COVID-19: March 21, 2020
Local impact:
A Medical Worker Describes Terrifying Lung Failure From COVID-19 — Even in His Young Patients
Interview with a respiratory therapist working in a New Orleans hospital
“It first struck me how different it was when I saw my first coronavirus patient go bad. I was like, Holy shit, this is not the flu. Watching this relatively young guy, gasping for air, pink frothy secretions coming out of his tube.”This 39-year-old New Orleans woman tested for coronavirus. She died before getting her results.
Cases:
National
Source | Old Count | New Count | Increase of | Time |
---|---|---|---|---|
CDC | 15,219 | 15,219 | - | no update |
J.H.Univ. | 18,563 | 24,148 | 5,585 | 4:13 pm update |
NYT | 16,656 | 21,365 | 4,709 | 1:36 pm update |
Louisiana
all data from the Dept Of Health 5:30 pm update
Where? | Old Count | New Count | Increase of | Deaths |
---|---|---|---|---|
Statewide | 537 | 763 | 226 | 20 |
Orleans Parish
Where? | Old Count | New Count | Increase of | Deaths |
---|---|---|---|---|
Orleans | 326 | 418 | 92 | 15 |
Other Parishes
Where? | Old Count | New Count | Increase of | Deaths |
---|---|---|---|---|
Jefferson | 104 | 166 | 62 | 3 |
St. Bernard | 5 | 12 | 7 | |
Lafourche | 5 | 11 | 6 | |
Terrebonne | 7 | 11 | 4 | |
Lafayette | 6 | 6 | - |
Tracking Growth:
- Coronavirus Growth in Western Countries: March 20 Update
An ominous sign: This graph is switch to tracking deaths instead of cases.
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