---
title: "Virus Stats Update"
author: "Rachel"
date: "September 22, 2020"
output: rmarkdown::github_document
---

```{r setup, include=FALSE}
library(rmarkdown)
knitr::opts_chunk$set(echo = FALSE, warning = FALSE, message = FALSE)

```



```{r}
library(here)
source(here("VirusStateStats/Mockups.R"))

```





COVID-19 is having an unprecedented impact on Louisiana, the United States and indeed the world. This webpage provides the most up-to-date data on COVID-19 in Louisiana and other hot spots across the U.S. Check back often for updated stats and a full archive of historical data since inception.

```{r}
Overtimetable
```
As of `r format(Sys.time(), "%B %d, %Y")`


#### Overview of COVID-19 in Louisiana 

COVID-19 (Novel Coronavirus) is a highly contagious and deadly disease with only a few treatment options and no vaccine currently available. The first presumptive positive case of COVID-19 in Louisiana was reported on March 9, 2020 and quickly spread across the state thereafter. By April 11th, every parish in Louisiana had at least one reported case. Several of the first individuals diagnosed with COVID-19 in Louisiana had not traveled abroad nor been in close contact with a known case, indicating widespread community transmission of COVID-19 beyond what is captured in the data at this time.i

## Confirmed Cases, deaths and tests in Louisiana over last 10 days 
