BATON ROUGE - Louisiana health officials reported 20 additional cases of the COVID-19 Omicron variant across the state on Thursday, three of which have been found in the capital area.

The vast majority of Louisiana's Omicron infections were reported in the Greater New Orleans area, where the state health department says 30 cases were detected. Four more cases have been reported in other parts of the state—including the Acadiana, Northwest and Northshore regions—for a total of 37.

Of those cases, all but three are still being reported as "probable" Omicron cases.