COVID-19 update for Monday, June 15

As of noon, Monday, June 15, there are 47,172 confirmed COVID-19 cases in the state according to the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) and 518,725 residents tested.

Also, there are 37,017 presumed recovered and 2,906 reported deaths. 568 COVID-19 patients are hospitalized with 76 of thoseare on ventilators.

Natchitoches Parish positive cases total 194 with 2,550 tested and 13 deaths.

Sabine Parish positive cases total 59 with 1,944 tested and one death.

Vernon Parish positive cases total 54 with 2,712 residents testedand three deaths.

Nationwide totals are 2.14 million positive cases with 655,000 presumed recovered and 117,000 deaths. According to the COVID Tracking Project 23.5 million people in the U.S. have been tested for the virus.

Globally, there are 7.69 million positive cases with 428,000 deaths.