LDH reports over 1700 new COVID cases for the state

Local News

by: Stacie Richard

Posted: Dec 21, 2021 / 12:13 PM CST / Updated: Dec 21, 2021 / 01:33 PM CST

BATON ROUGE, La (BRPROUD)- The Louisiana Department of Health reports 1,729 new COVID-19 cases with 3 new deaths for the state of Louisiana.

Today, LDH reports 1,729 #COVID19 cases reported to the state since 12/20/21. The vast majority (99.8%) of these cases are tied to community spread. pic.twitter.com/ayCz3fUr2Q
— Louisiana Department of Health (@LADeptHealth) December 21, 2021

Louisiana COVID-19 Breakdown:

1,729 new cases bringing the overall total for the state to 785,333
3 new deaths bringing the overall total for the state to 14,937
265 COVID-19 patients are currently in the hospital
35 COVID-19 patients are on ventilators