Of the 6,606 new cases of COVID reported Wednesday in Louisiana, 28% of them were in children, according to Christina Stephens, a spokesperson for Governor John Bel Edwards.
Stephens shared the numbers in a tweet that urged parents to make sure their children are masked at school and in other public places.
Stephens also said that 89.4% of the total new cases were in unvaccinated residents, and that of the 3,022 now hospitalized, 91% of those patients are unvaccinated.
Currently, children under 12 are not eligible for COVID vaccinations. About 1,850 of Wednesday’s new COVID cases were in children.
The state of Louisiana has set new record highs for COVID hospitalizations every single day since July 27, and Stephens said only 11% of the state’s total number of ICU beds are currently unoccupied.
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