COVID-19 Resources (SARS-CoV-2) For additional guidances and resources visit LDH. Click here. Back to IDEPI Main Page
Outbreak Data
- Case Counts and Response in Louisiana http://www.ldh.la.gov/coronavirus/
- COVID-19 Louisiana News
- Contact Tracing
- HAN ALERTS - Health Alert Network Messages (Louisiana)
Schools
- Schools: Grades K-12, Camps, and Child Care Resources
Institutes of Higher Education and Learning
- Colleges, Universities, and Higher Learning - CDC
- Higher Education Reopening Safely Guidance - The LA Board of Regents
- Guidance for Case Investigation and Contact Tracing - CDC
- Testing, Screening, and Outbreak Response for Institutions of Higher Education - CDC
General Guidance
- Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Guidance for Healthcare Settings - CDC
- Travel Guidance
- Considerations After Being Fully Vaccinated - CDC
- How to Correctly Wear PPE - CDC
- Managing Patients in Healthcare Settings - CDC
- Management of Healthcare Personnel with Exposure to COVID-19 - CDC
- Return-to-Work Criteria for Healthcare Personnel - CDC
- Discontinuing Isolation: Persons in Non-Healthcare Settings - CDC
- Preparation for Dialysis Centers - CDC
- Outpatient Hemodialysis Facilities Infection Prevention and Control - CDC
- Guidance for Correctional and Detention Facilities - CDC
- Homeless Community Providers Guidance - CDC
- Homelessness Service Providers & Shelters - Frequently Asked Questions - CDC
Nursing Facilities (NF) and other Long Term Care (LTC) Settings
- Revisions in Response related to Facility Testing - CMS
- Nursing Home Visitation - CMS
- Louisiana-specific Guidance for Viral Testing in Nursing Homes - LDH
- Nursing Home Data (Public File) - CMS
- Guidance related to revised Testing Requirements for NHs - LDH
- Mini Webinar Series for LTC Staff - CDC
- Testing Considerations for NHs - CDC
- Preparing for COVID-19 in LTC & NHs - CDC
- Responding to COVID-19 in NHs - CDC
- Key Strategies in LTC Settings- CDC
- Behavioral Health and Psychiatric Hospitals Frequently Asked Questions - CDC
- Memory Care Units - CDC
Reporting Requirements for COVID-19 in Louisiana
- Reporting & Data Collection - Reporting Test Results, Required Data to Collect, and Electronic Reporting LDH HAN
- Access the secure On-Line Portal to report Vaccine Breakthrough cases, Covid-associated Mortality, Pediatric Hospitalizations, & Pregnancy
- Reporting cases of Covid-19 associated Pediatric Multi-System Inflammatory Syndrome
- Certifying Deaths
- Reportable Diseases/Conditions per Louisiana Sanitary Code
Lab Testing Guidance for COVID-19 in Louisiana
- Public Health Lab Testing Guidance
- Swab Collection: Differences between Nasopharyngeal and Nasal Swabs
- Public Health Lab Reporting Portal
- Public Health Lab Secure Fax Form
- General Guidance: Information & Resources for Laboratories - CDC
COVID-19 and Animals
Cleaning and Disinfecting
- Reduce the Risk of Exposure in Public Places - CDC
- EPA-approved Products for use against SARS-CoV-2 - EPA
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