COVID-19 Outbreak (Update: More than 2.9M cases and 132,313 deaths in US)
Yeah, while the New Orleans area is doing a lot of testing and the numbers are going down, much of the State is not doing as well. My wife is from Alexandria, Louisiana (right in the middle of that map) and her sisters say the numbers are going up and it's hard to get tested because there few mobile testing stations in the area and you can't get tested at a hospital unless you are admitted to the hospital first. I suspect much of the State just doesn't want to know the numbers so they aren't testing. And frankly, I think the only reason the entire state will go to Phase 2 on Friday is because the Governor knew that the Republican caucus in the state legislature were going to vote to override his order.
Louisiana has 16,000 less cases than Florida, but 600k less tested than florida too.
Yeah, while the New Orleans area is doing a lot of testing and the numbers are going down, much of the State is not doing as well. My wife is from Alexandria, Louisiana (right in the middle of that map) and her sisters say the numbers are going up and it's hard to get tested because there few mobile testing stations in the area and you can't get tested at a hospital unless you are admitted to the hospital first. I suspect much of the State just doesn't want to know the numbers so they aren't testing. And frankly, I think the only reason the entire state will go to Phase 2 on Friday is because the Governor knew that the Republican caucus in the state legislature were going to vote to override his order.