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Examining COVID-19 infections and deaths in nearby parishes can be important for identifying surges that may soon impact your own parish. This page provides a count of people that have been infected or killed by COVID-19 for all parishes in this Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) region. There’s also data on hospital capacity, so leaders can see when healthcare defenses are at risk of becoming overwhelmed.
Daily reported cases and deaths
New cases and deaths are reported nearly every day by the state, but bottlenecks in processing tests and lags in reporting can cause delays. Seven-day averages smooth weekly reporting irregularities and provide a more stable interpretation than daily totals. When daily numbers may appear to drop, decisionmakers know it's not until the seven-day average follows suit to confirm a real change has happened.
New reported cases by day in
Source: The Data Center analysis of Louisiana Department of Health data.
Notes: This graph uses the Louisiana Department of Health's confirmed case counts, not their probably case counts. On June 28th, LDH stopped reporting new COVID-19 data on Saturdays. LDH also occasionally reports a negative number of cases or deaths to correct for previous errors. This graph visually replaces negative values with 0 but still accounts for corrections in 7-day average calculations. To see true values below 0 please refer to the data source.
New reported deaths by day in
Source: The Data Center analysis of Louisiana Department of Health data.
Notes: On June 28th, LDH stopped reporting new COVID-19 data on Saturdays. LDH also occasionally reports a negative number of cases or deaths to correct for previous errors. This graph visually replaces negative values with 0 but still accounts for corrections in 7-day average calculations. To see true values below 0 please refer to the data source.
Cumulative cases and deaths
Louisiana Department of Health regions are composed of several parishes. However, some parishes may be contributing to the overall number of cases and deaths in that region more than others. Knowing where and when new cases and deaths are occurring may inform where policy and resources should be directed. COVID-19 is blind to socio-political boundaries, so monitoring outbreaks in neighboring parishes is critical.
Cumulative COVID-19 cases by parish in
Note: Click on any parish in the legend to remove its data from the chart.
Source: The Data Center analysis of Louisiana Department of Health data.
Cumulative COVID-19 deaths by parish in
Note: Click on any parish in the legend to remove its data from the chart.
Source: The Data Center analysis of Louisiana Department of Health data.
Vaccinations
In the closing weeks of 2020, the first coronavirus vaccine was administered in Louisiana. While vaccines offer a clear solution to the COVID-19 pandemic, they will not single-handedly create a pathway to normalcy. The COVID-19 vaccines work by helping the immune system quickly identify the virus at the start of infection and prevent spread to the rest of the body. This significantly reduces the likelihood of infections developing into severe illness; thus, reducing hospitalizations and death. However, during this time the infected person may still be an asymptomatic carrier of the disease.
Reducing the length and severity of infection likely diminishes, but may not completely eliminate, transmission to others.[note]. The more COVID-19 spreads, the more quickly new strains will evolve. Preliminary research suggests currently available vaccines may be less effective against some new strains.[note][note]. The CDC provides regular guidance and information on emerging COVID-19 variant strains.
The vaccine is an important tool to help prevent unnecessary illness and death, slow new strains from emerging, reduce the burden on hospitals and healthcare workers, and in providing the stability needed to build a new economy. Because high inoculation rates are necessary for vaccines to effectively slow the spread of infectious diseases, ensuring high participation rates among the state’s nearly 4.7 million residents is paramount. Importantly, social distancing and mask wearing will continue to be as important as ever.[note].
Reducing the length and severity of infection likely diminishes, but may not completely eliminate, transmission to others.[note]. The more COVID-19 spreads, the more quickly new strains will evolve. Preliminary research suggests currently available vaccines may be less effective against some new strains.[note][note]. The CDC provides regular guidance and information on emerging COVID-19 variant strains.
The vaccine is an important tool to help prevent unnecessary illness and death, slow new strains from emerging, reduce the burden on hospitals and healthcare workers, and in providing the stability needed to build a new economy. Because high inoculation rates are necessary for vaccines to effectively slow the spread of infectious diseases, ensuring high participation rates among the state’s nearly 4.7 million residents is paramount. Importantly, social distancing and mask wearing will continue to be as important as ever.[note].
Number of COVID-19 vaccines initiated and completed in
Source: The Data Center analysis of Louisiana Department of Health data.
Note: Several COVID-19 vaccines require two shots. “Initiated” refers to the number of people who have received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine in a non-trial setting. LDH updates vaccination data on Tuesdays and Thursdays.