Three more COVID-19 cases in St. Mary; state count up by another 23%

Three new positive tests in St. Mary Parish were reported at noon Wednesday, bringing the total to 26. The statewide case count grew by another 23% Wednesday to 6,424.

St. Mary officials reported 23 case Tuesday. No deaths have been reported here, and the number of tests performed on parish people rose to 129.

St. Martin's case count grew to 41 after only 73 tests. Assumption's total i snow 25 after 73 tests.

Statewide, the number of positive tests rose to 6,424, up by 5,237 Tuesday, the Louisiana Office of Public Health said.

Hospitals are now treating 1,498 COVID-19 patients in Louisiana, including 490 on ventilators.

Thirty-four Louisiana people have died from COVID-19-related illness since Tuesday, bringing the death toll to 273.

This story has been edited to correct the percentage growth in state cases.