St. Tammany Parish President Mike Cooper said the spike could be attributed, in part, to Thanksgiving gatherings. Author: Devin Bartolotta / Eyewitness News (WWL) Published: 10:06 PM CST December 9, 2020 Updated: 10:06 PM CST December 9, 2020
COVINGTON, La. There are four major hospitals in St. Tammany Parish and, as of Wednesday, there were only 17 empty ICU beds out of 153 in the area known as Louisiana Region 9.
Those numbers put Livingston, St. Helena, Tangipahoa, Washington and St. Tammany parishes in one of the tightest pinches statewide as the coronavirus becomes more widespread by the day.
The State of Louisiana reported 4,399 new cases Wednesday, the highest one-day total since the pandemic started.