Seven more COVID deaths, 61 new cases since Friday
Tue, 09/14/2021 - 1:30pm
Seven more COVID-19-related deaths have been reported for St. Mary Parish since Friday, according to the daily Louisiana Office of Public Health Tuesday update.
The seven fatalities, six of which were reported for the period ending at midday Tuesday, raise the pandemic death toll to 202 in St. Mary.
The OPH also said 61 new COVID cases have been identified in St. Mary since Friday, bringing the pandemic case count to 8,132.
Statewide, 2,200 new cases were reported for the 24 hours ending at midday Tuesday along with 121 deaths.
The number of COVID-positive people in Louisiana hospitals continues to drop. On Tuesday, the total was 1,612, down 19 from Monday.