean City, Md. Tar balls and globs on the sand are being cleaned up by a crew of 100 from various agencies and contractors. The source of the spill in the Delaware Bay has yet to be determined.

Outdoor dining, like this area along Rehoboth Avenue, has become a popular way of dining in the Cape Region area.