Governor Edwards’ new proclamation of extending Phase Two reopening for another 28 days is officially issued today. Edwards says when ranking of states by per capita COVID-19 cases, Louisiana is ranked 7th, down three spots from its previous best ranking.
“SImply put, we are heading in the wrong direction. We have more cases than we can justify just by doing more testing,” said Edwards.
245,000 tests have been done in the state this month with no plans to slow those efforts down.
Edwards is alarmed by the growing numbers or younger individuals testing positive for the virus and encourages them to take mitigation efforts seriously. Edwards says while younger people think they may be untouchable by the virus, they can suffer poor health outcomes, including death.
“The likelihood of that is certainly lower than in other age groups, but it certainly can happen and then the damage that this disease can do to your body may last a very long time. It may last forever,” said Edwards.
Edwards says there is not a path forward in continuing to reopen the economy without more intense participation from the public in spread mitigation efforts.
“We’ve said it so many times, and I know people are tired of hearing it, but the simple fact of the matter is, people need to do it,” said Edwards.
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