Louisiana’s COVID-19 death toll surpasses triple digits today with 119 fatalities. The state now has a total of 2,746 cases.
The Governor is asking healthcare students and recent grads along with retired nurses and doctors to volunteer for the fight against coronavirus, and fast-tracking new licenses to get them into the field. Edwards says LSU Health Shreveport was able to accelerate the timeline for getting residents into healthcare facilities, and he wants LSU Health New Orleans to do the same.
Cut 4 (12)_ “…professionals.”
Volunteers can sign up at COVID-19LAvolunteers.org.
As part of President Trump’s COVID-19 task force, Dr. Anthony Fauci has become a household name. During an appearance on Talk 107-3 in Baton Rouge, Fauci says the testing shortage is becoming less of an issue.
Cut 7 (10) “…many more tests.”
Funerals are never easy, and COVID-19 is making a difficult time a lot tougher for families and friends who are losing loved ones. Funeral services used to bring hundreds of people together, but President of Mothe (Mott) Funeral Homes Boyd Mothe Jr. says keeping fewer than ten people in a room is not easy…