COVID-19: March 26, 2020
Local impact:
- Orleans Parish has highest per-capita coronavirus death rate of American counties — by far (Advocate/Times-Picayune)
Was Mardi Gras where COVID-19 started spreading around New Orleans? (New York Times)
Video: “Fear and uncertainty in New Orleans: A city in the grip of coronavirus”
Cases:
National
| Source | Old Count | New Count | Increase of | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CDC | 54,453 | 68,440 | 13,987 | noon update |
| J.H.Univ. | 61,167 | 79,785 | 18,618 | 2:21 pm update |
| NYT | 59,502 | 75,178 | 15,676 | 1:13 pm update |
Louisiana
all data from the Dept Of Health noon update
| Where? | Old Count | New Count | Increase of | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Statewide | 1,795 | 2,305 | 510 | 83 |
New Orleans Metropolitan Area Parishes
| Where? | Old Count | New Count | Increase of | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orleans | 827 | 997 | 170 | 46 |
| Jefferson | 359 | 458 | 99 | 12 |
| St. Bernard | 23 | 28 | 5 | 1 |
Other Parishes
| Where? | Old Count | New Count | Increase of | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lafourche | 18 | 28 | 10 | 1 |
| Terrebonne | 15 | 21 | 6 | |
| Lafayette | 20 | 30 | 10 | |
| East Btn Rg | 75 | 105 | 30 | 4 |
Articles:
We’re #1! The USA now has more coronavirus cases than any other country. New York Times
How’d we do it? Incompetence!
A record 3.3 million Americans filed for unemployment benefits. The old record was 695,000, set in 1982. (Washington Post)
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