The Louisiana Department said Thursday that 96,217 doses of the COVID-19 vaccines were administered across the state since Monday, pushing the total to 1,718,857 doses.
654,876 out of 1,112,650 vaccine series are now completed ahead of the eligibility to receive the vaccine expanding to include anyone in Louisiana 16 years and older on Monday.
LDH also reported an additional 407 coronavirus cases and 17 deaths on Thursday. The total number of cases stood at 442,620 with the death toll at 10,073.
Hospitalizations fell by 17 to 396 with six fewer patients on ventilators for a total of 69.