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Rained most of the day in Annapolis....

Great view and pic! Thinking about making a trip that way late summer/early fall. Any suggestions on places to stay out that way?

Large tree into a house in Lake Shore. At least 5 trapped at this time with multiple additional injured. Some serious.

Strong storm. Hail on and off for the past 15 minutes. Winds really strong right before the rain. Power out.

3 minute rainfall in Annapolis today but that was it. Heard thunder throughout the day. Blue sky to the east with dark clouds to the west most of the day.

Foggy morning...

For the hikers/park people on here, check for ticks after going out. Found two on me today when I got home from work! ughhh

Yup. I work at a park too. It has been crazy busy. If it is a nice warm and sunny day, we are getting thousands of people visiting. All the parks in my county have had a huge increase in park visitors the past 2 months. I made the mistake of visiting Patapsco State Park. It was PACKED today. A couple sections were closed to vehicles and the parking lots that were left were very busy.

Went to the grocery for the first time in 2 weeks. It was much better stocked two weeks ago. Minimal meats. Lots of missing canned goods and frozen stuff. Still no liquid soap, disinfectants, napkins, packs of paper towels or toilet paper. Just single tolls of tp and paper towels.

A jump in hospitalizations...

Not sure if this was posted today but it is an interesting site. It shows the various nursing/assisted living facilities that have cases/deaths and actually lists it by facility too. https://coronavirus.maryland.gov/pages/hcf-resources One in my county, Anne Arundel, has 13 deaths! Not enough coverage is being done on what is happening in these facilities. Hopefully this will give them more of a spotlight.

Haha... So true though! Our parks have been packed the past weeks/months. Record numbers for this time of the year.

Turned out to be a beautiful afternoon in Annapolis!

The weather recently has really made my spinach and lettuce grow quick. Planted some kale seeds too. Inside started seedlings of cherry tomatoes, sweet bell peppers, orange/red bell peppers, jalapenos, strawberries, basil, banana peepers, rosemary, parsley, cucumbers & cilantro.

Yup. It is pretty common during Cold/Flu season in Central MD to see the hospitals on yellow, red, reroute. Since Covid-19 it has been rare to see the hospitals on these alerts as people are avoiding the hospital for minor stuff (like they should all year!).

Yellow Alert The emergency department temporarily requests that it receive absolutely no patients in need of urgent medical care. Yellow alert is initiated because the Emergency dept is experiencing a temporary overwhelming overload such that priority II and III patients may not be managed safely. Prior to diverting pediatric patients, medical consultation is advised for pediatric patient transports when emergency departments are on yellow alert. Red Alert The hospital has no ECG monitored beds available. These ECG monitored beds will include all in-patient critical care areas and telemetry beds. Mini Disaster The emergency department reports that their facility has, in effect, suspended operation and can receive absolutely no patients due to a situation such as a power-outage, fire, gas leak, bomb scare, etc. ReRoute An ALS/BLS unit is being held in the emergency department of a hospital due to lack of an available bed. (This does not replace Yellow Alert.) Trauma ByPass The hospital's ability to function as a trauma center has been exceeded. (This decision is at the discretion of the facility.) https://www.miemssalert.com/chats/Default.aspx?hdRegion=5

A lot of Hospital "Alerts" tonight...

Another big increase...

During "normal" times it is extremely common to see most hospitals on yellow, red, and reroute but since Covid-19 it has become a rarity to see hospitals on these alerts. People that normally use the hospitals for "non-emergency" reasons are too worried in going to hospitals to catch Covid-19. Listening to Anne Arundel Fire, the call volume that you normally hear is much lower except for the calls for potential Covid-19 and other day to day emergencies (Falls, Diabetic, Car Accidents, etc.).

It was a beautiful day in Annapolis. A little windy still though.

Decent amount of people but not to much. It is a pretty large store so it was easy to distance between people. Food supply was really good. The past couple weeks, it was hard to find spinach/salads but they were fully stocked this time. They had it all: Meats, Dairy, Canned Goods, Bread, Fruits, Vegetables, Frozen Stuff. They just didn't have any toilet paper, paper towels, napkins, or liquid soap.

Went to the local grocery store for the first time in 8 days. All staff (Bakery, Cashiers, Stockers, Maintenance, etc.) had surgical masks on and all were wearing gloves. They had also installed a plexiglass sheet up between the cashier and the credit card machine. They also roped off the area around the self service donuts and had signs that stated if you wanted any donuts to ask a bakery employee for assistance. I would say at least 95% of the shoppers had masks on and gloves. I didn't have a mask on but felt safe with all the shoppers and staff wearing one! A lot of changes in 8 days!! Still no toilet paper, paper towels, or napkins.

Agree. Counties and states might invest more in their public health agencies, obtain more supplies, apply more mitigation efforts in the short term (1-2 years) but doubt it lasts in the longer term. Budgets dry up and these efforts and investments are the first on the chopping block. Money will be diverted to more pressing needs once this is over because the American people will forget about it and won't care that mitigation and preparedness efforts aren't being made until the next pandemic happens.