Gov. John Bel Edwards speaks to reporters about coronavirus cases in Louisiana on Monday, March 30, 2020, in Baton Rouge, La. Edwards said that he will extend Louisiana's "stay at home" order through the end of April, in line with President Donald Trump's most recent guidance. (AP Photo/Melinda Deslatte)
March 31, 2020
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March 31, 2020 4:26 p.m.
Louisiana waits on ventilator shipment as virus deaths spike
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana saw its deadliest day of the coronavirus epidemic Tuesday, as the state awaited a promised shipment of ventilators from the national stockpile to help care for its most fragile COVID-19 patients and braced for a looming weekend deadline when New Orleans hospitals are expected to run out of the breathing machines.