BATON ROUGE – On Tuesday, Governor John Bel Edwards addressed the ongoing coronavirus crisis in Louisiana, at a press conference.
During this conference, Gov. Edwards announced that Louisiana is now #1 in per capita COVID-19 cases.
The Louisiana Department of Health reported more than 1,000 new COVID-19 cases today. That’s in addition to over 2,000 new cases reported the day before, and more than 3,800 new cases reported on July 26.
Watch the full press conference from Governor Edwards below, and stay tuned to WGNO for continuing coverage of the coronavirus crisis in Louisiana.