They urged people to follow all Pennsylvania Department of Health guidelines.
County Council President Brian Zedek is keeping tabs on COVID-19 data.
“This number is worrying, as is the number of COVID-19 related deaths,” Zidek said.
To date, officials said there are a total of 21,290 positive cases in the county and 873 people have died.
In recent cases, Delaware County hospitals have turned to patients for longer than usual waiting in the emergency room and have had a huge impact on first responders and essential health care workers, Zidek said.
Officials said the virus did not save anyone, resulting in 911 operators calling less and fewer police officers, firefighters and EMSs to respond to the departure.
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They are also monitoring five county hospitals.
Delaware County Director Tim Boyce said, “They’re all very busy, but they’re all managing it. In terms of whether we worry about the future, I think it’s a matter of council leadership on this call.” “Delaware County Director Tim Boyce said. Emergency services.
Action News spoke with some Delaware County residents who were shocked by the spread of the virus.
“I’m a little nervous because I also have asthma. So you discuss every day whether you want to work or not, but it’s a big decision,” said Gail Hampson of Springfield.
“This increase is very heartbreaking, so I hope everyone started listening, to be safe, to be as different as possible,” said Charlize Wacker of Clifton Heights.
But the challenge for county officials is that some people are very skeptical.
“Listen, I work, I wear a mask all day, but I don’t see it that way. I don’t know where people are getting all their information from,” said Dominic Verdi of Ridley Park.
“The high rate of survival, I don’t know why our freedoms have been taken away, and we’ve been forced to wear masks, which are medically proven to make you healthier,” said Ridley’s John Lynch. Said Lynch. Park.
The CDC says the mask is a simple barrier to help prevent your respiratory drops from reaching others. Studies have shown that the mask reduces the spray of drops when worn over the nose and mouth. The CDC says that wearing a mask does not increase the level of carbon dioxide in the air you breathe.
“When you exhale or talk, CO2 is released into the air around and around the cloth mask. CO2 is small enough to easily pass through the mask material of any cloth. In contrast, the COVID-19 virus is very large. Is CO2, so it may not pass as easily through a properly designed and properly worn cloth mask, ”says the CDC.
According to the CDC, you should wear a mask, even if you do not feel sick.
“This is because many studies have found that people with COVD-19 who have never developed symptoms (asymptomatic) and those who have not yet shown symptoms (pre-symptomatic) can still spread the virus to others. The main task is to protect those around you, if you have an infection but no symptoms. “
In an update last month, the CDC said that covering the face not only protects those around you, but also protects the wearer from incoming projectiles of the virus.
The CDC says wearing a mask is especially important when you are unable to stand at least 6 feet apart from others since COVID-19 is mainly spread among people who are in close contact with each other (within about 6 feet).
As it relates to mortality, the CDC recently updated about two studies. Studies show that the survival of COVID-19 patients has improved over time in the United States and England. The CDC said this suggests that “this may be due to improvements in patient management, admission time to critical care units, changes in hospital capacity, improved understanding of disease progression and extended use of steroids.”
National Jewish Health Pulmonologist and Critical Care Specialist Dr. Barry J. Mack told Healthline that he thinks the reason for the drop in mortality among hospitalized patients is due to less sick people ending up in the hospital.
But despite the survival rate among hospitalized people in COVID-19, the ongoing increase in cases in the United States means more deaths, Healthline said.
“There are still a lot of people dying,” McKay said. “Even if the percentage of patients admitted to the hospital is low, you can increase the total number of deaths.”
More than 2,800 COVID-19 deaths were reported in the United States on Wednesday – a single day so far reported in the country.
Council member Elaine Schaefer gave this message to those who do not follow the guidelines.
“We urge you to do the right thing, to take personal responsibility, to think fully and exclusively about our community,” Schaefer said.
For now, the council does not expect to add additional mitigation measures.
But one noted that things could change if things got worse.
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