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La. Gov. Edwards: State of Louisiana Reports First COVID-19 Related Death
March 16, 2020
BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, March 16 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news on March 14:

The State of Louisiana reports first death related to COVID-19. The Orleans Parish resident was a 58-year-old individual with underlying health conditions. The patient was being treated at Touro Infirmary Hospital and Medical Center.

"It is with heavy hearts that we announce the first Louisiana death related to COVID-19 today," said Gov. Edwards. &quo . . .

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