MN
Cases 789
Deaths 22
https://www.health.state.mn.us/diseases/coronavirus/situation.html
GA
COVID-19 Confirmed Cases: No. Cases (%)
Total 5831 (100%)
Hospitalized 1158(19.86%)
Deaths 184 (3.16%)
https://dph.georgia.gov/covid-19-daily-status-report
LA
The Louisiana Department of Health has updated its website to reflect the latest number of positives and will continue to update its website at noon each day.
As of noon on April 3, the Department reported 1,147 additional cases since yesterday, bringing the total to 10,297 positive cases.
Hospitalization
A total of 1,707 COVID-19 patients are currently hospitalized; of those, 535 patients require ventilation. Information on available hospital beds, ICU beds, and hospital vents is on the LDH dashboard.
Deaths
The Department reports an additional 60 deaths since yesterday, bringing the total to 370 deaths. Deaths are listed on the LDH dashboard by parish under the by parish tab and information by age can be found on the by age group tab.
http://ldh.la.gov/index.cfm/newsroom/detail/5527
Nature: Communication - Respiratory virus shedding in exhaled breath and efficacy of face masks
We identified seasonal human coronaviruses, influenza viruses and rhinoviruses in exhaled breath and coughs of children and adults with acute respiratory illness. Surgical face masks significantly reduced detection of influenza virus RNA in respiratory droplets and coronavirus RNA in aerosols, with a trend toward reduced detection of coronavirus RNA in respiratory droplets. Our results indicate that surgical face masks could prevent transmission of human coronaviruses and influenza viruses from symptomatic individuals.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-020-0843-2