Dire warning from governor: Louisiana could reach COVID-19 worst-case scenario

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https://www.wdsu.com/article/dire-warning-from-governor-louisiana-could-reach-covid-19-worst-case-scenario/31791939

BATON ROUGE, La. — Gov. John Bel Edwards issued a dire warning, a worst-case scenario, to residents about the state of the coronavirus in Louisiana, adding that the state could resemble other parts of the world with large community spreads.

Edwards is urging Louisianians to do their part to stop the spread of COVID-19. He is calling on residents to self-quarantine and those who are infected but don't need urgent medical attention to recover at home.

"If you just look at the increase in cases day to day -- the percentage of new cases -- and how long it takes to double the number of cases, and this is early, but our trajectory is basically the same as what they had in Italy," Edwards said.

Edward said he believes the hospital systems in Louisiana could be overwhelmed in the next seven to 10 days as more results return positive. Nearly 400 coronavirus cases have been reported in Louisiana.