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While coronavirus cases in Louisiana continue to spike, tracking where the state is in "flattening the curve" is a little harder than just reading the latest LDH data.
A big part in this is how delayed test results can contribute to an alarming uptick, such as Thursday's 42% increase in confirmed cases.
A good portion of those results came from commercial lab backlogs, further muddying officials' views of conditions on the ground.
Still, there are a few other metrics that can help paint a clearer picture of Louisiana's fight against the infectious disease.
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