A digital version of the signed declaration: Public Health Emergency Extension
EXTENSION OF DECLARATION OF A PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY
FOR THE STATE OF DELAWARE
WHEREAS, in connection with the serious public health threat from the novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) that has impacted the State of Delaware, I issued a Declaration of a Public Health Emergency for the entire state, effective as of July 13, 2021; and
WHEREAS, the State of Delaware continues to face a serious public health threat from the spread of the highly transmissible variants of the coronavirus, and the need to vaccinate Delawareans against the coronavirus continues; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Delaware’s emergency management statutes, a Public Health Emergency proclaimed by the Governor may not continue for more than 30 days without being renewed; and
WHEREAS, I find that the conditions necessitating a Public Health Emergency continue to exist and require that the Public Health Emergency declaration be renewed.
NOW THEREFORE, I, JOHN C. CARNEY, hereby declare:
- The Public Health Emergency effective as of July 13, 2021 is extended, effective immediately.
- Pursuant to Title 20, Chapter 31 of the Delaware Code, all provisions of the Public Health Emergency currently in place shall remain in full force and effect until terminated in accordance with state law.
APPROVED this 10th day of August 2021 at 10:00 a.m.
John C. Carney
Governor