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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.

Some flurries earlier. Fun!

Snowing in Annapolis. Big flakes but doesn't appear to be sticking.

Snow finally just started to mix in in Annapolis. Temp 39

A balmy 45 degrees in Annapolis. Pretty sunrise this morning. Always going to be a good snowstorm when temperatures push to 50 four hours before it is supposed to start.

Another foggy morning.

Really foggy today. It seems we had a lot of foggy days this month.

Frosty morning. No fog on my commute to Annapolis.

Beautiful day in Ocean City! Feels like a late summer/early fall day!

Light rain and windy in Annapolis.

When I left for work at 6, it was just a light drizzle and wet roads in Pasadena. When i got to Severna Park it was moderate rain and has been like that all day in Annapolis. No idea on totals here but we must have gotten a decent amount.

Thinking about going to Shenandoah National Park (Front Royal Section). Any idea when peak should be out that way? Definitely not going on the weekend.

A five minute rain shower this afternoon in Annapolis.