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	30	331
	Child Day Care	139	591
	Vocational School	10	51
Community Living and Events	Casino	19	907
	Festival/Fair	8	37
	Funeral	16	114
	Gym/Fitness Center	23	118
	Home Gathering	8	49
	Hotel/Motel	6	12
	Recreation	24	101
	Religious Service	115	617
	Social Event	44	265
	Wedding	25	159
Food and Drinks	Bars	90	754
Food and Drinks	Restaurant	165	640
Shopping and Services	Automotive	40	144
	Bank	24	83
	Retail Setting	172	753
Workplace	Construction Site	14	109
	Food Processing	55	1315
	Industrial Setting	207	1384
	Office Space	110	534
	Other Worksite	118	637
	Ship/Boat	10	67
Total - December 01		1472	9772

K-12 Schools Reporting (Due to the Thanksgiving Holiday for schools last week, there is not an updated K-12 Report this week. )

*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 - Fall 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  3125
Total number of cases among students exclusively attending virtual classes** 270
Total number of cases among faculty and staff working on-campus  871
Total number of cases among faculty and staff working 100% virtually**  20

*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.