Gov. John Carney provides an update on the Delaware COVID-19 response. Watch the replay

Mark Keller, Delaware News Journal
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Gov. John Carney delivers his State of the State address in the House chamber on Jan. 20, 2022.

Gov. John Carney held a virtual press briefing Tuesday afternoon about Delaware’s response to COVID-19.

Watch a replay of the press conference's livestream below.

Carney's press conference comes as COVID-19 cases have dropped dramatically over the last two weeks, from an all-time high 7-day average of 3,378 cases on January 12 to 1,672 on Sunday — a decrease of more than 50%.

The state's positivity rate, while still high, has also dropped from a high of 32% on January 11 to 25.1% on Sunday.

Watch Gov. John Carney's COVID update

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