Coronavirus Virus roundup … By Deanna B. Narveson - August 17, 2020 (iStock) FacebookTwitterLinkedinEmailPrint • The number of COVID-19 hospitalizations and patients on ventilators dropped this weekend as total cases in Louisiana since March reached 137,918, WBRZ-TV reports. There were 1,253 new COVID-19 cas… Already an INSIDER? Sign in.