Eastern Shore healthcare systems say they are ready for delta variant-Urge Vaccinations July 6, 2021 SALISBURY, MD- Cases of the Delta Variant of Covid19 are rising across the US, but here on the Eastern shore, cases remain low. Doctors and healthcare systems are attributing this lack of cases as a lag time of spread, caused by the eastern shore’s rural layout. “Being a rural environment actually has a little bit of protection because we don’t have the close proximity in interaction that people do in more urban areas,” said VP of Integration at Tidal Health Dr. James Trumble. Dr.Trumble believes that the delta variant will eventually come to the Eastern Shore.