April 14 Louisiana COVID-19 Update
The Louisiana Department of Health has issued its daily update for Tuesday, April 14.
There are now 21,518 confirmed cases of coronavirus in Louisiana. 5,681 tests have been completed by state labs and 112,741 tests have been reported by commercial labs. Numbers show that there are 1,977 reported COVID-19 patients currently hospitalized with 436 of them on ventilators.
The total amount of coronavirus cases in the Acadiana region is 1,093 with 53 deaths reported.
Lafayette Parish: 363 cases, 15 deaths
St. Martin Parish: 168 cases, 9 deaths
Iberia Parish: 148 cases, 5 deaths
St. Mary Parish: 129 cases, 2 deaths
St. Landry Parish: 115 cases, 16 deaths
Acadia Parish: 104 cases, 5 deaths
Evangeline Parish: 39 cases
Vermilion Parish: 27 cases, 1 death
There is more widespread representation throughout the state as all 64 parishes now have at least one confirmed case of COVID-19. The total number of deaths reported due to the coronavirus is now at 1,013. New Orleans continues to be the hardest-hit area of the state. The next update is due out tomorrow at noon.