Here's the latest news on the coronavirus and its impact on Delaware and the region, for March 14.

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2 more coronavirus cases confirmed in Delaware

Delaware now has six presumptive positive cases of coronavirus after health officials announced two more cases on Saturday.

All six individuals are associated with the University of Delaware and linked to Delaware's first known positive case identified earlier this week, officials said.

The latest two cases involve a woman older than 50 and a man older than 60, both from New Castle County. Both are self-isolating at home and epidemiologists are working to identify anyone who has been in close contact with them, health officials said.

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Delaware schools to close for two weeks

Delaware public schools will close for two weeks starting Monday, the state announced late Friday evening.

Gov. John Carney directed schools to close from March 16 through March 27 "out of an abundance of caution," in a letter sent to district and charter school leaders.

Over the next two weeks, the state will work with school leaders and public health experts to better prepare Delaware students and educators as the coronavirus outbreak continues.

"We will specifically prepare for the potential impact of extended school closures on Delaware children and their families," Carney said in the letter.

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Wilmington mayor declares a state of emergency

Wilmington Mayor Mike Purzycki signed an executive order declaring a state of emergency in the city Friday.

The mayor will indefinitely suspend water service disconnections and delay sheriff sale warnings until further notice.

“All of us in public service around the state are taking our guidance from Governor John Carney and his excellent team of health care and emergency management experts, who are providing valuable information," Mayor Purzycki said in a statement. "The Governor has declared a State of Emergency and I urge all City residents and businesses to follow the directives. We are all working together to get through this.”

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University of Delaware to close all residence halls amid coronavirus concerns

The University of Delaware will close all university residence halls through the end of the semester after four people connected to the university tested positive for coronavirus.

Students who previously arranged to stay on campus during spring break must vacate the residence halls by 10 p.m. Tuesday, March 17. All other residents must move out by 10 p.m. Sunday, March 22.

The university will arrange special accommodations for students who cannot return home because of international travel restrictions or serious personal reasons.

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Catholice Dioceses of Wilmington allowing members to not attend mass

Friday, March 13, 3:11 p.m.

The Catholic Diocese of Wilmington is allowing parishioners to not attend Sunday mass, in order to avoid any spread of coronavirus.

With Easter less than a month away, the notice is effective immediately and until further notice, the diocese said in a release. Regularly scheduled masses and other devotional services will still be held.

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UD, CAA cancel sports for remainder of the school year

A day after suspending games and matches, the University of Delaware and the Colonial Athletic Association each announced Friday that all athletic competition for the remainder of the school year has been canceled to minimize the spread of the coronavirus.

“Mitigating risk is at the forefront of this decision, along with the safety of the student-athletes, coaches, staff and our entire community,” the UD announcement stated.

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Long line of cars waited for drive-thru coronavirus testing

Friday, March 13, 1:53 p.m.

ChristianaCare stopped accepting people at its drive-thru for coronavirus testing around 1 p.m. and completed testing at 2 p.m., hospital officials said.

Earlier this morning, hundreds of people waited in their cars outside of the Chase Center. The drive-thru was scheduled to run until 2 p.m.

Hospital workers were dressed in face masks and protective blue aprons with sleeves that covered their fronts and were tied in the back. Several drivers were wearing face masks, and some cars had children in them.

ChristianaCare said it was prepared to test 1,000 people.

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Charter School of Wilmington moves classes online

Friday, March 13 12:47 p.m.

Charter School of Wilmington will transition to online courses starting next week, students were told on Friday.

The school will be closed Monday, March 16 and Tuesday, March 17 to give teachers time to prepare for online instruction.

Then, beginning Wednesday, the school will adopt a "cyber school schedule." Online learning will continue through Friday, March 27.

READ:Charter School of Wilmington moves classes online in response to coronavirus cases

Dogfish Head temporarily closing restaurants, tasting room

Dogfish Head announced Thursday night it was temporarily closing its Milton tasting room and kitchen, two Rehoboth Beach restaurants and Lewes Inn.

The Sussex County based company said the closings would take place for one week, starting today, March 13 and running through March 20.

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State considering cost waivers for coronavirus treatment if disease keeps spreading

Friday, March 13, 10:47 a.m.

The Delaware Department of Insurance says it may seek cost waivers for treatment of coronavirus if the disease continues to spread in the state.

The department has started talks with the governor's office about the possibility of an "emergency regulation" to waive health care costs if a large number of Delawareans contract the disease and cannot afford treatment, according to spokespeople with the governor's office and the insurance department.

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State of emergency to go into effect Friday

Thursday, March 12

Gov. John Carney declared a state of emergency on Thursday, following the announcement of more coronavirus cases in Delaware. It goes into effect at 8 a.m. on Friday, March 13.

The state of emergency will require the Delaware National Guard to "take precautionary and responsive actions to assist with Delaware’s response to the coronavirus," according to a news release.

Event organizers are also advised to cancel nonessential gatherings of more than 100 people. The declaration allows the state to conduct public meetings electronically. It also prohibits price gouging during the coronavirus outbreak.

READ:Governor declares state of emergency in Delaware after announcement of coronavirus cases

Three new cases announced; all in Newark

Thursday, March 12

The Delaware Division of Public Health said it identified three additional positive cases of coronavirus in Delaware.

All three people are under 30 years old and are associated with the University of Delaware, officials said. Two are graduate students and one is a postdoctoral researcher.

A UD faculty member on Wednesday became the first Delawarean to test positive for coronavirus. Officials said all four were exposed to the same confirmed case of COVID-19 at an off-campus event in another state. All are in a quarantined environment.

READ:Coronavirus: 3 new cases prompt governor to declare state of emergency in Delaware

UD spring sports suspended

Thursday, March 12

The University of Delaware has temporarily halted all sports competition and practices because of the coronavirus outbreak.

The Colonial Athletic Association, of which the Blue Hens are members, also suspended all sports, including its ongoing women's basketball tournament. Delaware was supposed to play William & Mary in the quarterfinals Thursday night at Elon (N.C.) University.

READ:UD suspends spring sports games, practices because of coronavirus

High school sports are being affected

Thursday, March 12

The coronavirus pandemic has caused the end of the 2020 Delaware high school basketball season.

After initially announcing a revised plan Thursday morning, the state high school athletic association canceled the state basketball tournament following the declaration of a state of emergency by Gov. John Carney Thursday afternoon.

READ:DIAA cancels state basketball tournaments

No champion will be named, and the eight remaining boys and girls teams will receive Final Four trophies. The two Unified teams will be named co-champions.

Contact Meredith Newman at (302) 324-2386 or at mnewman@delawareonline.com. Follow her on Twitter at @merenewman.