Another 309 COVID cases, one death reported in St. Mary
Mon, 01/03/2022 - 1:01pm
Another 309 St. Mary people have tested positive for COVID-19, and one COVID-related death was reported here since Thursday by the Louisiana Office of Public Health.
The pandemic case count for St. Mary is now at 9,513, and the parish's coronavirus death toll is now at 231.
Statewide, the spread of the COVID-19 omicron variant continues to make itself felt.
The state reported 31,161 new cases for the Thursday-Monday period along with 15 deaths. The pandemic death toll in Louisiana is now 15,001.
Also, 1,106 people are in Louisiana hospitals for COVID treatment, a five-fold increase since Dec. 17. Fifty of those people are on ventilators.