Delaware
Report offers snapshot of infectious disease in Delaware County
DELAWARE, Ohio (WCMH) — The Delaware Public Health District released its annual infectious disease report and it showed how bad last year’s flu season was.
“It really is to inform the community about what’s happening locally,” Delaware Public Health District Deputy Health Commissioner Adam Howard said. “Using that information, they can then take that and use precautions to protect themselves and their family.”
The 22-page document outlines all the different types of diseases people in the area dealt with in 2025 and how many residents had them. The top five reported diseases were chlamydia, flu-related hospitalizations, gonorrhea, campylobacteriosis, and salmonellosis, according to DPHD.
“As far as the health district goes, our role in all this is to provide the information to try and help people who are sick and try and find where things are spreading and try to help stop the spread,” Howard said.
Howard said the flu numbers and hospitalizations also stand out to him.
“We did have a higher flu hospitalization rate last year and that is really predominantly based on the fact that the 2024 to 2025 flu season was a severe season,” he said. “That’s what it was both here locally and nationally.”
DPHD reported 151 flu hospitalizations in 2025, according to the report. Page six compares case numbers over the last five years. Part of that page looks at vaccine-preventable and invasive bacterial diseases. “Notably, these cases have increased significantly since 2023, rising from 73 reported cases in 2023 to 235 in 2025,” the report said.
“The spike is predominantly based on the flu hospitalizations,” Howard said. “If you look at flu hospitalizations, they tripled last year, and that is really due to the severity of the flu season last year. Those numbers are much lower this year than they were last year so that’s a good thing. But it also shows the importance of getting vaccinated for things like flu.”
Delaware
2 men hospitalized following shooting in Wilmington, Delaware
Sunday, April 5, 2026 1:55PM
WILMINGTON, Del. (WPVI) — Authorities in Wilmington, Delaware are investigating a shooting that sent two people to the hospital.
It happened just before 6 p.m. Saturday on the 2300 block of Lamotte Street.
Police say a 25-year-old man was shot repeatedly, and a 20-year-old man was shot in the head.
Both victims are hospitalized.
No word on their conditions.
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Delaware
2 injured, including 1 teen, in Wilmington shooting, both in critical condition
WILMINGTON, DE. – Two males were hospitalized in critical condition after a shooting Saturday evening in the area of East 24th and Lamotte Streets, the Wilmington Police Department reported.
What we know:
Officers responding to the scene around 6:15 p.m. found a 16‑year‑old male with gunshot wounds and transported him to a local hospital. A 25‑year‑old male was also located at the scene and taken to the hospital in critical condition.
What we don’t know:
The Wilmington Police Department said the circumstances leading up to the shooting remain under investigation.
What you can do:
Authorities are asking anyone with information to contact Detective Michael Chambers at (302) 576‑3645.
Tips can also be submitted anonymously through Delaware Crime Stoppers at 1‑800‑TIP‑3333 or online at Delawarecrimestoppers.com.
The Source: Information from the Wilmington Police Department.
Delaware
Southern Delaware Tourism names 2026 photo contest winners
Southern Delaware Tourism recently announced the winners of its 10th annual Southern Delaware Photography Contest.
Contest organizers are grateful to professional photographers Pam Aquilani and Tony Pratt, who served as judges again this year.
The grand prize winner was Mark Stelmack of Frankford for “Egrets at Assawoman Wildlife Area, Frankford.”
For her shot of a kayaker on Trap Pond in Laurel, Beth Baker of Greenwood won the Southern Delaware Freestyle category.
Julie Evans’ image of a pup playing on Fenwick Island beach topped the Southern Delaware Dog Days category.
For his “Scene from the Senior League Softball World Series” image, Joe Maciey of Dagsboro won the Southern Delaware Events category.
“This contest was established to celebrate Southern Delaware and to keep our destination top of mind for visitors and potential visitors year-round,” said Scott Thomas, SDT executive director. “We received entries from all over the Mid-Atlantic and beyond. The entries clearly demonstrate the variety and richness of experiences available in Sussex County, and the incredible enjoyment people get from visiting and living here.”
“Each year, the Southern Delaware Tourism photo contest sees more entrants, which makes it both more competitive and more difficult for the judges to narrow down the choices to one winner in each category and a grand prize winner,” said Aqualini.
“There were many great contenders for each of the categories, so judging was, while enjoyable to review all the great photos, hard to choose only one,” said Pratt.
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