How Many Have It Now?

I've been posting the daily Covid numbers from the Louisiana Dept of Health, and the question came up; how many have it now in the Bayou State?

So, I turned in my chair, and asked Belle, a long-time registered nurse, what the appropriate length of time might be for a person to recover or die from the Corona virus.  She estimated 14 days, based on her available understanding.

Okay, then, if we know that today's number is 25258 and we subtract those who were reported on April 7th, (16,284), we learn that only 8974 people are suffering under the effects today. 

We need the LDH to start reporting the number of people currently under infection, not everyone who got it in the last six weeks.

And then we need to start asking the question; whythehell are we still locked down?