Dept of Health Update

The Louisiana Department of Health reported only 171 #COVID19 cases yesterday, a drop off officials attributed to a pause in testing for the holiday weekend. Of these cases, 110 are confirmed cases and 61 are probable cases. 84% of the cases reported were community spread. 16% of the cases reported were in congregate settings. There have been 13 deaths reported, bringing the current total death count to 6,420. 1,241 people are in hospitals and 125 require ventilators.