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Today, the Louisiana Department of Health is reporting the total number of cases has risen to 109,917. That’s 2,343 more cases than yesterday.

The state is reporting 23 new deaths, bringing the total to 3,674 deaths.


The total of presumed recovered as of 7/19/20 is 61,456. That’s 8,168 new presumed recovered since last week. The state is reporting 118 probable deaths as of 7/19/20.

Lafourche Parish is reporting 2,393 cases, 74 more than yesterday. They are reporting no new deaths, leaving the total at 95.

Terrebonne Parish is reporting 2,519 cases, 66 more than yesterday. TOHSEP and the state are reporting 72 deaths, the same as yesterday.


Statewide, there are 1,600 COVID-19 patients in hospitals, 208 are on ventilators. That’s 43 more patients than yesterday and 24 more patients on vents.

The total of tests reported today is 1,260,022, which is 26,758 more tests than yesterday’s report.

Locally, Lafourche is reporting 23,579 tests, 401 more than yesterday.


Terrebonne is reporting 24,208 tests, 447 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.