Hurricane Ida makes landfall as South faces surge in coronavirus cases - August 30, 2021

Hurricane Ida made landfall in Louisiana last night on the 16th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, coinciding with a massive surge in COVID-19 cases throughout the state. Although some hospitals evacuated staff and patients, New Orleans hospitals planned to endure the brunt of the storm. Neighboring Mississippi, dealing with its own COVID-19 surge, also faced continued strain on its healthcare system as the storm hit the coast. I’m Waiting for Hurricane Ida With COVID-19 - The Atlantic How does Ida compare with Katrina? - The New York Times @ProfB: What is happening with Ida in Louisiana is why we need all the money for infrastructure. People will not be able to live in certain parts of Southern Louisiana for a long time. No electricity, cell towers, roofs blowing off of a hospital.. and that's what we know right now. @TheLastWord: Dr. Mark Kline, Physician-in-Chief of Children's Hospital New Orleans, tells @CapehartJ that his "staff is exhausted" due to a surge of children infected with Covid-19 and "the last thing in the world that we need right now is a category four storm." Inflation in the last 12 months rose to its fastest pace in roughly thirty years as consumer spending in July saw a low increase amid a rise in delta variant cases. Slow consumer spending in July supports the view that economic growth is likely to stagnate in the third quarter, although the Commerce Department noted rising wages and businesses exporting more goods may suggest the sluggish growth is temporary. Consumer confidence, construction spending, nonfarm payrolls - Associated Press U.S. Household Income Jumped in July as Spending Growth Slowed - The Wall Street Journal In an annual economic conference, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell emphasized the economy’s progress toward reaching the benchmarks for rolling back the Fed’s pandemic-related support programs, indicating a possible cut to its asset purchases this year. While Powell said job seekers are expected to help reach maximum employment, analysts noted that assessing