Nearly 60 dead from Hurricane Ida so far

Published September 3, 2021 12:30pm ET



Fifty-eight people are dead as Hurricane Ida continues to wreak havoc along the East Coast.

The Northeast has been hit particularly hard, where 45 people have been reported dead. More than half of these deaths, 23, occurred in New Jersey, according to Gov. Phil Murphy, while 13 were killed in New York City, according to multiple outlets. The South has also sustained damage, with Louisiana’s Department of Health announcing Thursday nine residents have died from the storm so far, including three deaths in nursing homes currently under investigation.

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