Around 3,800 new cases reported this weekend as hospitalizations fall – WBRZ

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WEEKEND UPDATE: Just more than 3,800 new cases of coronavirus were reported in Louisiana this weekend, bringing the total cases since March to 107,574. Hospitalizations dropped to 1,557 and patients on ventilators also went down to 184. Forty-eight people died from virus-related complications this weekend, increasing the death toll to 3,651. The data updated Sunday is from both Saturday and Sunday as the state no longer updates virus information on Saturdays. The next update is at noon Monday.

Data released Sunday is made up of information from Saturday and Sunday. The state will no longer update virus information on Saturdays.

The below map is provided by the state and is updated at noon daily; Cases released by hospitals or local governments during the day are not reported in the map until the next reporting deadline.

The tabs at the bottom of the map can be used to navigate limited information about the patients, including age groups.

Cumulative case counts by parish, as of Sunday (7/26):

Ascension: 2,249 cases / 65 deaths

Assumption: 493 cases / 18 deaths

East Baton Rouge: 9,636cases / 306 deaths

East Feliciana: 458cases / 35 deaths

Iberville: 1,026cases / 46 deaths

Livingston: 2,298 cases / 47 deaths

Pointe Coupee: 623cases / 29 deaths

St. Helena: 214cases / 1 death

St. James: 582cases / 30 deaths

Tangipahoa: 2,777cases / 56 deaths

West Baton Rouge: 545cases / 33 deaths

West Feliciana: 319cases / 15 deaths

The state has launched a hotline to answer the public's questions about the virus. Anyone looking to use the service can dial 2-1-1 to be connected to the network. Written answers can be answered online at http://www.la211help.org.

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