For KASU News, I’m Johnathan Reaves. An Arkansas native is leading a response to the growing number of COVID-19 cases in New York. Dr. Sherlita Amler is from Marmaduke and has several degrees from Arkansas State. She is currently the Health Commissioner in Westchester, New York. More than 300 people in New York state have been infected, over 100 of those in the area Dr. Amler is in. She tells how this started in Westchester. Click on the Listen button for the entire interview.
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