Hurricane Set to Strike Louisiana Just as Covid Infections Surge
- Evacuation has potential to raise Covid-19 transmission rates
- Louisiana has more than 2,700 Covid patients in hospitals
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Tropical Storm Ida is intensifying into a major hurricane headed toward New Orleans just as Louisiana and surrounding states buckle under rising Covid-19 infections and hospitalizations.
Louisiana currently has more than 2,700 Covid patients in hospitals, according to the state’s department of health. Meanwhile, Ida’s top winds could reach 115 miles (185.07 kilometers) per hour when it comes ashore and small towns on the U.S. Gulf coast have already told residents to evacuate.