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Louisiana adds 1,799 more virus cases

Dan Copp

Louisiana added 1,799 more COVID-19 cases on Friday, raising the total number of cases to 116,280, health officials said. The death toll rose by 24 to a total of 3,835.

The Department of Health reported the Houma-Thibodaux area added 88 new cases and one new death.

There were 48 new cases in Lafourche for a total of 2,516. Deaths remained the same at 96.

Terrebonne reported 40 new cases Friday for a total of 2,693. Deaths rose by one for a total of 74.

The state processed an additional 24,853 tests from Thursday for a total of 1.3 million. A total of 7.2% of the new tests came back positive, health officials said, which is below the 10% threshold for maximum number of positive tests set by the Centers for Disease control.

The positive tests for the two parishes, however, again exceeded the threshold set by the CDC.

Lafourche processed an additional 271 tests from Thursday, for a total of 24,450. A total of 17.7% of tests today came back positive. Terrebonne conducted an additional 341 tests for a total of 25,335. A total of 11.7% of tests reported Friday came back positive.

Hospitalizations related to the virus increased by twenty-two across the state to 1,546 and ventilator use increased by 17 to 222. Locally, hospitalizations decreased by 8 for a total of 61 and ventilator use increased by four for a total of 9 people currently on ventilators.