New Orleans Mayor: we can't respond to all 911 calls. They are beyond capacity.

[applegrove]

CNN

Vibes to the people there and everywhere suffering.


https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/2021/07/31/us/new-orleans-covid-19-surge/index.html

New Orleans EMS can't keep up with calls due to the Covid-19 surge as mayor restores a mask mandate

By Aya Elamroussi, CNN

Updated 7:02 AM EDT, Sat July 31, 2021

"SNIP.......


Over the past week, the city saw more than 1,000 new Covid-19 cases, Cantrell said. And the daily case average also spiked to 272, up from 104 last week, she said.
.....

As for the EMS, Cantrell said, "We currently do not have the capacity to respond to 911 calls that come from our community right now."

With only 36.8% of Louisiana's population fully vaccinated, the state saw the country's highest case rate per 100,000 people over the past week at 573.3 cases, federal health shows.

The state's seven-day death rate per 100,000 people is 1.7, the third-highest in the nation, with Nevada being the highest and Arkansas in second, according to the federal data published Friday.

......SNIP"

[SergeStorms]

1. Because? COVID?

The City of New Orleans was much more vaccinated than Louisiana as a state.

If course with tourists always coming and going, it's going to spread everywhere, quickly.

[LisaL]

2. Yes, because of covid surge.

https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/31/us/new-orleans-covid-19-surge/index.html

[SergeStorms]

14. It's spelled "Serge".....

just messin' with 'ya. Thanks for the clarification on the COVID "surge".

[applegrove]

3. Yup. Thought it was breaking news. It is frm Friday.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/2021/07/31/us/new-orleans-covid-19-surge/index.html

[SoCalDavidS]

4. They're Planning On French Quarter Fest In 8 Weeks & Jazz Fest In 9 & 10 Weeks, Voodoo Fest - 11 Wks

I've been following on the Jazz Fest Forum, and I think chances are increasing they'll lose their big festivals.

[Runningdawg]

5. Yes as people arrive earlier than ever for Sturgis and NYC throws a party in the park. SMH

[AllyCat]

6. What is odd is looking at the hospitalization map on NYT showing low

Hospitalizations in LA. ???

[dianaredwing]

8. Been virtually homebound

since this mess started. Live just across the River in Old Algiers. Walking distance, across the water to the French Quarter. Music is the glue that holds New Orleans together. It kills me that some of this destruction is on purpose. Check out Springsteen from the Jazz Fest after Katrina. https://music.

&list=RDAMVM0Irenk0E1R4. It was so moving I can't even begin to express it. I am at a loss as to what to do. Cantrell is doing the best she can and I am rather pleased with Jon Bell Edwards, but there are people in Louisiana who have always hated New Orleans. We area majority black city.

[nolabear]

11. As an old NOLA girl my heart breaks for the city.

I’ve got people who live on the North Shore still and a bunch over in the MS coast who used to live there and it’s heartbreaking to see. You’re right; the musicians, restaurants, everything is going to be in life-or-death if they have to shut back down. I wonder if I’ll ever be able to go back. So much gone from the storms already, and now this. Ach. 😭

[Evolve Dammit]

9. This is what premature "full open" looks like

[FakeNoose]

10. What happened to "herd immunity"?

Are they finally ready to throw in the towel and admit that this is NEVER happening?

[Ex Lurker]

12. Louisiana as a whole is low, but New Orleans has a high vaccination rate

disturbing that this is happening there.

[Solly Mack]

13. Which is why in my rural part of LA I have never stopped wearing a mask.

Or social distancing.

Huge tourists state, low vaccination rate, no mask wearing idiots galore.

You simply can't trust your neighbors here to do the right thing.