Gov. Edwards discusses state’s response to COVID-19

Published: Feb. 14, 2022 at 10:21 AM CST|Updated: Feb. 14, 2022 at 3:17 PM CST
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BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards held a news conference on the state’s response to COVID-19 on Monday, Feb. 14.

The governor said the state has made great progress in the fight against COVID-19 since the Omicron variant’s peak in early January.

However, he said the state has a long way to go in reducing the spread of the virus, hospitalizations, and deaths.

COVID-19 hospitalizations have dropped to half of what they were during the Omicron peak.

On Monday, the Louisiana Department of Health reported 3,039 new cases of COVID-19 and 1,135 patients hospitalized with the virus statewide.

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Monday’s news conference was the first time the governor spoke publicly since the Louisiana Legislature created a special committee to investigate the death of Ronald Greene, who died while in the custody of Louisiana State Police in May 2019 in Monroe.

Louisiana Speaker of the House, Clay Schexnayder announced Thursday, Feb. 10 that a select...
Louisiana Speaker of the House, Clay Schexnayder announced Thursday, Feb. 10 that a select bipartisan committee has been created to review all aspects of the Ronald Greene case.(WAFB)

Gov. Edwards issued a statement on Thursday, Feb. 10 about the creation of the committee.

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