Florida County Asks Residents to Limit 911 Calls Because of COVID-19

Florida County Asks Residents to Limit 911 Calls Because of COVID-19
People line up to get tested for COVID-19 in North Miami, Fla., on Aug. 9, 2021. Marta Lavandier/AP Photo
Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
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Officials in a Florida county are asking residents to consider not calling 911, citing the number of COVID-19 patients in hospitals, while officials in Tennessee and Texas said the emergency systems there are being put to the test.

Brevard County’s hospital systems are dealing with a surge in patients and are struggling with the inundation, the county’s emergency director, John Scott, said this week.

Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
Zachary Stieber is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times based in Maryland. He covers U.S. and world news. Contact Zachary at [email protected]
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