8 new COVID cases, no deaths in three parishes

Eight new COVID-19 cases, seven of them in St. Mary, were reported for the 24 hours ending at midday Monday by the Louisiana Office of Public Health.

The total number of cases reported in St. Mary since the pandemic began is now at 1,924.

St. Martin had one new case for a total of 2,095.

Assumption's case count was adjusted downward by one to 760.

No deaths were reported locally, so the counts remain at 77 for St. Mary, 61 for St. Martin and 24 for Assumption.

Statewide:

--236 new cases raised the pandemic total to 165,091.

--6 more COVID-positive people were in hospitals for a total of 563.

--2 fewer people were on ventilators, lowering that total to 83.