One COVID death, 42 cases in St. Mary in two days
Fri, 09/17/2021 - 12:49pm
Friday's state Office of Public Health report shows 42 new COVID-19 cases and one COVID-related death in St. Mary Parish for the previous two days.
The pandemic case count for the parish is now at 8,197. The fatality raises the pandemic death toll to 205. Fifty-eight deaths have occurred since Aug. 1.
Statewide, 2,182 new COVID cases and 52 deaths were reported for the 24 hours ending at midday Friday.
The number of COVID-positive people in hospitals continues to fall. In two days, the number dropped by 154 to 1,367.