As of 12:18 p.m. Tuesday, New Orleans East Hospital treated six people with injuries related to the tornado, according to The Times-Picayune. A spokesperson from New Orleans-based University Medical Center said it had received seven people with tornado-related injuries. Chalmette, La.-based St. Bernard Parish Hospital reportedly received four individuals.
Representatives from Touro Infirmary, Tulane Medical Center and Ochsner Health System — all in New Orleans — told The Times-Picayune no patients with tornado-related injuries were being treated at any of their facilities as of Tuesday afternoon.
New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu said in a statement despite the 31 injured people, there were no tornado-related fatalities in the New Orleans area. According to the National Weather Service, roughly 60 houses and structures were damaged in the severe weather event, The Times-Picayune reported.
According ABC News, at least five tornadoes touched down, one at each of the following locations: New Orleans; Baton Rouge, La.; Donaldsonville, La.; Ponchatoula, La.; and Killian, La. Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards (D) declared a state of emergency Tuesday.
The extent of the damage at all five locations is unconfirmed.
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