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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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.
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.
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.
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.
The schedule for COVID-19 vaccine clinics in Region 7 for the week of April 26-May 2, 2021 is listed below. Region 7 includes the parishes of Caddo, Bossier, Webster, Claiborne, Bienville, Natchitoches, Sabine, DeSoto and Red River.
The schedule for COVID-19 vaccine clinics in Region 6 for the week of April 26-May 2, 2021 is listed below. Region 6 includes the parishes of Rapides, Vernon, Avoyelles, Concordia, Catahoula, LaSalle, Grant and Winn.
The schedule for COVID-19 vaccine clinics in Region 3 for the week of April 26-May 2, 2021 is listed below. Region 3 includes the parishes of Terrebonne, Lafourche, St. Charles, St. John the Baptist, St. James, Assumption and St. Mary.
The schedule for COVID-19 vaccine clinics in Region 5 for the week of April 26-May 2, 2021 is listed below. Region 5 includes the parishes of Calcasieu, Cameron, Jefferson Davis, Allen and Beauregard.
The schedule for COVID-19 vaccine clinics in Region 1 for the week of April 26-May 2, 2021 is listed below. Region 1 includes the parishes of Orleans, Jefferson, St. Bernard and Plaquemines.
The schedule for COVID-19 vaccine clinics in Region 2 for the week of April 26-May 2, 2021 is listed below. Region 2 includes the parishes of East Baton Rouge, West Baton Rouge, Ascension, Iberville, Pointe Coupee, West Feliciana and East Feliciana.
The Louisiana Department of Health will resume use of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, following a decision late Friday by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Bring Back Louisiana, the statewide grassroots effort to break down barriers to the COVID-19 vaccines, this weekend will launch its first vaccination events in the 9 pilot zip codes announced in March.