Louisiana Department of Health

The Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) is reporting a fourth death related to Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) associated with COVID-19.
MIS-C is a serious health condition in young people less than 21 years of age where different body organs can become inflamed and fail. These include the heart, lungs, kidneys, brain, skin, eyes or gastrointestinal organs.
Children with MIS-C may have a fever and various symptoms, including abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhea, neck pain, rash, bloodshot eyes or feeling extra tired.

The Louisiana Department of Health on Monday began posting an interactive map of COVID-19 cases by census tract.
The map is part of the department’s dashboard of COVID-19 data at ldh.la.gov/coronavirus/
The map helps answer the public’s question about how close the virus is hitting to home.
On Tuesday, the map stated a number of cases by tract, but on Wednesday the map stated ranges such as 1-5 for case numbers.

There have been 29 deaths from COVID-19 in St. Landry Parish as of the noon Wednesday report on the Louisiana Department of Health’s website, ldh.la.gov/coronavirus.
There have been 140 cases in St. Landry Parish.
For the first time the Department offers a breakdown on race in the deaths from the coronavirus, but those numbers did not match the total deaths given.
In St. Landry Parish, four of the deaths were blacks; 20 where whites; and two are listed as unknown race.
Area parish COVID-19 counts include:
Evangeline, 44 cases; no deaths.