Louisiana COVID numbers: Hospitalizations continue to drop after a week of steady decline - NOLA.com

The number of COVID patients in Louisiana's hospitals continued to drop on Wednesday after more than a week of steady decline, according to a Thursday afternoon update from the Louisiana Department of Health.

There were 2,729 patients with COVID-19 in Louisiana's hospitals as of Wednesday, the latest day for which data is available, a decrease of 115 patients from the day before. 

Hospitalizations during this latest and worst surge in Louisiana peaked on Aug. 17 with record-setting 3,022 patients. Since then, that number has steadily dipped, though there remains far more COVID patients in the hospital now than during either of the previous three waves. 

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The state reported 59 new confirmed deaths and 13 more that are suspected to have been caused by the coronavirus. 

Confirmed infections increased by 3,684. Another 1,447 cases were listed as "probable" by the Louisiana Department of Health, for a total of 5,131 new cases. 

There were 480 patients on ventilators on Wednesday, eight more than the day before.

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Note: The Advocate and The Times-Picayune staff calculates daily case count and confirmed death increases based on the difference between today's total and yesterday's total of confirmed coronavirus cases and deaths. The Louisiana Department of Health releases a daily case count on its dashboard that includes probable cases as indicated by a positive antigen test. That case count can be different than the one listed here.

Here are the parishes with the highest number of new cases:

• Jefferson: 425
• Orleans: 278
• St. Tammany: 254
• East Baton Rouge: 212
• Lafayette: 197
• Caddo: 191
• Ouachita: 184
• Terrebonne: 125
• Livingston: 108
• St. Landry: 103

Here are the parishes with the highest number of new deaths:

• Livingston: 6
• Caddo: 4
• Iberia: 3
• Washington: 3
• East Baton Rouge: 3
• Orleans: 3
• Jefferson: 2
• Natchitoches: 2
• Ouachita: 2
• Rapides: 2

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