In what was called the darkest days of this pandemic, the state’s department of health reported 2,112 patients in hospitals statewide on Aug. 3, breaking the previous record of 2,069 set on Jan. 7 as the fourth surge of COVID-19 continues to push Louisiana’s hospitals to the limit.
LDH also reported 4,725 new cases and 59 new deaths.
The update represented increases across all age groups and regions of the state.
Hospitals across the state are sounding the alarm as they surge up to treat more COVID patients. In some facilities that means less care for other conditions, cancelled surgeries and more. On top of that, hospital staff, already stretched thin, are also being infected with the Delta strain of COVID, leaving some beds empty because the facility lacks the staff to care for them.
