Governor Edwards says since May 15th the COVID contact tracing program has had success but has run into problems of people not answering their phones.
Edwards says they’ve reached out to nearly every person with a positive confirmed case to ask them who they may have infected.
“More than half of the people who have been called have answered and obviously there is a continuing effort to call and in some cases write letters to those people who we have not been able to reach,” says Edwards.
Edwards asks you to answer your phone if you get a call from 877-766-2130, and if you miss the call to please call back.
The Governor says if you’re exposed you will likely be asked to self-quarantine. It is not against the law to refuse, but Edwards hopes you’ll comply.
“Don’t focus on whether you have a right to say no, focus on what is the right thing to do,” says Edwards.
On a side note, Edwards mentioned he’s disheartened to see rising transmission rates in some areas. He indicated it’s due to people starting to slack off on mask-wearing.
“We say it so often that we think it is being heard and understood but that is obviously not the case,” says Edwards.
Overall hospitalizations have declined across the state but the Lake Charles, Alexandria, and Monroe regions see continued growth.
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