Ventilator supplies in Mississippi

Mississippi COVID-19 cases are now at 847, 16 deaths.

DEPARTMENT SAYS THEY HAVE 100VENTILATORSRIGHT NOW.AND THEY'RE TAKING STEPS TO MAKESURETHEY HAVE ENOUGH IN CASE THEYSEE A SURGEOF PATIENTS.

ADMINISTRATORS AT THE UNIVERSITYOF MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL SAY THEHOSPITAL HAS ABOUT100 VENTILATORS TO TREATPATIENTSSUFFERING FROM COVID-19.

YELLOW51692:15-2:29WE CERTAINLY ARE WATCHINGCLOSELY WHAT'S GOING ON IN SOMEOF THOSE OTHER AREAS AND REALLYWORKING HARD TO MAKE SURE WEHAVE DEVELOPED A PLAN A PLAN BPLAN C AS WELL POSITION AS WECAN BE.DR. ALAN JONES HEADS UMC'SEMERGENCYMANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT.

HE TOLDUS RIGHT NOW SPECIALLY TRAINEDTHERAPISTS AND DOCTORS ARECARINGFOR 12 CORONAVIRUS PATIENTS ONVENTILATORS.YELLOW 51693:40-3:49GENERALLY WE'RE SEEING A PRETTYPROLONGED TIME ANYWHERE FROM 2TO 3 WEEKS WOULD BE WHAT WE MAYEXPECT IF THEY GET SICKENOUGH TO NEED A VENTILATOR.

DR.JONES BELIEVES UMC HAS ENOUGHVENTILATORS.

BUT THE HOSPITALLOOKING IN-HOUSE TO RE-PURPOSE VENTILATORSTO HELPSAVE VICTIMS OF THE PANDEMIC.2:41-2:53THERE ARE SOME TYPES OF DINNERLATER THAT ARE MORE USED FOR ATEMPORARY TYPE OF VENTILATIONSUCH AS IN TRANSPORT ANDSOME OF THOSE CAN BE USED FORMORE PERMANENT SITUATIONS.

EXPERTS SAY THE VIRUS COULDREACH ITS PEAK IN THE NEXTCOUPLE OF WEEKS.

UMC WANTS TOMAKE SURE THEY AREPREPAREDROSS ADAMS 16 WAPT NEWS.THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OFHUMAN SERVICES HAS ANNOUNCEDEMERGENCY FOOD ASSISTANC