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Today, the Louisiana Department of Health is reporting the total number of cases has risen to 134,304. That’s 1,179 more cases than yesterday.
The state is reporting 43 new deaths, bringing the total to 4,238 deaths.
The total of presumed recovered as of 8/12/20 is 103,512. That’s 14,429 new presumed recovered since 8/3/20. The state is reporting 123 probable deaths as of 8/12/20.
Lafourche Parish is reporting 2,895 cases, 32 more than yesterday. They are reporting 1 new deaths, bringing the total to 100.
Terrebonne Parish is reporting 3,095 cases, 23 more than yesterday. TOHSEP and the state are reporting 86 deaths, 1 more than Friday.
Due to recent changes in federal reporting requirements, hospital related data has been delayed. LDH will update these data as soon as possible.
Yesterday’s data: Statewide, there are 1,335 COVID-19 patients in hospitals, 214 are on ventilators. That’s 47 less patients than yesterday and 1 less patients on vents.
The total of tests reported today is 1,598,604, which is 30,040 more tests than yesterday’s report.
Locally, Lafourche is reporting 28,322 tests, 361 more than yesterday.
Terrebonne is reporting 29,257 tests, 271 more than yesterday.
**Tests reported here include those completed by the LDH Office of Public Health Laboratory and those performed by commercial labs and reported to the state. Tests are assigned to parish based on the residence of the individual being tested when possible. Some negative test results from commercial labs may not have been reported to the state. Some of the commercial test results reported to the state are from out of state.
