States with older populations carry special worries during the deadly pandemic: Loneliness takes an emotional and physical toll on fragile residents.
Even with infection rates slowing down, the U.S. death toll has doubled in the past week claiming more than 20,000 American lives from COVID-19.
In Maine, behind the idyllic scenes of lighthouses and lobster boats, all of those problems are intensified with the nation’s oldest and most rural population, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The Maine National Guard is working to create additional health care capacity. So far, over 500 people have tested positive and more than a dozen people have died from the virus.
“I’m starting to go stir crazy,” the 83-year-old admitted. “I’m going nuts. I’m a people person. It’s just terrible.” Doctors know that isolation and disruption can make people stressed, making the elderly even more vulnerable.
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