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From YouTube: Biloxi Covid 19 Update 5 13 2020
Description
A status report update from Merit Health; a visitor from the Salvation Army and Mayor Gilich thanks healthcare workers.
A
A
We're
going
to
have
some
interesting
insight
from
two
leaders
in
the
community,
we'll
hear
from
Tom
MacDougall,
the
CEO
of
Merritt
health,
about
Biloxi's
healthcare
status
and
if
we
are
on
the
backside
of
the
first
wave
of
the
coronavirus,
we'll
also
hear
from
major
Bradley
Caldwell
of
the
Salvation
Army
of
the
Gulf
Coast,
but
first
the
numbers
Mississippi
has
now
seen
more
than
10,000
coronavirus
cases.
According
to
the
Mississippi
State
Department
of
Health.
In
the
past
24
hours,
182
cases
have
been
reported,
statewide
pushing
the
overall
total
to
ten
thousand
and
ninety
cases.
A
They've
also
been
a
deaths
in
the
past
24
hours,
pushing
that
total
to
465.
Here's
the
overall
chart
going
back
to
the
beginning
and
here's
the
14
day
trend
on
statewide
cases
in
Harrison,
County
nine
cases
were
reported
in
the
past
24
hours.
Here
is
the
14
day
tracking
chart
for
Harrison
County
and
Hancock
County.
One
new
case
was
reported
in
the
past
24
hours
in
two
new
cases
in
Jackson,
County
Mayor,
Andrew,
fofo
village
today
will
be
meeting
with
representatives
of
Social
and
fraternal
groups.
A
Groups
such
as
the
VFW,
the
Elks
Lodge
of
the
solonian
Lodge,
and
the
French
club
were
temporarily
shuttered
by
the
governor
some
time
ago.
The
mayor
is
not
looking
to
prematurely
open
anything.
What
he
wants
to
do
is
make
sure
that
everyone
is
aware
of
the
safety
guidelines
when
the
governor
gives
the
okay.
It's
the
same
thing
that
the
mayor
did
with
taylor's
restaurant
tours
attractions
and
a
host
of
others.
He
wants
to
make
sure
that
safety
is
first.
A
He
also
wants
to
have
similar
meetings
soon
with
museums
and
those
looking
to
do
summer
camps,
and
now
this
joining
me
now
is
tom
mcdougal.
The
chief
executive
officer
had
married
health
and
biloxi
tom.
Thank
you
for
joining
us.
Thank
you
for
having
me
what's
been
happening
over
at
merritt.
I
know
that
y'all
have
taken
a
number
of
measures
at
the
outset
of
this.
What
were
those
measures
and
how
have
they
changed?
Yes,.
B
We
did
make
a
lot
of
adjustments
to
the
way
we
were
handling
patients
coming
in
the
facility,
as
well
as
visitors
and
our
staff
we're
continuing
many
of
those
measures
and
they've
even
expanded
those.
Currently,
we
restarted
surgeries
restart
our
outpatient
procedures,
so
we've
expanded
our
social
distancing
efforts,
because
now
we
have
more
and
more
people
that
are
in
the
facility.
If.
A
B
A
B
Certainly
is,
and
I've
adopted
the
phrase
from
the
Southeastern
Conference
I'm,
a
big
football
fan
and
they're
phrases.
It
just
means
more
and
this
year
we
just
feel
like
Hospital
week
means
more
to
everyone
in
the
community
because
of
the
outpouring
of
support
that
our
staff
has
seen
and
how
much
we
appreciate
them.
A
B
It
really
is
there
and
there's
been
research
out
there,
showing
that
about
a
third
of
Americans
are
afraid
to
go,
get
care
in
a
healthcare
setting.
It's
actually
kind
of
interesting,
because
the
extent
we've
gone
in
terms
of
protecting
everyone
we
like
to
refer
to
our
facility
as
the
kovetz
safe
hospital,
because
we've
put
in
so
many
precautions
to
make
sure
people
are
safe
and
that
our
staff
is
safe.
But
this
fear
there
actually
are
more
risk
going
through
a
drive-through
at
a
restaurant
I'm,
not
discouraging
that,
because.
D
B
B
The
patients
that
are
presenting
to
our
facility
they're
sick,
because
they've
been
at
home
and
they've,
been
ignoring
some
of
these
concerns
and
I
just
want
everybody
to
know
that
I
believe
in
my
heart,
because
of
all
the
things
we've
done
to
be
safe
for
you
as
a
community
in
us
for
a
group
of
patients.
But
it
is
safe
to
go,
see
your
physician,
it's
safe
to
come
to
the
emerge.
The
apartment,
we're.
D
B
Look
out
for
you
we're
gonna
care
for
you.
We
did
it
a
amazing
job
or
stuff
I'm,
so
proud
of
them.
We
had
no
co2
deaths.
We
have
not
had
a
positive
Cova
patient
admitted
to
our
facility
in
over
a
month.
Now
we
never
had
any
staff
members
or
physicians
test
positive
for
covin,
and
that's
amazing
that
we
did
that
all
through
the
peak
of
the
covin
pandemic.
B
But
what
people
should
know
is
is
that,
based
on
that
performance,
what
our
team
was
able
to
accomplish
during
the
peak,
they
are
certainly
safe,
now
to
come,
see
us
and
so
I
just
want
to
encourage
everyone.
Look
out
for
your
health.
Do
what's
in
your
Dustin
I
said
I'll,
be
your
Lane
care
scary
to
me.
That's
got
to
be
number
one.
A
B
B
That
we're
on
the
back
end
and
I
believe
we
are
on
this,
this
side
of
the
state.
Now
there
are
certain
sections
of
the
state
that
are
still
experiencing
rising
or
high
numbers,
but
down
here
on
the
coast,
things
have
really
begun
to
slow
down.
I
was
talking
with
one
of
our
infectious
disease
physicians
this
morning
and
he
confirmed
that
it's
not
just
our
facility.
B
It's
all
facilities
along
the
coast
seem
to
be
slowing
a
little
bit
with
the
initial
surge
that
we
saw
of
coded
patients
and
everybody's
seen
on
the
on
TV,
and
you
know
hearing
dr.
Fowler
others,
and
they
talked
about
this
curve
that
we
saw-
and
we
saw
the
curve
earlier
here
in
the
state
of
Mississippi
than
other
parts
of
the
state-
saw
that
curve.
So
we're
also
on
the
down
side
of
that
curve.
Earlier
than
other
parts
of
the
state
now
could
we
have
a
resurgence?
Could
we
have
a
second
key?
B
A
You
worry
about
fatigue
and
I'm
talking
about
not
your
doctors
or
your
staff,
getting
tired
I'm
talking
about
the
kind
of
fatigue
that
we
see
with
hurricanes
where
people
say
well,
you
know
what
I
evacuated.
Like
you
told
me
to
and
nothing
happened.
Do
you
worry
about
people
letting
their
guard
down
and
not
being
as
vigilant
that.
B
B
Now
I'm
getting
a
haircut
today,
I'm
so
happy
that
the
barber
shops
are
opening
back
up,
I.
Think
as
Americans
we've
reached
this
point,
where
maybe
maybe
now
our
biases
have
shifted
something,
because
initially
there
was
an
enormous
amount
of
fear
because
we
didn't
know
what
we
were
facing
now
that
we're
coming
from
on
the
backside
of
this
first
curve,
we're
starting
to
realize
you
know
well,
I
knew
someone
who
had
covered
and
they're
fine
or
nobody
and
my
family
was
was
tested
positive
for
covin.
B
Greater
comfort
and
you
get
to
a
point
where
maybe
the
fear
is
reduced,
but
it
also
causes
us
not
to
be
as
vigilant
as
we
need
to
be.
What
I
would
encourage
everyone
to
do
is
is
really
self-assessment.
Make
good
decisions,
don't
do
things
that
are
gonna
put
you
at
risk
or
if
you
are
in
a
health
condition
where
you
may
be.
Your
immune
system
is
compromised
because
of
another
medical
condition.
They
need
to
be
essentially
careful.
Those
of
us
that
are
healthy.
Then
you
know.
B
Maybe
we
can
go
ahead
and
start
going
back
to
some
of
the
normal
things,
but
be
very
sensitive
and
aware.
I
mean
certainly
you
know
when
I
walked
in
and
saw
you
earlier.
We
didn't
shake
hands
all
right,
we're
not
going
to
do
that.
Some
things
have
changed
and
some
things
need
to
change.
We're
wearing
masks,
which
is
very
important
but
I
think
just
the
concern
versus
the
fear.
We've
got
to
have
a
balance
if
we're
going
to
move
forward
as
a
society
and
as
an
economy
for
that
matter,
you've.
B
B
And
we've
got
them.
T-Shirts
and
and
I
have
I've
been
walking
around
with
a
smile,
because
as
scary
as
this
whole
experience
has
been
and
as
concerning,
as
has
been
first
to
come
out
on
the
other
end,
with
the
statistics
I
mentioned
earlier,
and
not
to
have
a
positive
patient
now
for
a
month
admitted
to
the
hospital,
and
we
never
had
any
covetous
mm-hmm
I
couldn't
be
more
proud
of
our.
So.
A
D
A
B
I
do
believe
that
several
things
were
contributing
factors,
the
fact
that
the
casinos
were
closed
as
early
as
they
did
really
helped
our
community,
while
that
has
been
negative
from
an
economic
impact,
I
do
believe
from
a
public
health
impact.
That's
been
a
big
positive
for
us
and
it
did
flatten
this
curve
as
they
talked
about
on
the
news.
So
that's
been
a
big
positive
I
do
believe
also
that
our
community's
done
a
really
nice
job
of
social,
distancing,
they've,
been
smart.
D
C
B
Did
Kim
because
Austin,
but
that's
okay?
We
were
all
working
very
hard
because
we
care
about
our
community,
but
I
you
know
going
to
and
from
the
hospital
or
just
being
out
in
the
community,
I
would
I
realized.
Just
in
the
last
couple
weeks,
traffic's
been
picking
up
mm-hmm,
you
know
not
just
one
car
in
the
drive-thru
at
that
place
that
I
Drive
by
stay
going
home.
There
were
three
cars.
C
B
But
you
know
I
know
we're
excited
I
got
to
eat
in
a
restaurant.
The
other
day
right
here
in
the
community
and
I
was
so
excited
to
go
in
and
eat,
but
I
noticed,
even
though
they
have
50%
capacity,
even
that
was
only
about
50%
full
document.
So
it's
been.
It's
been
interesting
to
me
that
people
have
been
much
more
compliant
with
the
encouragement
and
the
restrictions
than
what
I
thought
they
were
going
to
be,
but
I
do
want
to
encourage
everyone.
Please
support
local
businesses.
B
B
A
B
I
just
I
want
to
thank
everybody
again.
The
outpouring
of
support
from
the
community
has
been
amazing.
We
received
such
kind
letters
I
had
a
letter
from
a
patient
just
yesterday
that
she
had
a
loved
one
that
had
been
admitted
to
her
hospital,
and
then
she
was
also
admitted,
and
it
just
it's.
It's
phenomenal
to
me
that
people
can
be
so
kind
and
I've
said
in
multiple
times
that
the
recognition
has
been
so
much
more
special
to
our
staff,
because
they
would
have
done
all
this
without
the
recognition
they.
B
A
And
I
still
remember
after
Katrina
and
I've
said
it
to
you
before
there
were
all
of
these
shiny,
stainless
steel
tanker
trucks
parked
all
around
the
hospital
and
y'all
were
making
preparations
in
case
you
lost
water
for
all.
I
know
you
did
lose
water
for
a
little
while,
but,
however,
you
had
a
plan,
you
executed
that
plan
to
perfection.
Yes,.
B
D
B
B
A
Well,
thank
you
very
much
we're
going
to
turn
now
to
the
Salvation
Army
to
get
a
report
on
what
the
Salvation
Army
has
been
doing
throughout
this
crisis
and
what
their
plans
are
for
the
future
thanks
again
Tom.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
Joining
me
now
is
major
Bradley
Caldwell
of
the
Salvation
Army
of
the
Gulf
Coast.
How
are
you
greeting
it's
good
to
be
here?
So
what?
How
is
your
life
changed
and
how
has
the
Salvation
Army
changed?
Well,.
C
We've
had
two
limited
activities
indoors:
that's
been
off-limits
for
most
people,
but
we've
continued
to
provide
food
and
services
to
people
by
appointment
who
come
to
us
and
receive
that
help,
and
we
have
just
recently
reengaged
giving
showers
and
laundry
to
the
host
crowd
down
in
Gulfport.
So
we've
never
stopped
helping
people
throughout
the
pandemic
and
we've
been
thankful
to
be
able
to
keep
serving
and
folks
have
been
good
to
support
us
during
that
time.
A
lot.
C
Working
towards
engaging
the
fitness
membership
to
be
able
to
come
back
in
22
time
and
we're
also
talking
about
the
possibility
of
day
camp
and
possibly
the
swimming
pool.
We
know
those
are
hard
issues
to
resolve,
but
we're
just
confirmed
with
the
local
authorities
to
see
if
we
can
manage
to
work
out
a
plan
for
that
you've.
A
C
D
C
C
C
D
I'm
fulfill
Gillick
mayor
of
Biloxi,
one
take
a
minute
to
express
my
appreciation
to
all
the
nurses
and
caregivers
with
the
selfless
service
you
each
provide
every
day
through
your
chosen
profession,
you
provide
endless
kindness
and
comfort
you
practice
and
display
the
knowledge
of
life-saving
skills.
You
were
trained
to
do
and
you
demonstrate
your
insatiable
need
to
care
for
others.
Your
strength
and
compassion
is
recognized
and
admire.
Thank
you.