For the third day in a row, Louisiana has broken the record for COVID-positive patients in hospitals statewide.
In what has been coined the “darkest days of this pandemic,” the state’s department of health reported 2,350 patients in hospitals statewide on Aug. 5, an increase of 103 patients. Over 230 patients have been admitted to hospitals since Aug. 3. On Aug. 4, 2,247 people were hospitalized, and on Aug. 3 the state reported 2,112. The previous record was 2,069 set on Jan. 7.
The Louisiana Department of Health announced a major milestone in the fight against COVID-19. According to health department officials, the state has administered more than 2 million COVID-19 vaccines statewide.
Including 1.7 million completed two-dose series. This comes as health leaders are stressing vaccinations amid the state’s fourth COVID-19 surge.
