Diagnosed coronavirus cases in Louisiana increased by 30% to 5,237 cases on Tuesday and deaths jumped up by 29%, according to new Louisiana Department of Health data.

That works out to 1,212 new known cases of coronavirus and 54 new deaths in Louisiana. Across the state, 239 people have died after testing positive for coronavirus.

In Orleans Parish, there have been 1,834 diagnosed cases and 101 deaths as of Tuesday. Jefferson Parish has 1,193 diagnosed cases and 57 deaths.

The two parishes account for 58% of the diagnosed coronavirus cases in the state.

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There were 15 new reported deaths in Orleans Parish and 20 new reported deaths in Jefferson Parish.

Data released over the weekend suggested that the growth rate of known coronavirus cases in New Orleans and Jefferson Parish had started to wane.

Over the weekend, the number of known new cases in the two parishes rose by 276, less than half of the jump of 587 cases seen in the two days prior to that. Numbers in other parts of the state have continued to accelerate.

The Louisiana Department of Health releases new numbers every day at noon. This report will be updated.

Louisiana coronavirus numbers as of Tuesday at noon:

Diagnosed cases: 5,237

Known coronavirus-related deaths: 239

Hospitalized coronavirus patients: 1,355

Hospitalized coronavirus patients on ventilators: 438

Parishes with diagnosed cases: 60 of 64

Louisiana coronavirus numbers as of Monday at noon: