Brandon Antoine (pictured), 46, died of COVID-19 despite his mothers urges for him to get vaccinatedA Louisiana mother held a vaccine drive at the funeral of her son who died of COVID-19 after refusing to get vaccinated. Brandon Antoine passed away from the virus aged 46 in Baton Rouge on June 9. 'I begged him, I said, 'You need to take the vaccine, Brandon.' Rep Steve Scalise, one of the most prominent Republicans in Congress who represents Louisiana's 1st district, received the first shot of his COVID-19 vaccine earlier this week. Over the past two weeks, cases have nearly tripled, growing from 16,181 average new cases on July 8 to 45,343 on July 22 - a 180 percent increase.

Source: Daily Mail July 23, 2021 21:33 UTC