As of Dec. 29, the number of total coronavirus cases reported in Louisiana increased by 3,946 and the number of deaths had increased by 61, according to the Louisiana Department of Health.
Of these cases, 3,060 are confirmed cases and 886 are probable cases.
The total coronavirus case count in the state on Tuesday was 304,485 cases. The current total death count is 7,397.
LDH says that 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’s and yesterday's total case count.
On Tuesday, Dec. 22, LDH added COVID-19 vaccination data to its COVID-19 dashboard. As of Tuesday, Dec. 29, 37,969 vaccinations have been administered. This data will be updated twice a week on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
The collection dates for all of Tuesday's cases (99.5%) fall between Dec. 21 and Dec. 28, 2020. LDH says that 97% of the cases reported to the state Tuesday were community spread and 3% of the cases reported to the state today were in congregate settings.
Individuals between the ages of 18 and 29 (19%) and between the ages of 30 and 39 (18%) account for 37% of these cases.
LDH reports that 247,501 patients are "presumed recovered." (These numbers are normally updated on Mondays. The last update was on 12/21`/20).
Since Monday, 37,356 new tests have been reported to the state, bringing the total number of tests to 4,315,433. Of the tests reported Tuesday, 33,104 were PCR tests and 4,252 were antigen tests.
As of Monday, Dec. 28, LDH reports that 1,689 patients were hospitalized across the state (up 92 from Sunday), 218 of those patients were on ventilators (up 17 from Sunday).
In LDH Region 4 - Acadiana, there were 195 patients that were hospitalized as of Dec. 28 with 19 of them on ventilators.
Across Acadiana, there were 86 news cases and 10 new deaths since Sunday
Parishes in Acadiana (probable and confirmed cases and deaths)
- Acadia - 4,905 cases (up 34) | 151 deaths (up 3)
- Calcasieu - 13,305 cases (up 200) | 281 deaths (up 1)
- Evangeline - 2,524 cases (up 10) | 57 deaths (no change)
- Iberia - 4,642 cases (up 19) | 120 deaths (no change)
- Jefferson Davis - 2,194 cases (up 16) | 64 deaths (no change)
- Lafayette - 16,154 cases (up 144) | 188 deaths (up 2)
- St. Landry - 6,365 cases (up 25) | 197 deaths (no change)
- St. Martin - 3,695 cases (up 87) | 82 deaths (up 1)
- St. Mary - 2,915 cases (up 13) | 102 deaths (up 1)
- Vermilion - 3,351 (up 17) | 85 deaths (no change)
See the full breakdown from the Louisiana Department of Health, here.
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FROM SUNDAY:
As of Dec. 27, the number of total coronavirus cases reported in Louisiana increased by 3,227 and the number of deaths had increased by 19, according to the Louisiana Department of Health.
NOTE: There were no numbers reported on Friday, as it was Christmas Day. The state does not report numbers on Saturdays. That means these numbers reflect three days of reporting, not just one.
On Tuesday, December 22, the Department added COVID-19 vaccination data to its COVID-19 dashboard. To date, 32,766 vaccinations have been administered. This data will be updated twice a week on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
The total coronavirus case count in the state on Sunday was 299,722 cases. The current total death count is 7,291.
The newly reported cases are on 29,184 tests since 12/24 (molecular: 26,478; antigen: 2,706). So far, 776,946 tests have been reported to the state in the month of December. These cases come from all age groups with the greatest shares among 18-29yo (17%) and 30-39yo (17%). They come from all regions of the state with the most coming from Region 1/Greater Orleans area (29%). The vast majority (98%) of these newly reported cases are tied to COVID spreading in communities, rather than in congregate settings like nursing homes, and 98.4% date back to this past week (12/19-12/26).
LDH reports that 247,501 patients are "presumed recovered." (These numbers are normally updated on Mondays. The last update was on 12/21`/20).
As of Sunday, 1,530 patients were hospitalized across the state (down 103 from Thursday), 191 of those patients were on ventilators (down 8 from Thursday).
Across Acadiana, there were 338 news cases and four new deaths since Christmas Eve.
Parishes in Acadiana (probable and confirmed cases and deaths)
- Acadia - 4,874 cases (up 23) | 143 deaths (no change)
- Calcasieu - 13,092 cases (up 49) | 280 deaths (up 2)
- Evangeline - 2,510 cases (up 11) | 56 deaths (no change)
- Iberia - 4,606 cases (up 19) | 120 deaths (no change)
- Jefferson Davis - 2,176 cases (up 8) | 62 deaths (no change)
- Lafayette - 15,990 cases (up 131) | 184 deaths (up 1)
- St. Landry - 6,325 cases (up 39) | 197 deaths (up 1)
- St. Martin - 3,605 cases (up 17) | 81 deaths (no change)
- St. Mary - 2,905 cases (up 27) | 101 deaths (no change)
- Vermilion - 3,322 (up 14) | 85 deaths (no change)
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