The state marked a milestone in COVID-19 deaths today topping four thousand. The total number of deaths since March related to the coronavirus is now at 4,028. Case numbers increased by 1,303. The daily testing rate is at 6.61 percent. Hospitalizations decreased by fourteen, and vent usage also declined, down by eight.
NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center bumps up the number of expected storms for the 2020 Atlantic Hurricane Season Outlook. Brooke Thorington has the story.
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A Baton Rouge judge sides with Governor John Bel Edwards over business owners who filed suit in an attempt to lift coronavirus restrictions including the mask mandate, bar closures, and crowd size limitations. Assistant Health Secretary Dr. Alex Billioux says if a bar patron is drinking throughout the time at the business, there is a good chance they are leaving the mask off which is why bars are just not safe.
The 25-member task force formed in response to the George Floyd protests aimed at studying policing policy reform met today for the first time since being formed by the Legislature. Taskforce Member Baton Rouge Representative Ted James asked why law enforcement trainees spend 24-hours training for defensive tactics, but only six hours on biased policing recognition.