Louisiana saw coronavirus infections in climb by 295 and deaths by 27 statewide, but none of those new deaths were located in Orleans Parish to mark a positive benchmark for one of the nation's biggest hotspots.

It was the first time in more than a month, dating back to March 22, that New Orleans did not have at least one new death attributed to the virus.

FEWEST SINGLE-DAY CORONAVIRUS DEATHS IN ORLEANS (since March 22)

March 22 : 0

: 0 April 27 : 0

: 0 April 10 : 1

: 1 March 29 : 3

: 3 April 12 : 3

: 3 March 21;23 : 5

: 5 April 4;19;21;24 : 5

: 5 March 24 : 6

: 6 April 11;18;25;26: 7

The statewide total of confirmed coronavirus cases climbed to 27,068, and the statewide death total has risen to 1,697. An additional 43 people are listed as "probable" coronavirus-related deaths, marking a drop by 16 from Sunday's total.

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There are 1,683 patients hospitalized across the state, 262 of whom are reported to be on ventilators.

Orleans and Jefferson parishes, the biggest Louisiana hotspots for the virus since its onset, saw 68 new cases combined. Two new deaths were reported in Jefferson.

St. Tammany Parish registered more than 20% of the new deaths reported statewide with six. That brought the parish's death toll to an even 100, which marks the 4th-most coronavirus cases among Louisiana's 64 parishes.

East Baton Rouge (1,771 cases, 124 deaths) and Caddo (1,471 cases, 124 deaths) remain the largest hotspots outside of the New Orleans area.

Louisiana has also begun to report testing data after the state went on a short hiatus from issuing new figured as it reviewed commercial testing data for accuracy.

The new total of commercial tests performed is at 135,726, up by 3,747 from Sunday's total and now 647 higher than the final pre-review total reported at 135,079.

CORONAVIRUS IN LOUISIANA

(increase/decrease from previous day in parentheses)

DIAGNOSED CASES : 27,068 (up 295 from 26,773)

: 27,068 (up 295 from 26,773) PRESUMED RECOVERED : 17,303 (up 2,376 from 14,927)

: 17,303 (up 2,376 from 14,927) DEATHS : 1,697(up 27 from 1,670)

: 1,697(up 27 from 1,670) PRESUMED DEATHS : 43 (down 16 from 59)

: 43 (down 16 from 59) PATIENTS IN HOSPITALS : 1,683 (down 18 from 1,701)

: 1,683 (down 18 from 1,701) PATIENTS ON VENTILATORS : 262 (down 3 from 265)

: 262 (down 3 from 265) COMMERCIAL TESTS PERFORMED : 139,473 (up 3,747 from 135,726)

: 139,473 (up 3,747 from 135,726) STATE TESTS COMPLETED: 7,516 (up 206 from 7,310)

NEW ORLEANS METRO AREA BY PARISH

(Increase/decrease from previous day in parentheses)

ORLEANS : 6,365/406 (up 23/0 from 6,342/406)

: 6,365/406 (up 23/0 from 6,342/406) JEFFERSON : 6,104/331 (up 45/2 from 6,059/329)

: 6,104/331 (up 45/2 from 6,059/329) TAMMANY : 1,172/100 (up 10/6 from 1,162/94)

: 1,172/100 (up 10/6 from 1,162/94) ST. JOHN : 751/64 (up 2/0 from 749/64)

: 751/64 (up 2/0 from 749/64) LAFOURCHE : 632/39 (up 8/0 from 624/39)

: 632/39 (up 8/0 from 624/39) ST. CHARLES : 549/36 (up 7/0 from 542/36)

: 549/36 (up 7/0 from 542/36) TANGIPAHOA : 535/21 (up 7/0 from 528/21)

: 535/21 (up 7/0 from 528/21) ST. BERNARD : 449/15 (up 3/0 from 446/15)

: 449/15 (up 3/0 from 446/15) WASHINGTON : 253/18 (up 8/4 from 245/14)

: 253/18 (up 8/4 from 245/14) ST. JAMES : 239/18 (no change)

: 239/18 (no change) PLAQUEMINES: 168/17 (up 0/2 from 168/15)

The Louisiana Department of Health releases updated coronavirus data every day at noon here.