CORONAVIRUS
Saturday was the largest single-day spike in cases up until now, with 569 brand-new verified coronavirus cases in the state.
NEW ORLEANS– Most Current Numbers:
- 151 deaths
- 3,540 total cases
- 1,127 patients hospitalized
- 380 in need of ventilators
- 59 of 64 parishes reporting case s
Secret Updates:
- It’s been 2 and a half weeks given that Louisiana’s first tape-recorded case of COVID-19
- The neighborhood in Louisiana, where New Orleans’ coronavirus death rate currently leads the entire world, is facing the increasing tide of joblessness yet continues to find ways to help, from producing medical supplies to contributing food, funds and time to fight the pandemic. It comes as the U.S. exceeds China and Italy to have the most taped coronavirus cases in the world
The PPE is needed to protect very first responders from the coronavirus as they continue to do their task.
New Orleans Homeland Security and Emergency Situation Readiness Director Collin Arnold stated the materials were running low, and new orders have not been delivered.
Throughout the state, 569 new cases of coronavirus were verified, bringing Louisiana to 3,315
But for the very first time given that coronavirus was discovered in Louisiana, Orleans Parish’s number of favorable cases (1,298) was below 40%of the state total Saturday. Health officials in 56 of Louisiana’s 64 parishes have confirmed the virus has actually been found there, however Gov. John Bel Edward cautioned Friday in a press conference that coronavirus was present– even if unnoticed– in every part of the state.
Louisiana has 11 coronavirus clusters
The Louisiana Department of Health validated the St. Joseph living facility in Harahan as the state’s 11 th coronavirus cluster Saturday.
Including St. Joseph, three extra clusters were recognized Saturday.
The info about clusters was released around the same time as the state reported its greatest single-day boost in validated coronavirus cases.
Considering that the coronavirus outb