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From YouTube: A to Z 8 13 2021 mp4
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Biloxi A to Z: COVID hits a new high in the state; latest on Fred, road work, city budget talks, the weekend preview and more.
A
A
Today,
we'll
tell
you
about
fred
who
you
should
keep
an
eye
on
we'll
tell
you
about
road
work.
Next
week,
south
of
the
pops
ferry
bridge,
we'll
bring
you
up
to
date
on
the
latest,
give
and
take
at
city
council
meetings,
and
there
were
a
couple
of
other
announcements
from
city
hall
this
week.
But
we
begin
today
with
the
gorilla
in
the
room,
coveted
19.,
it's
bigger
than
ever
and
spreading
at
a
record
rate.
B
16
months
into
the
coca-19
pandemic
in
mississippi
this
week
saw
its
largest
day
of
19
cases.
The
mississippi
state
department
of
health
says
that
on
thursday
august
the
12th
4
412
new
cases
were
reported
statewide
in
24
hours.
Yes,
it's
the
highest
number
of
daily
cases
reported
since
the
pandemic
began
nearly
a
year
and
a
half
ago.
The
main
cause
of
this
search
throughout
the
state
is
the
delta
variant
and
it
is
said
to
be
more
contagious
and
deadlier
than
the.
B
Covet
strand,
it's
sweeping
a
state
that
has
one
of
the
lowest
vaccination
rates
in
the
country,
the
state's
top
public
health
leader,
dr
thomas
dawes,
told
a
group
of
coast
leaders
that
in
the
next
few
days,
93
people
in
mississippi
are
going
to
die
of
the
virus.
He
expects
more
than
300
new
hospitalizations
in
the
next
few
days
as
well.
Take
a
look
at
this
chart
from
the
health
department.
B
It
shows
the
cases
hospitalizations
and
debts
over
about
a
month
and
the
percentage
of
those
fully
vaccinated
and
not
vaccinated
98
of
the
cases
90
of
hospitalizations
and
84
of
deaths
are
from
unvaccinated
individuals.
Health
officials
say
that
this
search
could
have
been
avoided
if
more
people
had
gotten
a
cobia
19
vaccination
in
harrison
county.
As
of
thursday
august,
the
12th,
the
health
department
reports,
429
new
covet
19
cases
and
one
new
debt.
B
Overall,
more
than
376
000
cases
of
kobe
19
have
been
reported
statewide
with
more
than
7
700
debts
at
the
hospitals.
As
of
august,
the
11th
nearly
1500
patients
with
cobia
19,
have
been
hospitalized
statewide
locally.
The
numbers
are
currently
unavailable
according
to
the
health
department's
website.
They
do
say,
however,
that
there's
an
extreme
shortage
of
intensive
care
beds
in
the
state.
B
As
for
mississippi's
low
vaccination
rate,
only
a
third
of
the
population
is
fully
vaccinated
and
only
31
of
harrison
county
residents
are
fully
vaccinated.
According
to
the
health
department,
health
officials
say
getting
vaccinated
is
the
best
and
most
effective
way
to
protect
yourself.
Your
family,
co-workers
and
friends
in
the
meantime,
avoid
indoor
social
gatherings
and.
B
And
don't
forget
the
basics
avoid
touching
your
eyes,
nose
and
mouth
clean
and
disinfect,
frequently
touch
objects
and
surfaces,
wash
your
hands
often
and
stay
home.
If
you
feel
sick,
you
don't
want
to
get
anyone
sick
with
any
illness
for
more
information
about
vaccinations,
links
to
appointments
and
safety
protocols
visit
the
city's
website
at
biloxi.ms.u,
or
you
may
call
the
mississippi
companies
hotline
at
877-978-6453
to
schedule
a
coca-19
vaccination.
A
There's
a
tropical
depression
out
there
that
marriage,
your
attention,
tropical
depression,
fred,
is
expected
to
become
tropical
storm
fred
and
enter
the
eastern
gulf
of
mexico
late
saturday
or
early
sunday.
This
track
shows
the
storm
right
now,
skirting
the
north
coast
of
cuba,
and
it's
expected
to
make
a
northwestward
turn
and
approach
the
florida
keys
by
saturday.
A
The
weather
service
says
it's
expected
to
make
landfall
along
the
northern
gulf
coast
by
monday.
As
a
tropical
storm
forecasters
and
emergency
managers
say
there
is
a
small
possibility
that
the
mississippi
gulf
coast
could
be
impacted
by
rainfall
and
winds.
You're
reminded
to
continue
to
monitor
weather
reports
throughout
the
weekend.
Look
over
your
storm
plan
if
you're
not
sure
how
to
make
a
storm
plan.
You
can
find
information
right
here
on
the
city's
website.
A
A
The
city
council
will
have
a
full
afternoon,
tuesday,
with
two
meetings,
a
regularly
scheduled
meeting
and
a
budget
workshop.
The
1
30
meeting
has
more
than
40
issues
on
the
agenda
and
you
can
see
the
agenda
and
all
the
supporting
documents
right
here
on
the
city's
website.
There
were
a
couple
other
announcements
from
city
hall
this
week.
The
first
was
a
heads
up
on
ambulance
response
times,
which
are
being
impacted
by
covet
19..
A
You
can
read
the
full
story
right
here.
The
other
announcement
was
that
oscarenda,
the
firm
hired
to
do
the
north
contract
and
had
the
majority
of
streets
in
east
biloxi
torn
up
during
the
work,
has
filed
a
79
million
dollar
lawsuit
against
the
city.
The
firm
claims,
among
other
things,
that
engineering
drawings
for
the
115
million
dollar
project
were
flawed.
A
B
B
Biloxi
suckers
will
be
in
pensacola
this
weekend,
but
over
at
margaritaville
it
will
be
another
friday
night.
Fireworks
show
if
you
are
looking
to
enjoy
some
time
outdoors
this
weekend
head
over
to
hello
park
and
spend
the
day
or
go
take
in
the
beauty
at
the
pops
ferry
cosmic
park
and
don't
forget
about
the
city's
four
splash
pads
they're
located
at
hello
park.
Point
cadet
plaza
behind
the
margaret
sherry
library
and
at
john.
A
B
Beck
park
for
more
information
about
parks
and
splash
pads
visit,
the
parks
and
recreation
page
on
the
city's
website.
That's
biloxi.ms.us
at
the
civilian
logic.
Blood
drive
is
taking
place
today
until
7
to
9
in
honor
of
anfield
gillette
mayor
village's,
granddaughter
to
schedule
a
blood
donation
appointment
visit
online
at
redcrossblood.org
or
call.