The number of presumptive positive coronavirus case in Louisiana has grown from 36 to 51. A majority of the cases are in the greater New Orleans area with 36 case in Orleans Parish and 7 cases in Jefferson Parish. Pelicans rookie Zion Williamson, has pledged to cover the wages for Smoothie King Center employees who have lost out on paychecks because the NBA’s suspension for the next 30 days. Williamson made the announcement of the commitment on his Instagram. The nearly-18,000 capacity arena could be vacant for quite some time as the governor has banned gatherings of 250 people or more and cancelled k-12 school through April 13th.
COVID-19 may be on everyone’s minds, but seasonal viruses and problems are still lingering. LSU Health New Orleans Infectious Disease Expert Dr. Fred Lopez says the flu is still prevalent and it’s not too late to get a vaccine. Lopez says symptoms come on about five days after exposure, and there’s really three symptoms that stand out in a clear majority of COVID-19 infections.
Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin announces 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 met with the Governor’s Office, Unified Command Group and Health officials and a consensus was reached that delaying the Presidential Primary elections is in the best interest of public safety.
The National Federation of Independent Business says a majority of small businesses are reporting being impacted by the coronavirus. Don Molino has the story.