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Delaware Confronts Rising Covid 19 Cases in Nursing Homes (Part 1)

Don Rush

One of the most vulnerable populations during the coronavirus pandemic has been the elderly. In Delaware the governor issued new regulations last month for nursing homes and long-term living facilities as the number of cases and deaths has risen. Delmarva Public Radio's Don Rush spokes with Mary Peterson with the Longterm Incident Command at the State Health Operations Center about what is being done by the state to deal with the rising number of cases.

Don Rush is the News Director and Senior Producer of News and Public Affairs at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.