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Dec. 7 COVID-19 Update: 1,016 new cases, 23 additional deaths reported overnight in Louisiana

NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana Department of Health is reporting 1,016 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total to 252,136.

An additional 23 deaths brings Louisiana’s death toll up to 6,607.

Currently, 1,423 coronavirus patients are hospitalized, and 161 of those patients are on ventilators.