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Gov. Edwards Declares Public Health Emergency in Response to COVID-19
Following a meeting of the Unified Command Group today, Gov. John Bel Edwards declared a Public Health emergency in Louisiana related to COVID-19.
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Health officials confirm three new presumptive positive COVID-19 cases in Louisiana as state increases testing for the virus
The Louisiana Department of Health reported on Tuesday evening three new presumptive positive cases of COVID-19, commonly referred to as coronavirus. All three are residents of Orleans Parish. Two are hospitalized in Orleans Parish; the third is hospitalized in St. Tammany Parish.
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Health officials confirms two new presumptive positive COVID-19 cases in Louisiana as state increases testing for the virus
The Louisiana Department of Health reported two new presumptive positive cases of COVID-19, commonly referred to as coronavirus. Both are residents of and hospitalized in Orleans Parish. Gov. John Bel Edwards announced the state’s first presumptive positive case, a Jefferson Parish resident, on Monday, March 9.
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Gov. Edwards confirms Louisiana's first presumptive positive case of COVID-19
The Louisiana Department of Health has reported Louisiana’s first presumptive positive case of COVID-19, commonly referred to as coronavirus, a Jefferson Parish resident who is hospitalized in Orleans Parish, Gov. John Bel Edwards announced Monday. At this time, there is only one known case of the illness in the state.
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LDH Blog: Louisiana Department of Health gets creative to provide flu vaccines
While testing LDH's capability to provide vaccines or antiviral drugs to people around the state in the event of an emergency, health officials got creative in central Louisiana last fall with drive-thru flu shot clinics.
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LDH Blog: In the event of an emergency ...
Dr. Frank Welch, medical director for emergency preparedness at the Louisiana Department of Health, directs and coordinates all aspects of infectious disease planning and response activities for Louisiana. We asked Dr. Welch about the planning and response to COVID-19 at a time when Dr. Welch’s team was also responding to five concurrent outbreaks of infectious diseases: seasonal flu, hepatitis A, mumps, norovirus and chicken pox.
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LDH Blog: Coronavirus, 2019-nCoV, COVID-19: Separating fact from fiction
By now, you’ve heard all about it online, in the newspapers and on television. With so many sources of information, it can be easy for falsehoods to spread like wildfire and be taken for the gospel truth.
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LDH Blog: Mardi Gras isn't the only thing on a roll during flu season
It’s Louisiana, and it’s February. You know what that means: laissez les bon temps rouler. When you’re reaching your hands to the sky on those Mardi Gras parade routes, which would you rather catch: those prized throws and beads … or the flu?
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Health officials investigating norovirus outbreak in Lake Charles
The Louisiana Office of Public Health is investigating an outbreak of norovirus in the Lake Charles area that appears to be spreading in the Calcasieu and Vernon Parishes.
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Health officials: There are currently no confirmed cases of novel coronavirus in Louisiana
While the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed that five patients in the United States have been diagnosed with 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019 nCoV), there are currently no confirmed cases of the virus in Louisiana. The CDC says that all of these patients have traveled from China. Health officials in Louisiana and other states are taking preliminary steps to prevent the spread of the virus.
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Acadiana region earns federal Public Health Readiness designation
Working with the Louisiana Department of Health and its Office of Public Health, leaders in Acadiana have demonstrated the ability to plan for, respond to and recover from hazards, disasters and health emergencies.
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Monroe region earns federal Public Health Readiness designation
Working with the Louisiana Department of Health and its Office of Public Health, leaders in Monroe and throughout the area have demonstrated the ability to plan for, respond to and recover from hazards, disasters and health emergencies.