LA
State of Louisiana reports first COVID-19 related death
March 14, 2020
The State of Louisiana reports first death related to COVID-19. The Orleans Parish resident was a 58-year-old individual with underlying health conditions. The patient was being treated at Touro Infirmary Hospital and Medical Center.
“It is with heavy hearts that we announce the first Louisiana death related to COVID-19 today,” said Gov. Edwards. “I have spoken with Mayor LaToya Cantrell, and we send our prayers and condolences to the family of the deceased. In addition, we now have 10 new presumptive positive cases bringing our total to 77.
http://ldh.la.gov/index.cfm/newsroom/detail/5479
NE
First Nebraskan tests positive for coronavirus
(CDC)
Posted: Fri 3:47 PM, Mar 06, 2020 |
Updated: Fri 4:24 PM, Mar 06, 2020
OMAHA, Neb. (KOLN) - The first Nebraskan to test positive for the coronavirus is a 36-year-old Omaha woman who was travelling in the United Kingdom.
Officials said Friday that the patient was in the United Kingdom with her father from Feb. 18 to Feb. 27. The patient went to a local medical facility emergency department Thursday for a respiratory infection that had been going on for 12 days.
Her symptoms were mild but got worse Thursday. She has serious pneumonia-like symptoms, as well as a secondary bacterial infection. She is being transferred to the biocontainment unit at the University of Nebraska Medical Center.
It is currently unknown whether the patient’s immediate family members have been exposed. An investigation is underway by an epidemiology team to see who else this individual has had contact with and where.
https://www.1011now.com/content/news/Governor-confirms-a-Confirmed-case-of-Co-568568091.html