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Drew Brees Announces $5 Million Donation to Fight Coronavirus in Louisiana

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By Tré Goins-Phillips
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March 26, 2020

New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees and his wife, Brittany, have pledged $5 million to the state of Louisiana as it fights the coronavirus pandemic.

The athlete is also leveraging his relationships with several companies “to prepare and deliver over 10,000 meals per day throughout Louisiana for as long as it takes to children on meal programs, seniors, and families in need.”

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“Let’s all do our part, maintain hope, and get through this together,” he wrote in a post published Thursday on Instagram.

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Brittany and I are committing $5,000,000 to the State of Louisiana in 2020. The priority now is helping our communities get through this tough time. After considerable research and conversations with local organizations, we will be mobilizing our partnerships with Second Harvest Food Bank, Ochsner Health Systems, Walk-Ons, Jimmy Johns, Smalls Sliders and Waitr to prepare and deliver over 10,000 meals per day throughout Louisiana for as long as it takes to children on meal programs, seniors, and families in need. Let’s all do our part, maintain hope, and get through this together.

A post shared by Drew Brees (@drewbrees) on Mar 26, 2020 at 8:31am PDT

As the virus, COVID-19, continues to spread throughout the country, New Orleans is emerging as the latest U.S.-based hotspot for the pandemic.

In Louisiana, there are now more than 2,300 confirmed cases of the coronavirus, and nearly 1,000 of them are in New Orleans. At least 83 people have died from the virus.

Gov. John Bel Edwards (D) said Tuesday, “It is still impossible to know exactly how long the COVID-19 pandemic will impact Louisiana, but what we do know is that we have more cases per capita than ever state, except New York and Washington.”

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According to Dr. Joshua Denson, a pulmonary and critical care physician at Tulane Medical Center in New Orleans, the rapid spread of the infection in Louisiana likely came from Mardi Gras celebrations in New Orleans.

“Someone brought it here,” he explained, “and then it starts spreading slowly.”

Earlier this month, Saints head coach Sean Payton revealed he had been diagnosed with COVID-19. In a tweet, he said he has experienced only mild symptoms and has not experienced any respiratory distress.

Appreciate the well wishes. I'm feeling better and fortunate to not have any of the respiratory symptoms. 4 more days at home.#BEATCovid pic.twitter.com/vvjbnqoeZx

— Sean Payton (@SeanPayton) March 19, 2020

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