![]() ![]() To date, 2,531 Delawareans have died of coronavirus-related causes - 197 people in the last month alone. Hopefully the light’s at the end of the tunnel, hopefully soon.” Peacock said. You really just learn how to cope with it. Peacock said he’s treated too many patients who have died. You know, help people out, save lives, go home and do it again the next day.” But you just got to do what you got to do every day. ![]() “It’s strenuous, I guess a little bit nerve-wracking at times,” he said of the daily grind. Peacock stopped for a few moments before going into the patient’s room. Peacock was wearing a Powered Air Purifying Respirator, protective headgear that resembles an ice hockey helmet, and a breathing tube that carries air that is purified in a unit contained in his backpack. 11, and physically distance to stop the rampant community spread.īartels emerged from his office into a quiet hallway of the fourth floor COVID-19 unit, where 22 patients with the virus were being treated.Īt one door stood Raynell Peacock, a respiratory therapist. Delaware National Guard members have been deployed to escort patients and assist with other clerical duties so caregivers can work with patients.īartels and other employees said they are weary and exhausted, both physically and emotionally, but are holding on even as they implore the public to get vaccinated, wear the masks that once again became mandatory in indoor settings on Jan. The hospitals remain packed and are still in “crisis” mode, though the number of COVID-19 patients statewide has plummeted from 759 to 411 in less than three weeks - a 46% drop that reflects the diminishing impact of the highly transmissible but less deadly omicron variant. 10 joined most others in Delaware by retreating to a “crisis” level of care after being overrun with COVID-19 patients during the worst surge of the pandemic. ![]() ‘Hopefully the light’s at the end of the tunnel’īartels and a few other staffers of Wilmington Hospital spoke with WHYY News during a reporter’s visit to the hospital, which on Jan. ![]()
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