State residents just got a text blast from the Governor informing them the statewide shelter in place order has officially been extended through April 30th, and an offer to sign up for direct alerts on vital COVID-19 Louisiana info from the state by texting LACOVID to 67283. This comes as the state crosses the 9,000 case mark, and adds 37 new official COVID fatalities.
If that wasn’t enough bad news for you, there’s more. Colorado State University researchers predict we will see an active 2020 hurricane season. Jeff Palermo has the story…
Cut 2 (31) “…I’m Jeff Palermo”
The state’s first healthcare worker died Wednesday of COVID-19. Executive Director of the Louisiana State Nurse’s Association Thea Ducrow says the rapidly developing situation has resulted in changes protective measures from the more strict airborne transmission protocol to the relaxed droplet protocol that requires the use of less PPE. Ducrow says nurses are concerned about these changes.
Cut 7 (10) “…rather than science.”
The nurse was identified as Larrice Anderson.
Ochsner Health chief Warner Thomas says they continue to increase the number of intensive care beds to keep up with the surge in COVID-19 patients. Thomas says their biggest need is staffing and they are working to hire more nurses as they expand the number of beds…
Thomas says adding to the strain is that COVID-19 patients spend over a week in the I-C-U.