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LDH News
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Region 2 Office of Public Health announces COVID-19 vaccine clinics for week of May 10-16
Residents requiring assistance can call the Bring Back Louisiana COVID-19 vaccine hotline at 1-855-453-0774 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday and from 12 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Sunday.
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Region 1 Office of Public Health announces COVID-19 vaccine clinics for week of May 10-16
Residents requiring assistance can call the Bring Back Louisiana COVID-19 vaccine hotline at 1-855-453-0774 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday and from 12 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Sunday.
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Health Department: COVID vaccine available at 1,492 vaccine providers in all 64 parishes
Residents requiring assistance can call the Bring Back Louisiana COVID-19 vaccine hotline at 1-855-453-0774 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday and from 12 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Sunday.
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Emergency Order: Release and Termination of Emergency Order
Termination of SHO Emergency Order concerning Commercial Body Art Facilities
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Louisiana Department of Health announces COVID-19 testing for week of May 3-8
No LANG-operated sites will be open in Region 3 (Houma-Thibodaux), Region 4 (Acadiana), Region 6 (Cenla), Region 7 (Northwest Louisiana) and Region 9 (North Shore).
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Health Department: COVID vaccine available at 1,513 vaccine providers in all 64 parishes
Residents requiring assistance can call the Bring Back Louisiana COVID-19 vaccine hotline at 1-855-453-0774 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday and from 12 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Sunday.
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Emergency Order: Nursing Facilities Visitation Update
This emergency order shall be effective immediately and shall remain in effect until further notice from the State Health Officer.
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Health Department confirms two cases of the Brazil COVID-19 variant in Louisiana
The Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) has confirmed the state’s first two identified cases of the SARS-CoV-2 virus known as the Brazil P.1 variant.
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Emergency Order: Face Covering Mandate for All Health Care Facilities Licensed by LDH
This Emergency Order shall be effective immediately and shall remain in effect from 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 28, 2021, until further notice from the State Health Officer.
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With New Tools to Fight the Spread of COVID-19, Governor Eases Some COVID-19 Mitigation Measures, Local Leaders and Businesses Now in Charge of Policies Requiring Masks in Louisiana
Following months of sustained improvement in COVID hospitalizations and an increase in the supply and availability of vaccines, Gov. John Bel Edwards announced that some mitigation measures will be eased and, starting Wednesday, April 28, the statewide mask mandate will be lifted.
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Health Department: COVID vaccine available at 1,525 vaccine providers in all 64 parishes
Residents requiring assistance can call the Bring Back Louisiana COVID-19 vaccine hotline at 1-855-453-0774 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday and from 12 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Sunday.
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Region 9 Office of Public Health announces COVID-19 vaccine clinics for week of April 26-May 2
The schedule for COVID-19 vaccine clinics in Region 9 for the week of April 26-May 2, 2021 is listed below. Region 9 includes the parishes of St. Tammany, Washington, Tangipahoa, St. Helena and Livingston.