Roundup: COVID hospitalizations / NFIB report / Oil prices By Deanna B. Narveson - August 9, 2021 FacebookTwitterLinkedinEmailPrint Weekend jump: Over the weekend, Louisiana saw an average of roughly 100 new COVID patients check into hospitals each day, WBRZ-TV reports. The state reported a total of 2,720 patients hospitalized wit… Already an INSIDER? Sign in.