The Louisiana Department of Health has issued its daily update for Tuesday, September 8th.

There have been 153,433 confirmed cases of coronavirus in Louisiana. That's 250 more reported cases since yesterday.

Numbers show that there are 799 reported COVID-19 patients currently hospitalized. That is 12 more reported hospitalizations since yesterday.

131 patients are on ventilators across the state. That is 7 more patients on ventilators than yesterday.

LDH reports the total number of deaths due to COVID-19 is 4,955. That is 13 more reported deaths since yesterday.

134,432 COVID-19 patients are presumed to have recovered, as of August 31st. That's 6,514 more recovered cases than the week before.

Lafayette Parish: 8,460 total cases, 116 total deaths

(Up 11 reported cases since yesterday, Up 1 reported death since yesterday)

Iberia Parish: 2,761 total cases, 88 total deaths

(Down 1 reported case since yesterday, Up 1 reported death since yesterday)

St. Martin Parish: 2,010 total cases, 58 total deaths

(Up 5 reported cases since yesterday, Up 0 reported deaths since yesterday)

St. Mary Parish: 1,789 total cases, 72 total deaths

(Down 2 reported cases since yesterday, Up 0 reported deaths since yesterday)

St. Landry Parish: 3,160 total cases, 116 total deaths

(Up 4 reported cases since yesterday, Up 0 reported deaths since yesterday)

Acadia Parish: 2,841 total cases, 94 total deaths

(Down 12 reported cases since yesterday, Up 0 reported deaths since yesterday)

Evangeline Parish: 1,202 total cases, 28 total deaths

(Up 0 reported cases since yesterday, Up 0 reported deaths since yesterday)

Vermilion Parish: 1,916 total cases, 50 total deaths

(Up 8 reported cases since yesterday, Up 0 reported deaths since yesterday)

The numbers are updated and released every day except Saturdays at noon.

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