At the county or parish level, Orleans Parish now leads the nation in per capita deaths, more than twice as many as the 2nd highest county. The 46 coronavirus linked deaths in the parish add up to roughly 1 in 10,000 residents. That’s as the state total rose to 83 fatalities today and 2,305 total positive tests.
That’s led to some like Congressman Ralph Abraham, a doctor currently doing volunteer shifts at a clinic in his native Richland Parish, to call for the expanded use of experimental drugs like the oft-talked about anti-malarial hydroxychloroquine.
The President has also touted the treatment, but small scale studies of hydroxychloroquine on COVID-19 patients have yielded mixed results, and a Kaiser Family Foundation director labeled it a “drug of last resort”.
Four people are dead, including a 2-year-old, following crash in Baton Rouge where a vehicle impacted a house, killing one of the home’s residents. Baton Rouge Police Sgt. Don Coppola says he’s not sure why the three people in the vehicle were out driving last night with the governor’s shelter in place order in effect and few businesses open.
Cut 7 (09) “…get through this.”
As the coronavirus forces the economy into a freefall, oil and gas prices continue to drop. Patrick DeHann, Head of Petroleum Analyst with Gas Buddy says while some might see a reduction at the pump as a relief while their personal income has been reduced due to the coronavirus pandemic, however…
The average price for a gallon of gas in Louisiana is currently 1.85, with speculation that the price could drop as much as another 50 cents in the coming year.