Coronavirus clusters have been found in Louisiana long-term care facilities, including several in the the New Orleans metro, state health officials said in an update Sunday.

The number has increased since the state first started releasing information about long-term care facilities it is monitoring for COVID-19 outbreaks.

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On Saturday, the Louisiana Health Department said 11 nursing home/independent living/assisting living facilities had two or more COVID-19 cases.

Now, the number is up to 20.

Those locations include:

• Chateau De Notre Dame
• Chateau D'Ville
• Chateau St. James
• Good Samaritan, New Orleans
• Guesthouse of Slidell Nursing Home
• Jo Ellen Smith Living Center
• Lakeview Manor Nursing Home
• Lambeth House
• Luling Living Center
• Marrero Health Care Center
• Montclair Park Assisted Living Shreveport
• Nouveau Marc
• River Palms Nursing and Rehab
• Riverbend Nursing and Rehab
• St. James Place
• St. Joseph of Harahan
• St. Jude's Nursing Home
• St. Martin's Manor
• Southeast Louisiana War Veterans Home
• Vista Shores

State health officials said that someone dying at one of those facilities has less to do with the facility and more to do with the individual.

There are currently 1,127 COVID-19 patients who are hospitalized, as of the Sunday update. Of those, 380 require ventilation.

There are a total of 3,540 positive cases in Louisiana and 151 deaths.