The state's department of health reported there have been 299 new hospitalizations since Friday, while 318 people are now on ventilators.
"I wish I could say that we were at the peak or coming down the backside, but that is not the case right now. This Delta variant has really proved to be a game changer."
The soaring case numbers have prompted the cancellation of several state events, including the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival scheduled for this fall. Edwards toldFriday he is not currently looking to implement further restrictions beyond the mask mandate, but said that he will"not take anything off the table."
Louisiana broke a new record for COVID-19 hospitalizations Monday as the Delta variant continues to soar throughout the state. Here, medical personnel talk at a drive-thru COVID-19 testing station at West Jefferson Medical Centeron March 17, 2020 in New Orleans, Louisiana.According to Monday's department of health figures, Louisiana is dramatically lagging in COVID-19 vaccination rates.
The latest health department data found that 90 percent of new COVID-19 cases and 84 percent of deaths in late July occurred among those who are unvaccinated. Edwards said Friday he will continue to encourage people to mask up and get vaccinated as the state grapples with its latest surge. "This is a public health emergency. It is an emergency of a virus that is extremely transmissible, more transmissible than at any point in the past. And, quite frankly, it is very deadly," Edwards said."Everybody has a role to play in this, and the decisions that people make don't just have an impact upon themselves. It has an impact on their families, their communities and on the state as a whole.
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