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Louisiana COVID-19 hospitalizations pass 1,000-mark, highest since August
Posted: Nov 23, 2020 / 02:07 PM CST / Updated: Nov 23, 2020 / 02:07 PM CST
BATON ROUGE, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – The number of hospitalizations due to COVID-19 in Louisiana has passed the 1,000-mark, reaching its highest point since August, according to the latest update from the Louisiana Department of Health.
As of Sunday, the latest hospitalization data available, there were 1,012 patients in hospitals statewide due to the coronavirus, with 114 on ventilators. The last time hospitalizations exceeded 1,000 was August 21, when there were 1,051 COVID-19 patients in hospital beds statewide.
Hospitalizations are a key figure used in determining what restrictions on gatherings are needed. They remain below the peaks reached earlier this year — close to 2,000 during a spring outbreak and around 1,600 in late summer. But the LDH said Friday that hospitalizations per capita for the state have increased over the last few weeks.
Hospitalizations reported in Northwest Louisiana also spiked to their highest level since August on Thursday at 238 but dropping to 217 as of Saturday, with 19 patients on ventilators. According to LDH data, just over 23% of the region’s hospital beds are available and ICU beds in Region 7 are currently at 80% capacity...
Louisiana COVID-19 hospitalizations pass 1,000-mark, highest since August
Posted: Nov 23, 2020 / 02:07 PM CST / Updated: Nov 23, 2020 / 02:07 PM CST
BATON ROUGE, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – The number of hospitalizations due to COVID-19 in Louisiana has passed the 1,000-mark, reaching its highest point since August, according to the latest update from the Louisiana Department of Health.
As of Sunday, the latest hospitalization data available, there were 1,012 patients in hospitals statewide due to the coronavirus, with 114 on ventilators. The last time hospitalizations exceeded 1,000 was August 21, when there were 1,051 COVID-19 patients in hospital beds statewide.
Hospitalizations are a key figure used in determining what restrictions on gatherings are needed. They remain below the peaks reached earlier this year — close to 2,000 during a spring outbreak and around 1,600 in late summer. But the LDH said Friday that hospitalizations per capita for the state have increased over the last few weeks.
Hospitalizations reported in Northwest Louisiana also spiked to their highest level since August on Thursday at 238 but dropping to 217 as of Saturday, with 19 patients on ventilators. According to LDH data, just over 23% of the region’s hospital beds are available and ICU beds in Region 7 are currently at 80% capacity...