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	15	117
	Child Day Care	78	281
	Vocational School	7	34
Community Living and Events	Casino	17	770
	Festival/Fair	2	6
	Funeral	12	66
	Gym/Fitness Center	22	102
	Home Gathering	7	38
	Hotel/Motel	1	2
	Recreation	19	79
	Religious Service	106	547
	Social Event	35	207
	Wedding	23	146
Food and Drinks	Bars	62	595
Food and Drinks	Restaurant	133	508
Shopping and Services	Automotive	32	121
	Bank	21	72
	Retail Setting	132	587
Workplace	Construction Site	10	86
	Food Processing	47	1109
	Industrial Setting	172	1189
	Office Space	90	420
	Other Worksite	92	470
	Ship/Boat	12	81
Total - July 20		1147	7633

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* - No Update as of 5/26/2021.

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  3212
Total number of cases among students exclusively attending virtual classes** 405
Total number of cases among faculty and staff working on-campus  756
Total number of cases among faculty and staff working 100% virtually**  58

*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.