University of Arkansas cornerback signee Nick Turner has had a front seat to the seriousness of the coronavirus and the impact on his hometown of New Orleans.
His mother Nichole, an emergency room nurse at Ochsner Medical Center-West Bank Campus in Gretna, has seen the worst of the virus, which motivated her to stress to her family the importance of staying at home.
“Just know this is no joke,” she said. “This virus doesn’t discriminate. Anyone can get it by simple contact with someone who can be totally asymptomatic, but be a carrier of the virus.”
Forbes reported that by March 26, the city had the highest per-capita death rate of anywhere in the nation — more than twice as high as any other city in the country, according to an analysis from The Times-Picayune/Advocate.