U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut says hospitals in eastern Connecticut may have to help shoulder the burden of cases in Fairfield County. But he says they’re likely to see many of their own cases eventually.
Fairfield County has reported more coronavirus cases than the rest of the state combined. It’s Connecticut’s most populous county and the closest to New York City, the current site of one of the country’s worst coronavirus outbreaks.
Blumenthal says officials can’t assume it will stay limited to Fairfield County.
“I can foresee that the hospitals in the eastern part of the state may take some of the burden. But let’s be very clear. This epidemic is likely to move in that direction.”
Blumenthal called on President Trump to invoke the wartime protection act so states will have access to more ventilators, face masks and other protective equipment.
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