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Today, the Louisiana Department of Health is reporting the total number of cases has risen to 628,146. That’s 13,239 new cases reported since Friday.


The state also reported 65 new deaths, bringing the total to 11,584.

LDH shared those not fully vaccinated account for:
• 90% of cases from 7/29 – 8/4
• 83% of deaths from 7/29 – 8/4
• 90% of current Covid hospitalizations

Hospitalizations are continuing to rise statewide, with 2,956 Covid patients in the hospital as of today, 49 more than Friday. 417 of those patients are on ventilators, 18 more than Friday.


This is the highest number of Covid hospitalizations to date. 

Lafourche is reporting 14,936 total cases, 331 more than Friday. They are reporting 229 total deaths, same as Friday. (202 are confirmed, 27 are probable.)*

Terrebonne is reporting 15,733 total cases, 651 more than Friday. They are reporting 251 total deaths, 1 more than Friday. (223 are confirmed, 28 are probable.)*


In Region 3,  there are 190 Covid patients in the hospital as of today, which is 5 more than Friday. Region 3 has 27 Covid patients on ventilators, which is 4 more than Friday.

Percent positivity** rates for our area, updated on Wednesdays, are:

In Lafourche Parish, percent positivity for the week of 7/29 – 8/4 is now at 17.50%, decreased 0.57% from the week prior, which was 17.60%.
In Terrebonne Parish, percent positivity for the week of 7/29 – 8/4 is now at 19.30%, increased 2.66% from the week prior, which was 18.80%.

Vaccination information is updated on Mondays and Thursdays.

Lafourche parish is reporting 34.89% of their population is fully vaccinated, up from 34.06% on Wednesday.

Terrebonne parish is reporting 31.25% of their population is fully vaccinated, up from 30.63% on Wednesday.

 

Completed vaccine series counts all individuals who have received the recommended number of doses of a given COVID-19 vaccine and are not recommend to receive any more.

*Confirmed deaths are deaths that occur in an individual that meets the confirmed case definition as described above OR death in an individual that meets the case definition for MIS-C (Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in children).


*Probable deaths are deaths that occur in an individual that meets the probable case definition as described above OR a death in an individual that meets vital records criteria with no COVID-19 laboratory testing available.

**Percent positive is calculated as the number of positive tests divided by the number of positive and negative tests during the week of specimen collection (Thursday-Wednesday).

(all information provided by Louisiana Dept. of Health dashboard, found here: https://ladhh.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/4ecc2bfa2fa54b6eb5c0eccda972d203 )