COVID hospitalizations continue to drop in Louisiana, down more than 90 since yesterday's report, to 1,521. There has not been a increase in COVID hospitalizations in Louisiana in the last 16 days.
The Louisiana Department of Health reports 2,371 new cases today. Since the pandemic began, there have been 721,795 confirmed or probable cases of coronavirus infection in Louisiana.
Another 77 COVID-19 patients have died. 13,318 Louisianans have died from the disease.
