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NEW ORLEANS – City Health Director Dr. Jennifer Avegno provided an update on the latest COVID-19 data for New Orleans this afternoon.

There have been 10,805 confirmed coronavirus cases in New Orleans, according to the latest numbers from the Louisiana Department of Health. The number of deaths attributed to the virus in Orleans Parish sits at 562, the highest in the state.