107 new COVID cases in St. Mary on Friday; state cases set another record

New COVID infections set another record Friday in Louisiana, while another 107 cases were reported in St. Mary Parish.

The new cases reported here raise the parish's pandemic case count to 9,949. No St. Mary deaths were reported Friday, so the pandemic death toll remains at 233.

Statewide, 14,802 new cases were reported Friday, breaking the one-day record for at least the fourth time in two weeks. Sixteen deaths were also reported Friday.

Also in the Louisiana Office of Public Health's Friday report, 1,521 COVID-positive people were in Louisiana hospitals, up by 109 from Thursday.

Public health officials are urging people to get a COVID vaccination and to get booster shots when eligible.

Dec. 23-29, 66% of new COVID cases and 74% of deaths were among those who had not completed their vaccination series. Among people currently hospitalized, 78% are unvaccinated, the OPH said.