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Louisiana's hospitalization rate now lowest in the country
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Author: Jade Cunningham / WWL Eyewitness News
Published: 6:14 PM CST November 18, 2021
Updated: 6:14 PM CST November 18, 2021
NEW ORLEANS —
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Louisiana has battled through the pandemic, including the historic fourth surge.
"For Louisiana it was over 3,000 hospitalized just with COVID, and there was not a bed available in any hospital in the city of New Orleans for weeks and that includes our Children's Hospital," said Dr. Jennifer Avegno.
As quickly as cases rose, numbers finally fell. On November 15, the state reported less than 200 hospitalizations for the first time since the pandemic began. Now, Louisiana (which had one of the nation's highest hospitalization rates) has one of the lowest. Dr. Avegno says cooler weather, the number of vaccinations and the number of people previously infected could be why.
"The unvaccinated portions of our community many of them got the virus. Many recovered, some of course did not so they do have a bit of immunity right now, but that's not going to last forever. So that's why we have to be really mindful of what is happening elsewhere in the country," she said. "There are now up to 100 different mutations within Delta. So the mutation that was dominant in Louisiana in July and August might not be the mutation that's dominating in Minnesota or Michigan. And at some point is that going to come back and re-infect those who aren't vaccinated?"
"I think we still could have another intensive hospitalization surge with more infection because we still have a lot of people who are unvaccinated," said Dr. Susan Hassig.
About 48% of Louisianans are currently fully vaccinated.
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https://www.wwltv.com/article/news/...ntry/289-462f3cb3-ae8f-4dfa-9a0f-180e7370a62b
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Author: Jade Cunningham / WWL Eyewitness News
Published: 6:14 PM CST November 18, 2021
Updated: 6:14 PM CST November 18, 2021
NEW ORLEANS —
...
Louisiana has battled through the pandemic, including the historic fourth surge.
"For Louisiana it was over 3,000 hospitalized just with COVID, and there was not a bed available in any hospital in the city of New Orleans for weeks and that includes our Children's Hospital," said Dr. Jennifer Avegno.
As quickly as cases rose, numbers finally fell. On November 15, the state reported less than 200 hospitalizations for the first time since the pandemic began. Now, Louisiana (which had one of the nation's highest hospitalization rates) has one of the lowest. Dr. Avegno says cooler weather, the number of vaccinations and the number of people previously infected could be why.
"The unvaccinated portions of our community many of them got the virus. Many recovered, some of course did not so they do have a bit of immunity right now, but that's not going to last forever. So that's why we have to be really mindful of what is happening elsewhere in the country," she said. "There are now up to 100 different mutations within Delta. So the mutation that was dominant in Louisiana in July and August might not be the mutation that's dominating in Minnesota or Michigan. And at some point is that going to come back and re-infect those who aren't vaccinated?"
"I think we still could have another intensive hospitalization surge with more infection because we still have a lot of people who are unvaccinated," said Dr. Susan Hassig.
About 48% of Louisianans are currently fully vaccinated.
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https://www.wwltv.com/article/news/...ntry/289-462f3cb3-ae8f-4dfa-9a0f-180e7370a62b
