COVID-19 cases in Louisiana as of noon on Friday, July 24, according to the Louisiana Department of Health website.
Louisiana Population: 4,648,794
Positive rate based on state population: 2.23 percent
Total Tested: 1,199,726
Tested Negative:1,053,547
Negative Rate: 91.36 percent
Tested Positive: 103,723
Positive Rate: 8.64 percent
Deaths Reported: 3,603
Death Rate: 3.47 percent
Recovery Rate: 96.53 rate
**COVID-19 Positive Patients in Hospitals: 1,600
Rate of COVID-19 Positive Patients in Hospitals: 1.54 percent
COVID-19 Positive patients on ventilator: 197
Rate of COVID-19 Positive patients on ventilators: 12.31 percent
**Please note a COVID-Positive patient does not necessarily indicate the patient went into the hospital due to COVID-19 complications. It could be that the patient was in the hospital for another reason and later tested positive.
COVID-19 Cases by AGE:
70 and Up: 12,408
60 to 69: 11, 853
50 to 59: 15,187
40 to 49: 15,688
30 to 39: 17,094
18 to 29: 22,925
Under 18: 8,404
Age unknown: 154
COVID-19 Deaths by Age and Rate:
70 and up: 2,436 or 67.61 percent
60 to 69: 638 or 17.70 percent
50 to 59: 318 or 8.82 percent
40 to 49: 128 or 3.55 percent
30 to 39: 65 or 1.80 percent
18 to 29: 14 or .39 percent
Under 18: 4 or .11 percent
Natchitoches Parish Population: 38,158
Positive rate based on parish population: 1.53 percent
Total tested: 7,330
Tested Negative: 6,744
Negative Rate: 92.00 percent
Tested Positive: 586
Positive Rate: 8 percent
Deaths: 15
Death rate: 2.55 percent
Recovery rate: 97.45 percent
Sabine Parish Population: 24,032
Positive rate based on parish population: 1.79 percent
Total Tested: 5,565
Tested Negative: 5,133
Negative Rate: 92.24 percent
Tested Positive: 432
Positive Rate: 7.76 percent
Deaths: 4
Death Rate: .92 percent
Recovery Rate: 99.08 percent
Vernon Parish Population: 47,429
Positive rate based on parish population: 1.15 percent
Total tested :7,542
Tested Negative: 6,996
Negative Rate: 92.79 percent
Tested Positive: 544
Positive Rate: 7.21 percent
Deaths: 18
Death Rate: 3.30 percent
Recovery Rate: 96.7 percent
United States Population: 331,002,651
Positive rate based on U.S. population: 1.244 percent
Total Tested in U.S.: 50,000,000
Tested Negative: 45,880,000
Negative Rate: 91.76 percent
Tested Positive: 4,120,000
Positive Rate.: 8.24 percent
Deaths Reported: 147,000
Death rate: 3.57 percent
Recovery rate: 96.43 rate
Worldwide Population: 7,800,000,000
Worldwide Positive Cases: 15,500,000
Positive rate based on worldwide population: .1998 percent
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