Watch Live: Louisiana governor holds news conference on state's fourth COVID-19 surge

Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards is holding a news conference on Friday, as the state continues to see rising COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations due to a fourth surge of the virus. The press conference is scheduled for 3 p.m. local time (4 p.m. Eastern). 

Across the state on Thursday, 1,620 patients were hospitalized with the virus, CBS affiliate WAFB reports, and 1,625 patients were hospitalized. Health officials say the surge is being spurred by the highly-contagious delta variant.  Earlier this week, the governor said 90% of hospitalizations due to COVID-19 complications in the state were unvaccinated patients.