Another Louisiana resident has died from contracting flesh-eating bacteria, the state health department confirmed Tuesday. So far this year, there have been 26 vibrio cases among Louisiana residents – all of whom were hospitalized. Over the past 10 years, Louisiana has reported an average of 10 vibrio cases and one death per year. Florida has reported 25 vibrio cases and five related deaths this year. As of August, Mississippi counted three vibrio cases and one death from a person inflected through a leg wound, Mississippi Public Broadcasting reported.