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Louisiana governor plans New Year's Eve news conference amid virus surge, Letlow's death

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Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards has scheduled a news conference for Thursday morning after the state on Wednesday reported its highest number of coronavirus cases in a single day since the beginning of the pandemic.

The governor had previously said he wouldn’t hold another news conference unless a "situation arises" to require one, WAFB-TV of Baton Rouge reported.

The news conference also will follow the death of U.S. Rep.-elect Luke Letlow, R-La., a 41-year-old married father of two children who died of a heart attack Tuesday after contracting the virus.

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