There’s the potential for two hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico next week. The latest advisory shifts both storms westward. State Climatologist Barry Keim says one of the storms is expected to enter the Gulf on Sunday after moving over the Yucatan Penisula. Keim says southwest Louisiana needs to be on guard and so does southeast Louisiana as that part of the state is in the cone of uncertainty for Tropical Storm Laura which will most likely pass south Florida on Monday.
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The Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness is bracing for the potential impact. GOHSEP spokesperson Mike Steele says conference calls among coastal parishes have already begun.
An Ochsner anti-body survey of the Baton Rouge region uncovers some unsettling data about COVID-19. Ochsner Research Scientist Dr. Amy Feehan says they discovered 61 percent of those who tested positive for a contagious infection were not showing symptoms and likely didn’t know they were carrying the virus.
Colleges and universities will publicly report on-campus COVID-19 case data each week. Assistant Health Secretary Dr. Alex Billioux says it will be a challenge to handle college outbreaks compared to dealing with certain types of businesses or buildings, as on campus, you’ve got both on-campus and off-campus living, sprawling buildings, and a variety of places that could be linked to outbreaks.
Some colleges, including LSU, are doing their own contact tracing and surveillance efforts.