As of November 4, the number of coronavirus cases reported in Louisiana increased by 371 and the number of deaths had increased by 9, according to the Louisiana Department of Health.
The total number of cases in the state is now at 185,144 and the number of deaths is 5,746 as of Wednesday.
LDH says that the collection dates for most of these cases fall between October 28 and November 3, 2020. 98 percent of the cases reported to the state Wednesday were community spread and 2 percent of the cases reported to the state were in congregate settings.
LDH reports that 172,210 patients are "presumed recovered." (These numbers are normally updated on Mondays. The last update was on 11/2/20).
Since Tuesday, 7,418 new tests have been reported to the state, bringing the total number of tests to 2,820,899.
As of Wednesday, 623 patients were hospitalized (up 4 from Tuesday), 77 of those patients were on ventilators (down 7 from Tuesday).
Parishes in Acadiana
Acadia - 3,294 cases (up 3) | 104 deaths (up 1)
Calcasieu - 8,549 cases (up 5) | 230 deaths (no change)
Evangeline - 1,438 cases (up 8) | 40 deaths (no change)
Iberia - 3,111 cases (down 1) | 97 deaths (no change)
Jefferson Davis - 1,374 cases (up 4) | 44 deaths (no change)
Lafayette - 9,610 cases (up 10) | 140 deaths (no change)
St. Landry - 3,761 cases (up 16) | 138 deaths (up 1)
St. Martin - 2,273 cases (down 10) | 64 deaths (no change)
St. Mary - 2,047 cases (up 3) | 87 deaths (no change)
Vermilion - 2,147 (no change) | 70 deaths (no change)
See the full breakdown from the Louisiana Department of Health, here.
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FROM TUESDAY:
As of November 3, the number of coronavirus cases reported in Louisiana increased by 1,150 and the number of deaths had increased by 17, according to the Louisiana Department of Health.
The total number of cases in the state is now at 184,769 and the number of deaths is 5,737 as of Tuesday.
LDH reports that 168,634 patients are "presumed recovered." (These numbers are normally updated on Mondays. The last update was on 10/26/20).
Since Monday, 29,376 new tests have been reported to the state, bringing the total number of tests to 2,813,481.
As of Tuesday, 619 patients were hospitalized (up 23 from Monday), 84 of those patients were on ventilators (up 14 from Monday).
Parishes in Acadiana
Acadia - 3,291 cases (up 108) | 103 deaths (up 1)
Calcasieu - 8,544 cases (up 13) | 230 deaths (no change)
Evangeline - 1,430 cases (up 5) | 40 deaths (no change)
Iberia - 3,112 cases (up 28) | 97 deaths (no change)
Jefferson Davis - 1,370 cases (up 4) | 44 deaths (no change)
Lafayette - 9,600 cases (up 69) | 140 deaths (no change)
St. Landry - 3,745 cases (up 41) | 137 deaths (up 1)
St. Martin - 2,283 cases (up 12) | 64 deaths (no change)
St. Mary - 2,044 cases (up 2) | 87 deaths (no change)
Vermilion - 2,147 (up 6) | 70 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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