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COVID-19 AMA: Latest Numbers, Plus We Take Your Questions

By AirTalk Staff
Published Apr 10, 2020
LEONARDTOWN, MARYLAND - APRIL 08: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY) Nurses in the emergency department of MedStar St. Mary's Hospital don personal protective equipment before entering a patient's room suspected of having coronavirus April 8, 2020 in Leonardtown, Maryland. MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital is located near the greater Washington, DC area in St. Mary’s county, Maryland. The state of Maryland currently has more than 5,500 reported COVID-19 cases and over 120 deaths (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
Nurses in the emergency department of MedStar St. Mary's Hospital don personal protective equipment before entering a patient's room suspected of having coronavirus.
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COVID-19 AMA: Latest Numbers, Plus We Take Your Questions

On Thursday afternoon, L.A. County reported 425 new cases and 25 new deaths, marking another rise in the mortality rate to 2.8%. There have now been 7,955 total confirmed cases here.

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We talk to a medical expert about the latest in COVID-19 news, plus we answer your questions. Call us at 866-893-5722. 

Guest: 

Dean Blumberg, M.D., professor of medicine and chief of Pediatric Infectious Diseases at UC Davis Children’s Hospital