Three St. Mary COVID deaths reported Tuesday
Tue, 10/05/2021 - 1:23pm
Three COVID-related deaths were reported among St. Mary Parish residents for the 24 hours ending at noon Tuesday, according to the Louisiana Office of Public Health.
The deaths raise the parish pandemic toll to 212, including 66 since the first deaths of the fourth coronavirus wave were reported Aug. 1.
Eleven new COVID cases were reported in St. Mary on Tuesday, raising the pandemic total to 8,422.
The parish's vaccination rate is now at 38.6%.
Statewide, 1,021 new cases were reported Tuesday along with 41 deaths.
The number of COVID-positive people in Louisiana hospitals fell by 44 to 671 from noon Monday to noon Tuesday.