In roughly one month’s time, more than 1,000 COVID patients, most of which are unvaccinated, have been admitted to hospitals in Louisiana.
Hospitalizations have risen over 400% since June 20, when the state reported 242 patients in hospitals, the lowest number since the pandemic began. According to the state’s department of health, 1,221 people are in hospitals statewide and 113 are on ventilators as of yesterday. Officials say 97% of those people in hospitals are unvaccinated.
Governor John Bel Edwards remains concerned about the explosive increase in cases in the state. Yesterday the Louisiana Department of Health reported 7,592 new COVID-19 cases since Friday.
Edwards thinks low vaccination rates are fueling the soaring number of coronavirus cases.
