COVID-19 cases have been surging throughout the country, and in Louisiana, due to the highly transmissible Delta variant.The United States has hit yet another grim milestone in its battle against the coronavirus with a reported more than 40 million COVID-19 cases.
As of Tuesday morning, the nation had logged a total of 40,019,441 confirmed coronavirus cases, as well as 649,168 virus-related deaths, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. The staggering data comes as the US grapples with a surge in COVID-19 cases fueled by the highly transmissible Delta variant of the coronavirus.Sign up for notifications from Insider! Stay up to date with what you want to know.Something is loading.By clicking ‘Sign up’, you agree to receive marketing emails from Insider as well as other partner offers and accept our