re: Louisiana COVID-19 - April 2, 2020 Update: 9,150 cases - 51,086 tested - 310 dead

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And we are a long way from overloading our hospitals.

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As long as the daily numbers of people to ventilators remains fairly static/trends downward, yes. As of right now, though, the LDH chart shows only about 200ish ventilators available in Region 1 (Orleans, Jefferson, etc.) And that's where the virus is focused.

(In before, lol, frick New Orleans.)

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Which would make a huge difference in tracking this. Instead it looks like we have all these active cases. The amount of active cases could be a fraction.

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I would assume the adjust the hospitalization/ventilator numbers daily and don't just keep adding numbers because a rolling total would be meaningless. Adjusting the number of those testing positive but not requiring hospitalization isn't particularly relevant aside from statistical curiosity. You have to assume people not being hospitalized are fine and will self-resolve within a week or so. Similarly, I don't even pay attention to total reported cases. First, it obviously doesn't reflect the number of people who actually have the virus. Second, as mentioned, those testing posting but not being hospitalized aren't putting pressure on the health care system.