LDH: July 7th Louisiana COVID-19 Update
The Louisiana Department of Health has issued its daily update for Tuesday, July 7th.
There have been 68,263 confirmed cases of coronavirus in Louisiana. There are over 1,936 more reported cases since yesterday.
87% of the cases reported to the state today were community spread.
35% of the cases reported today are of individuals aged 29 and under.
Numbers show that there are 1,025 reported COVID-19 patients currently hospitalized - 61 more than were reported yesterday.
109 patients are on ventilators across the state.
The total number of deaths due to COVID-19 increased by 23 to 3,211.
As of today, 43,026 COVID-19 patients are presumed to have recovered.
The total number of coronavirus cases that have been in the Acadiana region is 6,809 with 260 total deaths reported.
Lafayette Parish: 3,000 total cases, 48 total deaths
(Up 83 reported cases since yesterday, Up 0 reported deaths since yesterday)
Iberia Parish: 995 total cases, 47 total deaths
(Up 17 reported cases since yesterday, Up 2 reported deaths since yesterday)
St. Martin Parish: 897 total cases, 27 total deaths
(Up 51 reported cases since yesterday, Up 0 reported deaths since yesterday)
St. Mary Parish: 616 total cases, 39 total deaths
(Up 16 reported cases since yesterday, Up 1 reported death since yesterday)
St. Landry Parish: 850 total cases, 57 total deaths
(Up 53 reported cases since yesterday, Up 0 reported deaths since yesterday)
Acadia Parish: 1,068 total cases, 43 total deaths
(Up 26 reported cases since yesterday, Up 1 reported death since yesterday)
Evangeline Parish: 247 total cases, 1 total death
(Up 13 reported cases since yesterday, Up 0 reported deaths since yesterday)
Vermilion Parish: 381 359 total cases, 6 total deaths
(Up 22 reported cases since yesterday, Up 0 reported deaths since yesterday)
The numbers are updated and released every day at noon.