The state reports another record-breaking high of COVID hospitalizations for the state at 2,350 an increase of 103 from Wednesday. This is the third day in a row hospitalizations have broken previous highs. On a positive note, at least two million individuals in the state have received at least one vaccine dose.
LSU Board Chairman Robert Dampf says the school is legally prohibited from mandating students take the COVID vaccine. Matt Doyle has the story.
Ochsner Health CEO Warner Thomas says according to a tracking system they use for non-hospitalized patients he doesn’t see COVID case numbers letting up anytime soon. The system allows them to stay in contact with their COVID-positive patients who are recovering at home to see if their symptoms worsen, and they need to be admitted.
In the last week, Ochsner says their COVID hospitalizations increased by 73-percent.
Tiger fans learned this week of Myles Brennan’s arm injury which required surgery on his non-throwing arm Wednesday. Before Brennan was in the mix to be starting quarterback but Myles’ father Owen Brennan says even though the timeline for his son’s return is unknown, the plan now is to start rehab ASAP.
LSU’s first game is against UCLA September 4th.