Nearly two years after the first identified COVID-19 case in Delaware County, the stage is set for its first-ever public health department.
MEDIA, Pennsylvania -- Nearly two years after the first identified COVID-19 case in Delaware County, the stage is set for its first-ever public health department, led by Melissa Lyon, who will serve as the county health director.
Officials said the department is awaiting final approval from the Pennsylvania Department of Health but could be up and running as soon as April 1. "I think it's concerning because who are we going to depend on?" asked Jen Petrella."But I think it's good that now we have one that can kind of be more specific to Delaware county residents."
"It was just a lack of good data for the decisions to be made," said Lyon."That's one of the values of the health department. We'll have access to this data as real-time as possible."
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