NEWS: The federal government is rushing into Mississippi to help as COVID-19 threatens the state's entire medical system.
— Ashton Pittman (@ashtonpittman) August 11, 2021
Without drastic change, "I think we’re going to see failure of the hospital system in Mississippi" in 5-10 days, says Dr. Alan Jones.https://t.co/FOXbuiiSKd
Mississippi, this is where we are. Fifty beds will be installed here in a concrete garage. The federal government will send overflow medical professionals to staff it. One of the last stopgaps between Mississippi and hospital system failure. pic.twitter.com/6Nj7e87qZZ
— Nick Judin (@nickjudin) August 11, 2021
Mississippi braces for "failure" of hospital system due to covid-19 surge and lack of ICU beds https://t.co/oSAsQZDLdI
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) August 12, 2021
More than 4,400 students in Mississippi are quarantining after being exposed to Covid-19 in the first weeks of the school year, according to data from the state's department of health. https://t.co/WcviVfPqNI
— CNN (@CNN) August 12, 2021
"I can't do this anymore. I've seen more death than I thought I'd see in my entire life. I've held more hands of patients in their last moments, when their families couldn't be by their side," Mississippi ICU nurse Jen Sartin says. https://t.co/P7vqs8GxMq
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) August 12, 2021
Front page of the Sun Herald in Biloxi, Mississippi today: pic.twitter.com/zyboBG5YOD
— Rachel Maddow MSNBC (@maddow) August 11, 2021
Sad! 