50-residents have recovered.
Frontline health care workers right here in the wabash valley say they are eager to get their covid-19 vaccinations.
New for you at 10... i spoke with nurses in greene county, indiana about the battle they're facing right now.
Covered with long hospital sho} (sot) 13:15:34 - 13:15:46 "it's very hard when you try to do everything you can and you see them struggling..."
On cam: "...and you want to do more and you just don't know what else to do."
Show pics of health care worker} (track) smiles behind personal protective equipment... these are the health care workers on the frontline -- fighting covid-19 -- in greene county.
Nat pop/ video from a downtown type are} (track) there have been more than 15-hundred covid-19 cases in greene county since reporting started earlier this year.
Video of hospita} (track) some of those patients ended up here -- at greene county general.
Our cameras aren't allowed inside right now... fade in more picture} (track) but... we do know some of the faces those patients find working in covid units.
Pull out so} (track) linda cullison has worked as a nurse for more than 13-years... (sot/can cover with people in community video) 13:13:41 - 13:13:57 "most of our patients are from the community now, getting covid out and about in the community.
We're seeing younger, not necessarily old and nursing home patients, but we're also seeing young members of the community, people who are still working and still getting out and families."
Video of hospita} (track) health care workers here say they cling to small victories and hope their patients get to go home.
But... for the patients who won't... they offer them company in the absense of loved ones.
(sot) 13:25:35 - 13:25:53 "first couple patients that i had were older individuals who had multiple co-morbidities or multiple diseases that they were fighting with covid and it was a really hard passing, hard death for them.
It was difficult for them."
(track) after months battling this virus at home... these health care workers say they're hopeful a new weapon will help them beat back the virus.
(sot) 13:19:59 - 13:30:02 "i cannot wait to get my vaccine.
I think that's a main way for us to stop this."
(track) pledging to keep up the good fight for their community.
(sot/covered) 13:21:43 - 13:21:47 "i feel like this is my calling and i'm glad i'm able to do this."
Within weeks of its arrival to the Tri-State area, the COVID-19 vaccine had been administered to thousands of frontline healthcare..
WCBI News at Six - Tuesday, December 15th, 2020
