248 new COVID cases in St. Mary in 11 days
Mon, 12/27/2021 - 12:29pm
The omicron variant of COVID-19 appears to have found its way to St. Mary.
The Louisiana Office of Public Health said Monday that the number of COVID cases in St. Mary since the pandemic began is at 8,926, up by 248 in the last 11 days. One-hundred forty of the new infections have been recorded since Thursday.
One St. Mary COVID death was reported between Thursday and Monday, bringing the coronavirus death toll here to 240.
Statewide, the OPH reported 12,164 new cases between Thursday and Monday, along with 17 COVID-related deaths. The number of people hospitalized in Louisiana for COVID treatment has risen sharply, from 207 Dec. 17 to 306 Dec. 23 to 449 Monday. But the number of people on ventilators has falled from 37 Dec. 17 to 27 Monday.