COVID-19 hospitalizations increased by six statewide. Even with that meager increase, it is another record high, at 2,907. Louisiana has gone more than a month since the last time the hospitalization count has decreased.
The vast majority of COVID-19 patients are unvaccinated. Vaccines are available to everyone ages 12 and older.
The state today reports 7,548 new cases. The Louisiana Department of Health also records 57 more COVID-19 deaths.