COVID-19 Hospitalizations Hit Record Low In Louisiana
Louisiana has seen the fourth wave of COVID-19 come and go and now are experiencing the lowest number of hospitalized patients during the pandemic.
As of November 4th, only 226 patients were hospitalized with COVID-19 across the state. Louisiana has seen several weeks of declining case trends and are seeing less infections and deaths.
The declining trend is a positive for the state, however, the Louisiana Department of Louisiana says that many parishes are still experiencing a high level of transmission and that no parish in the state has reached a "low" level of transmission yet.
Around 51.2% of Louisiana residents have started the vaccination process, with about 47.2% currently fully vaccinated.
Since the beginning of the pandemic, Louisiana has had 12,727 deaths related to COVID-19.
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