Thursday, March 19, 2020

While Louisiana Cases Skyrocket

Update (10:50 PM): 392 cases reported. 10 deaths.  328 cases are in Orleans, Jefferson, and St. Tammany parishes.

While Mississippi is suffering a relatively mild outbreak of the Covid19 Virus, the New Orleans area is under assault from that deadly little bug.  The Louisiana Department of Health reports 380 cases and 10 deaths.

293 cases and 7 deaths are in Orleans and Jefferson parishes while another 10 are in St. Tammany Parish. The virus is feasting at a retirement home in New Orleans. WWL-TV reported yesterday:


Four residents from the Lambeth House retirement community in Uptown New Orleans have died from COVID-19, just days after the first case was reported there....
 
Eight people in the state are now dead from the novel coronavirus, six of whom were New Orleans residents. Four of them lived in Lambeth House.

"Each of these numbers, they're not just cases, they represent our brothers and sisters," Governor John Bel Edwards said. "They are our fellow Louisianans, our fathers, brothers, mothers, sisters, family members, coworkers and neighbors."

The 92-year-old patient was Dr. Charles Rodney Smith, a psychiatrist who practiced in New Orleans area for more than 50 years, his daughter Helen Smith Guidry said.

Smith was the founder and president of the Burdon-Smith Clinic and served on the facilities of both Tulane and LSU medical schools.  Article.
Meanwhile New Orleans hospitals are becoming tent cities.WLBT alumnus Mike McDaniel reported:




Louisiana reported only 103 cases and 2 deaths on Monday and 36 cases on Friday.

25 comments:

Anon-E-Mouse said...

John Bel has: shut down dentists, restaurants, bars, casinos, schools, universities, and much more.

Ironic, isn’t it? How willing the democrats are to crush the working class in a crisis.

Anonymous said...

There are far more righteous Christians in Mississippi than Louisiana.

Madison Rulz said...

The virus likes corn dogs. Good to know.

Anonymous said...

I recall seeing homeless communities under the interstate bridges in NO the last time we were there. When the virus works into those "tent cities" (it probably already has) the impact and effects will be grim. As I see it, they live in very dense circumstances and under conditions that do not allow for self quarantine. I see a wildfire of spread in those areas, that may well spread to other areas.

Anonymous said...

People like to make fun of Mississippi and its backwoods and ruralness and "rednecks" who hunt and fish. Looks who's laughing now. When I went to the store I made sure I bought flour, oil, spices, and other stuff to cook my freezers full of wild game. I plan on working remotely while turkey hunting every morning. Aint life grand!

Kingfish said...

Mississippi has 64 people per square mile. Italy has 529 or something like that. I remember it was in the low-500's. Those are averages but big difference in transmissions. Of course, Hinds and Harrison lead the way, as expected.

Anonymous said...

11:27, I suspect if anybody laid eyes on you they would they'd still be laughing at Mississippi.

Anonymous said...

It’s understandable that New Orleans would get smacked. Mardi Gras...visitors... close contact.

It’s not a D or R thing. Believe science and medicine.

Anonymous said...

The folks under the bridge are a travesty. The beds that were lost for mentally ill patients after Katrina were never replaced and this is the result. That massive building called Charity Hospital still sits empty, 15 years later.

Anonymous said...

@11:03, sure you want to go there?

Anonymous said...

@11:10
Not sure what your even blogging about. Considering that Louisiana is largely Catholic... I highly doubt that your being serious

Kingfish said...

I think you are being trolled.

Anonymous said...

11:20. That there is funny, I dont care who you are!

Anonymous said...

Didn't realize that Mike McDaniel is now with WWL-TV. Congratulations to him.

Anonymous said...

Louisiana is about 1/3 Catholic. So no it's NOT largely Catholic. Stop smearing us Good Catholic Folk. Amen and Amen.

Anonymous said...

Avoid corn dogs. Eat Vardaman sweet potatoes.

The known high beta carotene in them is a boost for immunity.

Signed, Definitely Not, No Way, No How, A Sweet Potato Farmer (whose brother in law is an LSU fan who sells corn dogs in Tiger Stadium).

Anonymous said...

New Orleans attracts tourists from all over the world, I’m not surprised it’s a hot spot.

Anonymous said...

The reason is that Mississippi is one week behind the curve. Louisiana just had an infected person first. We'll be there soon.
Last Wednesday, Louisiana had 1 case, by Friday it was 19.

Louis LeFleur said...

The Kingfish nailed it. It's all about population density. You don't have to look at Italy or anywhere else in Europe or even China and the rest of Asia. Just look at a map of the US and see where the highest occurrences of the disease and deaths are. They correlate with population centers. Public Health 101. The last states to even get a single case were primarily rural.

Anonymous said...

50 today next Thursday it will be over 300, Louisiana can handle it Missippi can't, patients will have to go to Mobile, Biringham, Memphis and Baton Rouge.

Anonymous said...

I have been to enough Lent fish fries and irish wakes to know that anyone who drinks at church can't be as righteous as a Mississippi Southern Baptist.

Anonymous said...



"11:27, I suspect if anybody laid eyes on you they would they'd still be laughing at Mississippi." March 19, 2020 at 11:37 AM

My nomination for POST OF THE YEAR.

Anonymous said...

@1:47 what do you mean La can handle it but MS cannot? You do know that beds are based on population so it is all relative. Our health care professionals are very capable.

Also, stop and think about the per capita rates of confirmed cases in our state. They are very low. We currently have fewer confirmed cases than counties in our state. The real impact of this is the economic impact. It is quite sad the pain that is being inflicted on many folks in the service industries.

Anonymous said...

U told them Mississippi's first death was hospitalized in LA.

GM said...

" Lent fish fries"

That's funny.


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