An increase in the number of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations prompted state health officials Thursday to declare that Louisiana is in its sixth surge of the COVID-19 pandemic.
State health officer Dr. Joseph Kanter reported 5,436 new cases, 567 hospitalizations and two deaths from the novel coronavirus. The actual number of cases is likely much higher because an increasing number of people are testing at home, he said.
“We don’t need to count every raindrop to know that it’s pouring,” Kanter told reporters.
In the past week, Louisiana’s COVID-19 test positivity rate has increased from 19.6% to 23.7%, according to the health department’s latest data.
Source: Kanter: Louisiana is in 6th wave of COVID-19 – Louisiana Illuminator




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