Gov. John Bel Edwards held a news conference on Friday, about Louisiana’s continued fourth surge of COVID-19.
He spoke about his mask mandate and masks in schools.
He also shared some good news. For the second straight day, Louisiana did not set a new record of patients in the hospital. However, the health care delivery system in the state continues to be stressed.
Edwards also talked about monoclonal antibody infusion. He pointed out the treatment helps preserve hospital capacity because it can help prevent a patient from having to be hospitalized if received shortly after contracting COVID. He said officials are focused on getting the treatment in as many hospitals as possible but they want to keep people from getting COVID in the first place.
