Louisiana s health department says only 20 ICU beds were available on the Northshore on Thursday. Author: WWL Staff Updated: 1:03 PM CST January 15, 2021
COVINGTON, La. Hospital leaders on the Northshore are pleading with residents to slow the spread of the coronavirus as the current trajectory of COVID-19 cases in the region threatens to overwhelm healthcare capacity.
The Louisiana Department of Health reports that 2,001 COVID-19 patients were hospitalized across the state as of Thursday, including 246 patients in health region nine which include the Northshore. Both of those numbers are higher than peaks seen in April 2020 just weeks after the virus was first detected in the state.