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Gov. John Bel Edwards Reimposes Mask Mandate In Louisiana

Published August 3, 2021 at 11:06 AM CDT

Louisiana is on track to break a major COVID-19 record.

The state’s hospitalizations are on track to surpass the rate set in early January before vaccines were widely available.

Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards joins Here & Now‘s Jane Clayson to discuss.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

Copyright 2021 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.

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