COVID-19 Outbreaks

LDH is reporting the number of COVID-19 outbreaks and associated cases in non-congregate settings. This information will be updated every Wednesday. An outbreak is defined as 2 or more cases among unrelated individuals that have visited a site within a 14-day time period.

COVID-19 Outbreak summary for non-congregate living settings

Outbreak Category	Outbreak Setting	Outbreaks	Cases
Child Care and Higher Education	Camp	30	331
	Child Day Care	134	566
	Vocational School	10	51
Community Living and Events	Casino	17	887
	Festival/Fair	2	6
	Funeral	14	82
	Gym/Fitness Center	23	118
	Home Gathering	8	49
	Hotel/Motel	3	6
	Recreation	23	99
	Religious Service	114	611
	Social Event	40	243
	Wedding	24	149
Food and Drinks	Bars	71	635
Food and Drinks	Restaurant	161	631
Shopping and Services	Automotive	36	134
	Bank	22	78
	Retail Setting	161	721
Workplace	Construction Site	12	105
	Food Processing	55	1265
	Industrial Setting	187	1309
	Office Space	103	515
	Other Worksite	107	569
	Ship/Boat	15	108
Total - September 22		1372	9268

K-12 Schools Reporting

*Cases are defined as individuals reported to have positive SARS-CoV-2 molecular or antigen laboratory tests. Cases are self-reported by k-12 schools currently enrolled in the school reporting system.

STATEWIDE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION (IHE) COVID-19 CASES - Fall 2021*

LDH worked closely with the Louisiana Board of Regents and institutions of higher education in developing this reporting process. Sharing facility-level information is not standard public health practice, but we made an exception here at the request of the Board of Regents.

Total number of cases among students living or attending classes on-campus  2254
Total number of cases among students exclusively attending virtual classes** 175
Total number of cases among faculty and staff working on-campus  679
Total number of cases among faculty and staff working 100% virtually**  22

*Cases are defined as individuals reported to have positive SARS-CoV-2 molecular or antigen laboratory tests. Cases are self-reported by IHE currently enrolled in the school reporting system.

** Not all IHE track or report cases among virtual students and staff.