Jefferson Parish leads state in COVID-19 cases, more deaths reported Share Updated: 12:31 PM CST Jan 25, 2021 WDSU Digital Team Share Updated: 12:31 PM CST Jan 25, 2021
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Show Transcript HOSPITALS. 215 OF THOSE PATIENTS ARE ON VENTILATORS. AND IN JEFFERSON PARISH, 23 COVID RELATED DEATHS SINCE FRIDAY. HEALTH LEADERS REPORTED 400 NEW CASES, AS WELL. J.P. IS ALSO LEADING THE PARISH WITH THE MOST DEATHS IN THE STATE. WDSU’S SHAY O’CONNOR JOINS US LIVE FROM JEFFERSON PARISH, WITH WHERE LEADERS SAY THEY’RE SEEING MOST OF THESE DEATHS. SHAY: CHRISTINA, I’M HERE IN MARERRO. OFFICIALS TELL ME IN THIS AREA, WHICH IS PREDOMINANTLY AFRICAN-AMERICAN, HAD A LOT OF COVID-19 DEATHS. HERE IN DISTRICT 3, THIS YEAR, OFFICIALS HERE ON THE WESTBANK SIDE OF JEFFERSON PARISH SAY THEY ARE SEEING COVID-19 CASE NUMBERS AND DEATHS FLATTEN. THE ENTIRE PARISH NOW LEADS THE STATE IN COVID-19 CASES. SINCE LAST FRIDAY, DOZENS OF DEATHS HAVE BE