29 new confirmed COVID cases, no deaths in local parishes

St. Mary, St. Martin and Assumption parishes have 29 new confirmed COVID-19 cases for the 24 hours ending at midday Thursday, according to the Louisiana Office of Public Health.

Statewide, new cases and hospitalizations also continued their recent rise.

In St. Mary, eight new confirmed cases raise the total since the pandemic began to 2,177. Another 79 positives were detected with the less sensitive antigen tests and are listed as probable.

St. Martin has 12 new confirmed cases for a total of 2,492. Another 36 cases are probable.

Assumption has nine new confirmed cases for a total of 897, plus 54 probables.

The death tolls remain at 89 in St. Mary with five probables; 65 in St. Martin with five probables; and 24 in Assumption with one probable.

Statewide:

--2,073 cases were reported Thursday, raising the confirmed pandemic count to 202,243 with another 9,923 probables.

--15 newly reported fatalities raise the confirmed toll to 5,951.

--The number of COVID-positive people in hospitals rose by 43 to 929.

--The number of people on ventilators fell by five to 88.