Gulf Coast tourist beaches turn into coronavirus hotspots over summer
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Hospitals in the lovingly dubbed "Redneck Riviera" along the northern Gulf Coast are running out of critical care beds for coronavirus patients following a summer of partying, tourism and basically just trying to get back to normal.
In Alabama’s Mobile County, the positivity rate has skyrocketed to nearly 30%, and the county has the most new cases in the state. "After Memorial Day it was, ‘Everything is back to normal, go to the beach, take off your mask,’" said Dr. Bert Eichold, chief public health official of Mobile County, just west of Gulf Shores. While urging people to get vaccinated, state leaders including Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey have resisted imposing new restrictions, even as hospital beds fill up and the delta variant rages.More Related News