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presidential candidate, ron desantis, has refused to put stricter covid protocols in place so the numbers only likely to climb. for anyone who thinks the worst is behind us, i have an alarming visual that might make you think twice. louisiana's spike in new cases is rising to levels not seen since the winter surge. that's right. it now has the highest rate of new cases per capita in the nation. its hospitalizations have quadrupled, quadrupled in just the last three weeks. rising cases. rising hospitalizations. you know what's coming next, unfortunately rising numbers of dead. unlike the holiday surge, this time we have the vaccines. all of this is preventible. cnn national correspondent suzanne malveaux is in jefferson parish near new orleans. suzanne, how concerned are louisiana officials right now? it sounds like this is really getting out of control down there. >> reporter: jim, we're in crisis mode at this point.