Three more New Orleans residents have tested positive for the new coronavirus, putting Louisiana's total presumptive cases at six, state officials confirmed late Tuesday night.

Two of the patients are hospitalized in Orleans Parish and the other is being treated in St. Tammany Parish, the Louisiana Department of Health said.

The news comes hours after the Louisiana Health Department reported two cases in New Orleans. The first coronavirus case in Louisiana was found on Monday, and health officials said they believe this person caught COVID-19 in the community, not by travel.

Authorities did not say which hospitals are treating the three latest patients. The first coronavirus patient is hospitalized at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in New Orleans, while two of the patients identified earlier Tuesday are being treated at University Medical Center and Touro Infirmary.

Here's what we know about the local coronavirus patients:

One Jefferson Parish resident hospitalized at the VA Medical Center

One Orleans Parish resident hospitalized at University Medical Center

One Orleans Parish resident hospitalized at Touro

One Orleans Parish resident hospitalized in Orleans Parish

One Orleans Parish resident hospitalized in Orleans Parish

One Orleans Parish resident hospitalized in St. Tammany Parish

All patients remain hospitalized as state health officials seek to identify people who may have come into contact with them.

Gov. John Bel Edwards said residents should expect more confirmed cases as testing for COVID-19 in Louisiana increases. As of late Tuesday, health officials reported testing 43 patients.

The state’s six known patients are among more than 800 discovered so far in the U.S., where at least 30 have died from the coronavirus.

While about 80% of people experience mild symptoms, officials said elderly people and those with other health conditions are more at risk. The global spread of the virus has upended financial markets, shuttered major events and injected uncertainty into Louisiana’s tourism economy and state budget.

Earlier Tuesday, Mayor LaToya Cantrell joined other city officials and announced the cancellation of this weekend's events, which include heavily attended St. Patrick's Day and St. Joseph's Day parades.

Public health leaders and city officials plan to meet Friday to coordinate an approach to the epidemic. This will include New Orleans-area hospitals, nursing homes and other providers.

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