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.

REPORT DATE	NUMBER OF OUTBREAKS	CASES
23-Feb	833	5835
Automotive/Dealership	22	83
Bar	50	537
Camp	2	10
Casino	15	511
Child Day Care	56	192
Construction Site	10	86
Festival/Fair	2	6
Food Processing	40	1056
Funeral	8	33
Gym/Fitness Setting	16	77
Home Gathering	6	34
Industrial Setting	129	949
Office Space	59	296
Other Worksites	75	389
Recreation	15	64
Religious Services/Event	81	382
Restaurant	102	391
Retail Setting	103	456
Ship/Boat	4	38
Social Event	20	137
Vocational School	3	7
Wedding	15	101

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 - Spring 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  2248
Total number of cases among students exclusively attending virtual classes** 303
Total number of cases among faculty and staff working on-campus  582
Total number of cases among faculty and staff working 100% virtually**  47

*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.

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