Dept of Health Update

The Louisiana Department of Health reported 3,275 #COVID19 cases yesterday. Of these cases, 2,001 were confirmed cases and 1,274 were probable cases. 97% of the cases were community spread. 3% of the cases were in congregate settings. Individuals between the ages of 18 and 29 and between the ages of 30 and 39 accounted for 35% of these cases. 38 more deaths were reported to the state, bringing the current total death count to 6,933. 1,584 people are in hospitals and 167 are on ventilators. This week St Tammany dropped from 9.5% to 9.1% positivity rate. Tangipahoa dropped from 13.3% to 10.9%. And Washington Parish went up from 7.9% to 11.2%.