Nearly 600 new coronavirus cases pushes Louisiana's total past 163,000

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Another 581 confirmed coronavirus cases pushes Louisiana's total to 163,222 today.

The Louisiana Department of Health reports sixteen more deaths. A total of 5,241 people in Louisiana have died from COVID-19 as of today.

Hospitalizations came back down a bit today. After increasing 21 on Wednesday, today's total drops 17, to 575.

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