Three new cases of COVID-19 have been reported in New Orleans, bringing the total up to 36. 26 are currently in Orleans Parish, three in Jefferson Parish, two in St. Tammany, and one in St. Bernard and St. Charles Parish. Eight of the cases involve those living at Lambeth House, a nursing home in New Orleans.
Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin announced this morning in light of the current events the upcoming elections in the state will be postponed, and as a result, the April 4th election will be moved to June 20th. Ardoin says the state has 3-million registered voters that vote at more than two-thousand polling locations across the state.
All K-12 schools in the state are closing until April 13th, and LSU is canceling all on and off-campus activities until May 30th.
The National Federation of Independent Business says 74% of businesses are reporting they are not currently being impacted by the coronavirus outbreak, and NFIB state director Dawn Starns applauds Governor Edwards’ handling of the pandemic.
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Starns says about 18% of small business owners are not concerned about the pandemic at all.
COVID-19 may be on everyone’s minds, but seasonal viruses and problems are still lingering. Dr. Fred Lopez with LSU Health New Orleans says COVID-19 won’t present like those typical seasonal illnesses.