Louisiana Covid-19 Health Equity Task Force

04/01/2022

Closing Meeting

12/04/2021

The Louisiana Department of Health protects and promotes health and ensures access to medical, preventive and rehabilitative services for all citizens of the State of Louisiana.

09/28/2021

Governor John Bel Edwards: "I am extending Louisiana’s statewide indoor mask mandate for another four weeks as the state’s overall COVID-19 outlook improves following the state’s worst surge of the entire pandemic. The statewide mask mandate includes K-12 schools and college campuses."

08/26/2021

Join Louisiana Department of Health, and area medical and higher ed professionals this evening for a free webinar on how we can continue to keep our campuses safe amid . Questions can be submitted during the live broadcast. Go to https://tinyurl.com/LACollegeCOVIDinfo to register.

08/23/2021

The Louisiana Department of Health reports 10,950 newly reported cases since Friday.

The vast majority (97.2%) of these newly reported cases are tied to community spread, rather than congregate settings like nursing homes.

This update represents increases among all age groups, with the largest percentage among 5-17yo (23%), and regions, with the largest percentages coming from Regions 1 (Orleans), 9 (Northshore), 2 (Baton Rouge) and 4 (Acadiana).

Sadly, we also report another 59 deaths since Friday, bringing our death toll to 11,977.

Wearing a mask and getting the vaccine are how you best protect yourself and your loved ones.

ldh.la.gov/coronavirus

08/19/2021

Last week, members of the renowned received through a partnership of , and . Now, 95% of the band are vaccinated! Let's follow their lead and fight this pandemic.

08/19/2021

The will be hosting a Vaccine Card Assistance Day on Friday, 8/20, 9am-7pm at the Treme Center (900 N Villere St). Staff and volunteers will assist residents with troubleshooting COVID-19 vaccine card issues. Please note: there will be Spanish and Vietnamese language assistance available, too! Please swipe 👈 for graphics in multiple languages.

Types of assistance:
✔️Replacing a lost CDC card if fully immunized in Louisiana - must show a form of written identification to verify personal information (government ID, passport, employer-based photo ID, etc.
✔️Assisting with LA Wallet set-up on a mobile device if fully immunized in Louisiana.
✔️Adding records to the Louisiana Immunization Record if immunized in another state with proof of vaccine (CDC card or other state immunization documentation).
✔️If a New Orleans resident received a vaccine outside of Louisiana and does not have written documentation for that record, the resident must contact the healthcare provider or state/local health department where they received the vaccine.

08/14/2021

With the rapid spread of the Delta variant, many travelers are wondering if they should cancel upcoming trips. CNN medical analyst Dr. Leana Wen weighs in.

08/04/2021

The CDC does not directly recommend the vaccine, but it does say that pregnant women can receive the vaccine.

Two leading organizations that represent obstetricians and gynecologists recommended Friday that anyone who is pregnant should be vaccinated against Covid-19.

08/04/2021

Originally recorded in April as numbers were going down. Now, they're going up again with the Delta variant mercilessly going through our communities. Here are four things that we can continue to do to beat .