New COVID case count falls, but five deaths reported in St. Mary
Tue, 08/24/2021 - 12:20pm
The number of new COVID-19 cases reported for St. Mary on Tuesday was 29, a drop from recent daily counts of 80 or more. But five more COVD deaths were also reported here Tuesday by the Louisiana Office of Public Health.
The pandemic death toll for St. Mary is now 180. Thirty-three of those deaths have occurred since Aug. 1.
The pandemic case count in St. Mary is now 7,636.
Statewide new cases were also down. The OPH reported 3,814 new cases Tuesday, along with 139 deaths. Another 22 people were hospitalized in Louisiana for COVID treatment, raising that total to 2,856.