(LaPorte County, IN) -People should not take coronavirus lightly.

That’s according to La Porte County Commissioner Dr. Vidya Kora, who

Issued the advisory during Wednesday’s commissioners meeting.

Kora says coronavirus is not like the flu as some people believe.

In serious cases, Kora said people on ventilators have a 50/50 chance or less

of surviving.

Kora, who has a medical practice in Michigan City, also says it seems that more

people are taking social distancing seriously but for those who are not definitely

should and wear a mask.