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Now that there is an FDA-approved vaccine for the coronavirus, you can expect many more announcements like this going forward.

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea has reported 2,155 new coronavirus cases, nearly matching a record daily increase set earlier this month amid an alarming spread of infections.

Louisiana hospitals are struggling to keep up with patient care as COVID-19 cases soar and staffing issues persist.

Louisiana hospitals are struggling to keep up with patient care as COVID-19 cases soar and staffing issues persist.

Ochsner hospitals across Louisiana are struggling to handle the surge of COVID-19 patients while caring for people with other serious ailments.

More than 88,000 Louisianans got their first shot of a COVID-19 vaccine this week as the state faces unprecedented spread of the virus.

COVID-19 hospitalizations are continuing to rise, and the Ochsner Health System is bracing for more, causing non-emergency surgeries to be postponed.

COVID-19 cases are surging in Louisiana, the vast majority of which have been attributed to the virus delta variant. On Monday, the state reported its largest ever single-day increase in COVID-19 cases at 6,109, though that includes cases identified over the weekend when daily case increases are not reported. Still, new cases of the virus in Louisiana have more than tripled just in the past three weeks, with last weeks 12,233 new cases marking an increase of 225% over cases reported from July 3...

WWNO In a file photo, a face mask lies on the ground outside Ochsner Baptist during New Orleans first wave of the pandemic. Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards announced Friday that he is “seriously considering” a statewide mask mandate for all Louisianans to curb transmission of the coronavirus as the state sees the highest rate of case growth in the country. Edwards said over the last 24 hours numerous hospitals and health organizations have requested that he reinstate a statewide mask manda...

Sitting in her hospital room in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Aimee Matzen struggled to breathe as she described how exhausting it is to have Covid-19. "The fact that I am here now, I am furious with myself," she told CNN between deep, deliberate breaths. "Because I was not vaccinated." Matzen, 44, finds herself in the Covid-19 intensive care unit at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center in Baton Rouge. She is receiving oxygen treatments and hopes she stays well enough to avoid getting hooked ...