As of September 28, the number of coronavirus cases reported in Louisiana increased by 236 and the number of deaths had increased by 15, according to the Louisiana Department of Health.
The total number of cases in the state is now at 165,091 and the number of deaths is 5,298 as of Monday.
LDH says that the collection dates for most of these cases fall between September 19 and September 27, 2020. 93 percent of the cases reported to the state on Thursday were community spread. People aged 29 and under represent 38 percent of these cases. 27 percent are individuals between 18-29.
LDH reports that 149,640 patients are "presumed recovered." (These numbers are normally updated on Mondays; last update 09/21/20).
Since Sunday, 6,469 new tests have been reported to the state, bringing the total number of tests to 2,288,394.
According to LDH, 563 people are currently hospitalized (up 6 from Sunday), and 83 of those are on ventilators (down 2 from Sunday).
Parishes in Acadiana
Acadia - 2,959 cases (down 3) | 97 deaths (no change)
Calcasieu - 7,854 cases (down 2) | 212 deaths (no change)
Evangeline - 1,327 cases (no change) | 32 deaths (no change)
Iberia - 2,932 cases (up 3) | 89 deaths (no change)
Jefferson Davis - 1,241 cases (no change) | 39 deaths (no change)
Lafayette - 8,969 cases (up 10) | 132 deaths (no change)
St. Landry - 3,317 cases (up 10) | 124 deaths (no change)
St. Martin - 2,095 cases (up 1) | 61 deaths (no change)
St. Mary - 1,924 cases (up 7) | 77 deaths (no change)
Vermilion - 2,039 (up 2) | 61 deaths (no change)
See the full breakdown from the Louisiana Department of Health, here.
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From Sunday
As of September 27, the number of coronavirus cases reported in Louisiana increased by 920 and the number of deaths had increased by 21, according to the Louisiana Department of Health.
The total number of cases in the state is now at 164,851 and the number of deaths is 5,283 as of Sunday.
NOTE: Remember that the state does not report numbers on Saturday, meaning that all differences reported here reflect two days of reporting, rather than one. Also, because of the daily removal
of newly identified duplicates and out of state cases, the new case increase may not match the difference between today and Friday’s total case counts.
According to LDH:
- 90% of these newly reported cases are tied to community spread, rather than congregate settings.
- 91.6% of these newly reported cases date back to the past week in terms of collection date (9/19-9/26).
- 13% of these newly reported cases are among children (under 18yo). 26% are among 18-29yo.
- All 9 regions in Louisiana reported new cases.
- These cases are out of 27,084 tests reported to the state since Friday. Louisiana has conducted 409,136 tests in September.
LDH reports that 149,640 patients are "presumed recovered." (These numbers are normally updated on Mondays; last update 09/21/20).
Since Friday, 27,084 new tests have been reported to the state, bringing the total number of tests to 2,281,925.
According to LDH, 557 people are currently hospitalized (down 13 from Friday), and 85 of those are on ventilators (down 1 from Friday).
Parishes in Acadiana
Acadia - 2,962 cases (up 16) | 97 deaths (up `1)
Calcasieu - 7,856 cases (up 25) | 212 deaths (up 2)
Evangeline - 1,327 cases (up 13) | 32 deaths (no change)
Iberia - 2,929 cases (up 11) | 89 deaths (no change)
Jefferson Davis - 1,241 cases (up 2) | 39 deaths (no change)
Lafayette - 8,959 cases (up 21) | 132 deaths (up 2)
St. Landry - 3,307 cases (up 8) | 124 deaths (no change)
St. Martin - 2,094 cases (no change) | 61 deaths (no change)
St. Mary - 1,917 cases (up 6) | 77 deaths (no change)
Vermilion - 2,037 (down 1) | 61 deaths (no change)
See the full breakdown from the Louisiana Department of Health, here.
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On Saturday, July 18, the Louisiana Department of Health announced it will no longer be updating information on the COVID-19 dashboard on Saturdays. Information will be updated at noon daily except on Saturdays.
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