I really feel for the people of Louisiana. Hurricane Ida is due to make landfall as a possible Cat 4 Hurricane in the middle of a pandemic.
Louisiana folks….please check in and let us know how you are.
Hospitals in New Orleans are bracing for public health emergencies on two fronts as Hurricane Ida threatens to strike at the same time as Louisiana is experiencing a surge in coronavirus cases.
New Orleans is in the midst of a “severe outbreak” with a seven-day average of 220 new infections, according to the city’s Covid-19 dashboard. Across the state, more than 3,400 new cases were confirmed as of Friday, according to the Louisiana Department of Health. At least 2,684 people are hospitalized in Louisiana with Covid-19.
Last month, Louisiana hit the biggest single-day increase of Covid-19 hospitalizations since the pandemic's start with 6,800 new cases in a single day, the second-highest single-day case count since Jan. 6, 2021.
I heard on our local news here in Florida that it is too late to evacuate those Louisiana folks, which means shelters and superspreading, not to mention lack of hospital beds.
Florida is having trailers for portable morgues being hauled into Central Florida. Louisiana is in just about as bad a shape.
Louisiana is facing a major disaster.
The news just said Ida is beginning to intensify along with the the likely of the storm being a Cat 4 when making landfall. Ida is right now getting stronger in the gulf with VERY warm water. 3 million under a Hurricane warning.
I feel sorry for our president with the Covid, the hurricanes, the wildfires and Afghanistan.
I want the whole country to shut down because IMO 2021 makes 2020 look fair in comparison. This is why I never ever say “ Thank Goodness such and such a year is over”.. We never know what the next year may bring.
We have too many deniers, and idiots running around since Trump rode his magic escalator down and became the Head Idiot in Charge. There is just no fixing stupid. The horrific part is Hurricane Season is just firing up and these southern red states are going to spread this virus even more.
America and this pandemic is in such dire straits.
Good Luck and Blessings to the people of Louisiana.