The state health department reports there are 16-hundred COVID-19 patients hospitalized statewide. That’s the highest it’s been in three months and many hospitals are facing staffing shortages because health care professionals are testing positive at a higher rate. Our Lady of the Lourdes C-M-O Doctor Henry Kaufman in Lafayette says when a healthcare worker contracts COVID it creates a large absence in the workplace.
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SEC presidents and athletic directors will hold a series of virtual meetings next week to discuss fall sports plans. College football insider Brett McMurphy says because so many states are struggling to contain the coronavirus, it’s unlikely the college football season will kick off Labor Day weekend
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Bars in New Orleans can no longer sell alcoholic drinks to go as the city looks to slow the spread of the coronavirus. City officials have been concerned about the large crowds forming outside some establishments selling drinks to go. New restrictions have also been placed on social gatherings. New Orleans Health Director Doctor Jennifer Avegno says shutting down bars completely and limiting social gatherings is a necessary step to slowing the spread of the virus…
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And school is set to begin soon. The Louisiana Department of Health is trying to get the word out that some students need to get up to date on vaccinations. State Immunization Director Doctor Frank Welch…
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Welch says because of the pandemic, some parents have put off getting the necessary vaccinations.