Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards has temporarily reinstated a statewide mask mandate indoors for all people aged five and older.
The Governor said he is making mask wearing mandatory as COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations continue to rise across Louisiana, threatening the ability of the state's hospitals to deliver care during this fourth wave.
Louisiana is currently in the worst surge of the COVID-19 pandemic so far in terms of case growth rate, percent positivity and hospitalizations. 11,108 new COVID cases were reported in the state on Monday, which is the second highest daily case toll in the country. The pandemic so far claimed 11,026 lives and infected 552,787 others in Louisiana.
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