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Today, the Louisiana Department of Health is reporting the total number of cases has risen to 170,097. That’s 1,052 more cases since yesterday.
LDH is reporting that today’s numbers include a backlog of 406 cases with collection dates before 9/16/20.
The state is reporting 9 new deaths, bringing the total to 5,411 deaths.
The total of presumed recovered as of 10/5/20 is 157,873. That’s 3,710 new presumed recovered since 9/28/20. The state is reporting 193 probable deaths and 2,528 probable cases as of 10/7/2020.
Lafourche Parish is reporting 3,740 cases, 15 more than yesterday. They are reporting 123 deaths, 1 more than yesterday. Percent positivity for the week of Sept. 24-30 is 4.4%, down 22.8% from the week prior, which was 5.7%.
Terrebonne Parish is reporting 3,708 cases, 20 more than yesterday. TOHSEP and the state are reporting 119 deaths, the same as yesterday. Percent positivity for the week of Sept. 24-30 is 3.1%, up 19.2% from the week prior, which was 2.6%.
Statewide, there are 552 COVID-19 patients in hospitals, 78 are on ventilators. That’s 15 less patients than yesterday and 7 more patients on vents.
The total of tests reported today is 2,425,387, which is 23,032 more tests than yesterday.
