by Kevin Caruso

September 12, 2005

With the sad addition of 45 patients who were found dead in a New Orleans hospital, the overall death toll from all areas in now 506.

The number of confirmed deaths include:

211 in Mississippi

279 in Louisiana

The death toll will continue to rise as the water recedes and more homes can be fully searched.

We continue to pray for everyone affected by the disaster and all those who lost loved ones.