La. Division of Well being switches to weekly reporting of COVID-19 circumstances

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) – The Louisiana Division of Well being is making modifications to the way it releases details about COVID-19 circumstances.

Beginning on Wednesday, Oct. 19, Louisiana well being officers will solely report on new case numbers,
hospitalizations, and deaths as soon as every week. These new numbers shall be launched each Wednesday by the Louisiana Division of Well being COVID-19 dashboard.

Well being officers stated the change comes as Louisiana enters a distinct stage within the pandemic response. They added that many different states have already switched to a weekly launch in case numbers.

The Louisiana Division of Well being reported 227 new circumstances within the state since Thursday, Oct. 13. There have been additionally 173 sufferers battling the virus in a hospital and 6 extra reported deaths. Well being officers stated the vast majority of new circumstances got here from neighborhood unfold slightly than congregate settings.

COVID-19 has claimed the lives of greater than 18,000 individuals in Louisiana because the begin of the pandemic. The virus has additionally turn out to be the third main explanation for loss of life within the state since 2020.

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