Delaware 2-1-1, which connects residents to services including mental health counseling, emergency housing, and food and transportation, is expanding its hours of operation to 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. on weekdays and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekends. State emergency management officials also announced plans for an alternate care site to handle overflow patients from Kent and Sussex counties during the upcoming expected surge in COVID-19 cases.

Leaked Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) documents show that the federal government has supplied only a fraction of the protective medical equipment mid-Atlantic states have requested. By March 31, FEMA’s allocation to Delaware included 0.05 percent of the gloves requested, two percent of the surgical masks and 22 percent of the N95 respirators. Gov. Carney’s spokesman said Delaware was seeking to fill the gap with donations.

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