(The Center Square) – Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards addressed Louisiana’s COVID-19 situation Friday and tried to dispel any notion his recent indoor mask mandate is without good cause – a reference to the state attorney general.
Edwards voiced a somber tone as he recounted new information from the Louisiana Department of Health.
“We have no reason to believe in our data that we’ve reached the peak or that we’re coming down,” Edwards said. “If anything, things are worse today than they were on Monday.”
The assessment comes amid record hospitalizations and infection growth, as well as the highest infection rate per capita in the country.
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