Louisiana has officially surpassed 18,000 COVID-19 deaths since the state recorded its first COVID-19 death on March 14, 2020. The Louisiana Department of Health reported 18,009 people have died in its COVID-19 data update.
COVID-19, which has claimed more than one million American lives since the start of the pandemic, was the leading cause of death in the United States in 2020 and 2021, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). In Louisiana, COVID-19 has been the third-leading cause of death since 2020, behind only heart disease and cancer.
Terrebonne General Health System announced Hector A. Linares, MD, physical medicine and rehabilitation, as the recipient of the Golden Stethoscope Award.