COVID-19

The latest report from the Louisiana Department of Health indicates 20,316 people are presumed recovered from COVID-19 in Lousiana — 3,013 more since the April 27 update.

The number of COVID-19 cases reported in Louisiana jumped up by 710 — or 2.54 percent — on Friday, according to the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH).

That's the biggest in crease in number in 20 days and the biggest percent increase in two weeks, but it's just a matter of reporting.

Early in the pandemic outbreak, a nurse at a New Orleans-area hospital witnessed the surge — “an explosion of cases” that seemed to overwhelm the emergency room — and then she witnessed something else. Hospital staff were getting sick.

It's been 52 days since the first positive test for the coronavirus was reported in Louisiana. Here's where things stand, according to the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH).

The Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) reported 200 new positive tests for the coronavirus Tuesday — the smallest increase in sheer numbers since March 21 and the smallest percent increase since the first case was reported.

For the first time in more than a month, there were no new deaths reported in Orleans Parish over the past 24 hours, according to the Louisiana Department of Health. That's a welcome development for one of the most notable COVID-19 hotspots in the country. 

Last week, we asked readers of our newsletter what they're looking forward to in a time when it feels difficult to look forward to anything.

The Louisiana Department of Health is for the first time reporting the number of people presumed to have recovered from COVID-19.