Delaware Gov. Carney Gives Update On COVID-19 Cases In State, Measures To Flatten Curve 

Carney said he expects more cases to appear in the state and is reminding people to social distance.

LISTEN IN LIVETHIS IS GOVERNOR CARNEY,I'M IN WILMINGTON, DELAWARE,JUST TO GIVE YOU A BRIEF REPORTIN THE SWAYS IN OUR STATE, WHICHHAS WORSENED THE LAST 24 HOURS..WE'VE KNOWN AS BEEN TESTING MOREPEOPLE BE WE WOULD GET POSITIVETEST CASES.AND I'M SADDENED TO REPORT WEHAD OUR FIRST TWO FATALITIESYESTERDAY ASHES 66-YEAR-OLD MANAND AN 88-YEAR-OLD MAN INDELAWARE.I'VE CAN I IRONICALLY, THE DEATHOF THE GENTLEMEN IN OLLETON WASIS A NURSING HOME, MY WORSE FEARIN THIS PANDEMIC AND IN AINSTITUTION RUN BY THE LITTLESISTERS OF THE POOR, AN ORDER OFNUNS WHOSE MISSION WAS TO SERVETHE ELDERLY POOR HERE IN OURSTATE AND THEY'VE BEEN DOINGTHAT FOR GENERATIONS.SO OUR HEARTS THOUGHTS ANDPRAYERS GO OUT TO THE FAMILIESOF THOSE AND FRIENDS OF THOSEWHO PASSED YESTERDAY, AND FORALL OF US, IT'S A MESSAGE TO REDOUBLE OUR EFFORTS TO GET THEWORD OUT TO ALL DELAWAREANS, TOSTAY AT HOME.SHELTER IN HER PLACE, TO FOLLOWTHE RULES, TO KEEP APPROPRIATESOCIAL DISTANCING, SIX FEET ORMORE FROM OTHERS, WHEN YOU'RE INPUBLIC ONLY, TRAVEL OUTSIDE OFYOUR HOME FOR AN ESSENTIALACTIVITY, WHICH IS TO GO TO THEGROCERY OR TO HELP A FAMILYMEMBER, WE NEED EVERYBODY TOFOLLOW THE RULES.WE'RE SEEING AN INCREASE INCASECASES.WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE CAN KEEPKEEP THE SPREAD AS LITTLE ASPOSSIBLE ACROSS THE STATE.I'M IMPLORING DELAWAREANS TOPULL TOGETHER AS COMMUNITY TOTHINK OF EVERYONE THAT YOU MEETAS YOUR NEIGHBOR AND WHAT YOU DOAFFECTS YOUR NEIGHBOR AND WHATYOUR NEIGHBOR DOES AFFECTS YOU,SO LET'S PRACTICE SOCIALDISTANCING, PULL TOGETHER ANDWE'LL GET THROUGH THIS, OURFOCUS AGAIN IS ON PROTECTING ANDPRESERVING WORKING WITH THEHOSPITALS TO PROTECT THEIRCAPACITY TO SERVE THE MOST SICK,THE FOX THAT NEED CRITICAL CAREWHEN THEY GET THE DISEASE, ANDTHOSE ARE OUR MOST VULNERABLEPOPULATION, OUR SENIOR CITIZENSAND THOSE WITH COMPROMISEDHEALTH CONDITIONS.SO THAT'S MY MESSAGE TODAY FORALL OUR PEOPLE IN DELAWARE.WE'VE BEEN WATCHING LIVEGOVERNOR JOHN CARNEY TELLING USTHE LAST 24 HOURS THE SITUATIONWORSENED IN HIS STATE, AS WE'VEREPORTING, TWO PEOPLE DIEDYESTERDAY, AND ONE WAS ANELDERLY MAN WHO DIED IN ANURSING HOME IN OGELTOWN.HE'S IMPLORING EVERYONE TO BECAREFUL, REMAIN AT HOME, AS THEYCONTINUE AND WE ALL DO, TRY TOFLATTEN THIS CURVE THISPANDEMIC.YOU CAN GET UPDATES ALL DAY LONGON CBSPHILLY.COM AND ON CBS ANDPHILLY, AND I'LL BACKING I'M JENBURRELL.WE RETURN TO REGULAR