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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,
Aubry Procell
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 Madden joined WWNO in 2019 as its first-ever Regional News Director, overseeing news reporting at WWNO, as well as our partner station WRKF Baton Rouge. Madden also serves as one of the hosts of Louisiana Considered, and co-hosts Friday's Politics Roundtable on Louisiana Considered with Stephanie Grace, columnist for The Times-Picayune | The Advocate.
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Aubry Procell
Aubry is a reporter, producer and operations assistant in Baton Rouge.
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