Yesterday, the Louisiana Department of Health reported 1,321 #COVID19 new cases.
Of those, 806 were confirmed and 515 were probable. 97% of the cases reported were community spread. 3% were in congregate settings. There were 20 deaths reported yesterday, bringing the current total death count to 9,162. There were 1,122 people in hospitals with 151 requiring ventilators. The Department reported an additional 102,376 COVID-19 vaccinations administered since the last update. The state has now administered 637,361 doses, including 189,239 completed two-dose series. The number of first COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the state (448,122) now exceeds the number of reported COVID-19 cases (414,354) since the first case was reported 11 months ago.
