Gov. John Carney will hold a virtual press briefing Tuesday afternoon about Delaware’s response to COVID-19.
The briefing is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Watch a livestream of the press conference below.
Carney’s briefing comes one day after Delaware reentered a state of emergency to allow members of the Delaware National Guard to serve as nurses to alleviate the strain placed on the state’s hospitals.
The number of COVID-19 cases in the state continues to spike as testing centers remain overwhelmed following holiday gatherings.
Delaware saw 2,328 new positive cases and a record-breaking number of hospitalizations on Jan. 1. On New Year’s Eve, there were 3,554 new positive cases, a high not seen at any point in the pandemic, according to the Delaware Division of Public Health.
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