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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.

Not sure if there is a way to go back to previous "model runs" or not but I did take a couple screenshots before of the previous update for Maryland. Peak Changed from April 29th to April 18th Peak Deaths Per Day Increased From 53 deaths (April 28th) to 138 deaths (April 19th) Total Deaths Increased from 1,766 deaths to 2,326 deaths Pretty big increase for Maryland

haha Quarantine & work-from-home... What's that? The only difference at my work is more phone calls/emails, some closing of sections of the park, and a much shorter commute (20-25 minutes!).

My position doesn't have the availability to telework. Just trying to avoid contact as much as possible and wearing gloves at work when having to interact with the public. I was surprised the roads were pretty busy this morning going to work. Schools being closed did lessen some traffic in areas that I travel by schools.

I really like how long the snow has stayed on the trees with the minimal wind. Pretty cool walking around in the woods today in the late afternoon with the sun shining and a blue sky and a lot of snow left on the trees. Usually around here snow doesn't last long on the trees.

Awesome! Thanks for sharing it. Love that spot.

Awesome afternoon/evening. About 30-40 minutes before "sunset" you could see brightening in the sky to the North (BC/BCo) direction. Then snow started to pick up. Accumulating snow began at about 445. Roads are completely covered. Started to get heavy about 45 minutes ago. Hardest since this morning. Big flakes too.

Beautiful snowy walk in the woods!

5.75-6 inches so far. Had a lull but intensity has picked up. Bigger flakes now.

Really like the second pic. I love that park. It is so pretty there in the fall. I bet the views from the overlook of the mountains/river look amazing in the snow.

Beautiful morning out there. Looks like 5+ inches out there. Really like that the wind is low since it has accumulated very nicely on the trees.

Snowing nicely earlier on Stoney Creek. Visibility was low and couldn't see much past the channel marker.

A nice walk around the neighborhood. Started my walk with spotting a fox standing in the middle of the street and ended up seeing the fox again at the end of my walk. A nice treat! ~0.50 as of 8:15 PM.

Already a car topper! Accumulating on porch & sidewalks too.

Cool! Looks like we are in for a decent storm even for us Easterners/Chesapeake Bayers.

Light snow has finally started in the 'Dena!