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Louisiana Considered: COVID-19 Hospitalizations And Case Numbers Set New Records, Hammond Hospital CEO Describes Surge’s Effects On Her Staff, How The State Is Handling The Fourth Surge

By Patrick Madden
Published August 9, 2021 at 1:09 PM CDT
A drive through COVID-19 testing location at Alario Center. New Orleans, Louisiana. April 8, 2020.
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A drive through COVID-19 testing location at Alario Center. New Orleans, Louisiana. April 8, 2020.
  • Host Patrick Madden gives us the latest COVID-19 statistics published by the Louisiana Department of Health. COVID-19 hospitalizations now number 2,720, a new state record, up 37% from one week ago.
  • In an interview aired two days ago, NPR Weekend Edition host Scott Simon spoke with president and CEO of North Oaks Health System Michelle Kidd Sutton about the massive influx of COVID-19 patients her clinic is treating in Hammond, LA. Sutton says the clinic is overbooked and understaffed, and has requested federal help.
  • WWNO/WRKF Capitol Access reporter Paul Braun and WWNO/WRKF education reporter Aubri Juhasz join a roundtable discussion of the latest news from Louisiana’s fourth COVID-19 surge.
Louisiana Considered
Patrick Madden
Patrick was the Regional News Director for the news collaboration between WRKF Baton Rouge and WWNO New Orleans, from 2019 through 2023.
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