Louisiana Department of Health

Health Department: 406 vaccine providers in all 64 parishes receiving COVID vaccine this week

This week, 406 vaccine providers across the state were to receive limited doses of COVID vaccine.

St. Landry, Acadia bars OK’d to open

St. Landry and Acadia parish bars were cleared to reopen after the Louisiana Department of Health reported COVID-19 positivity rates of less than 5% for the last two weeks. Gov.

4th child death related to COVID-19

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.

Department of Health reporting COVID-19 cases by census tract

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.

29 dead in St. Landry Parish from COVID-19

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.

Virus claims 16 lives in St. Landry Parish

The Louisiana Department of Health is attributing 16 deaths in St. Landry Parish to COVID-19. As of noon Wednesday there has been 116 cases of the virus in the parish. In the state, there have been 21,951 cases and 1,103 deaths.

Physicians alerted to vaping-related illnesses in state

Due to the growing number of people throughout the country who have been hospitalized with severe pulmonary disease associated with using e-cigarette products, the Louisiana Department of Health is asking physicians and other health care providers to report these suspect cases to state health...

Louisiana reports first human West Nile virus cases for 2019

The Louisiana Department of Health today reported the first human cases of West Nile virus for this year.

La. residents reminded to get annual flu vaccine

The Louisiana Department of Health reminds state residents to get their annual flu shot if they have not done so already. An annual flu vaccine is recommended for everyone older than six months who does not have a complicating condition, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.