City leaders along the Mississippi Gulf Coast are concerned about the number of Louisiana residents "escaping" to their communities during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a report from the Biloxi Sun Herald.

The report says officials are particularly worried about New Orleans residents self-quarantining along the coast because of how fast the virus is spreading in Louisiana, especially throughout the Big Easy.

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“We have major concerns because they have the fastest growing number of cases of this virus and we are the closest to them,” Bay St. Louis Mayor Mike Favre told the Sun Herald. “Now, we do have a large amount of second homeowners from New Orleans in our community, but we are seeing way more now with Louisiana shutting down.”

Louisiana has 1,795 diagnosed cases of coronavirus as of Wednesday, with 827 of those patients in Orleans Parish, the Louisiana Department of Health said.

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As of March 25, health officials reported 377 diagnosed COVID-19 cases in Mississippi.

The Bay St. Louis mayor said he is noticing more cars than normal with Louisiana license plates at grocery stores.

"With them coming over, it’s saturating the market over here," Favre told the Sun Herald. "With a lot more people, it makes it hard on our people to get the things they need."

Read the full story from the Sun Herald.