Mayor Mark Piazza and the Abbeville City Council are monitoring the ongoing COVID-19 crisis. As of noon today, April 2, 2020, there have been 176 tests administered in Vermilion Parish with 16 confirmed cases and one death.
BATON ROUGE — The Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) on Thursday reports 2,726 additional COVID-19 cases, bringing the state’s total to 9,150 cases. More than 95% of these positive results are from tests conducted in commercial labs.
Mayor Mark Piazza and the Abbeville City Council are monitoring the ongoing COVID-19 crisis.
BATON ROUGE — The Louisiana Department of Health identified the following as underlying conditions among COVID-19 deaths to date, as of March 29:
Pulmonary (12%)
Cardiac (21%)
Diabetes (40%)
Chronic Kidney Disease (23%)
Chronic Liver Disease (2%)
Immunocompromised (4%)
Neurological (6%)
Obesity (25%)
No Underlying Conditions (3%)
Scams are popping up as people try to take advantage of other amid the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic.
Public Information Officer for the Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Office Drew David would like to inform the public of a scam which has criminals posing as the IRS.
“With the recent passage of the stimulus package pertaining to COVID-19,” David said, “several people will be receiving checks by mail or direct deposit in the near future. Sadly there is a criminal element already poised to hurt people at the most vulnerable time of their lives.”
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