33 new COVID cases, one death in three local parishes

Thirty-three new COVID-19 cases were reported at midday Monday in St. Mary, St. Martin and Assumption parishes. One new death was reported for Assumption, all by the Louisiana Office of Public health.

Meanwhile, the number of people in Louisiana hospitals for COVID treatment continued to decline.

Assumption had three new COVID cases Monday for a total of 555 since the pandemic began. The death reported Monday was the 20th attributed to COVID in Assumption.

The OPH reported 12 new cases in St. Mary for a total of 1,449.

In St. Martin, 18 new cases raised the total to 1,519.

Forty-nine COVID deaths have been reported in St. Mary, 42 in St. Martin.

Statewide:

--1,099 new COVID cases raise the pandemic total to 1,099.

--17 newly reported deaths raise the toll to 3,910.

--38 fewer people, a total of 1,496, were in hospitals for COVID treatment Monday.

--The number of people on ventilators rose by nine to 230.