PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — Coronavirus cases are surging across the nation, and Delaware is no exception. But how bad is it in the First State right now?
“We have a significant outbreak, forest fire if you will, of COVID-19 raging across our state,” said Gov. John Carney.
It’s not just the case count that’s up. Hospitalizations have risen from around 30 late in the summer to a little more than 100 in the start of November. Now, they’re hovering around 250.
“And that certainly is one of our biggest concerns and has been from the beginning,” Carney said, “to protect the capacity at our hospitals to treat effectively patients who are COVID-19 positive.”
Delaware is still far from its hospital capacity, which Carney views as good news. He’s also happy after talking with hospitals this week with their confidence that they can manage this surge.
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“They have new and developed better treatment protocols for COVID-19,” explained Carney. “The length of stay of patients seems to be a lot fewer days than it was back in the spring.”
By recently extending Delaware’s emergency order, Carney said the state is still looking to bring in health workers from out of state who are retired to help out at hospitals.