Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards talks about the rise in his state's coronavirus cases, Wednesday, March 25, 2020, in Baton Rouge, La. Louisiana is scrambling to ready makeshift hospitals and track down ventilators amid a steady uptick in the outbreak. (AP Photo/Melinda Deslatte)
March 25, 2020
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March 25, 2020 5:58 p.m.
Increased testing shows ballooning virus cases in Louisiana
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana scrambled to ready makeshift hospitals and track down ventilators as the steady uptick of coronavirus cases continued Wednesday in a state that had already been one of the most infected per capita.