Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
COVID-19
and last updated 2021-07-21 23:18:38-04
Today, the state health department reported 5,388 new cases of COVID-19 in Louisiana. Thatâs the third-highest number since the first Covid case was reported here on March 9, 2020.
The highest number of new cases ever reported was 5,783 which happened on January 3, 2021, followed by 5,398 on January 10, 2021. The fourth-highest was 5,326 on December 1, 2020 followed by 5,313 on January 14, 2021.
The first vaccinations in Louisiana were given to health care workers in December 2020.
The CDC looks at trends; the numbers show significant jumps in positive cases last week in Acadiana parishes. The highest was more than 100 percent in Vermilion. The lowest was in Iberia Parish, with a 23 percent increase.
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