COVID-19: Delta Surge (2021)
Louisiana: The State We're In
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Newsmagazine
Place Covered: Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2021-08-13
Duration: 00:04:49
Subjects: Public health | COVID-19 pandemic | Coronaviruses
Contributors:
- St. Cyr, Kara Host
- Minsky, Louis Interviewee
- Kamil, Jeremy Interviewee
Description
This segment from the August 13, 2021, episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features Kara St. Cyr’s report on the ongoing fourth surge of COVID-19 due to the delta variant, including a record-breaking number of hospitalizations. She interviews Dr. Louis Minsky, the chief of staff at Baton Rouge General Hospital, and Dr. Jeremy Kamil, a virologist at LSU Health Shreveport.