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Originally published on May 25, 2021 1:02 pm
COVID CASES IN NW LA- According to the latest data from the Louisiana Department of Health – there’s been an increase in the number of Covid-19 cases in eight of ten Northwest Louisiana parishes over the past two weeks dating to Sunday May 23
rd. The most populated parishes – Caddo and Bossier showed Covid case increases of 12% and 35% respectively. The only northwest Louisiana parish to show a decrease in COVID-19 cases for the 14-day period was DeSoto Parish with a 4% drop.
The increase in COVID-19 cases in the area comes just days after LSU Health Shreveport s Center for Emerging Viral Threats identified two specimens that were B.1.617.2 variants in the area, often referred as the “The Indian Variant” and is believed to be more transmissible than earlier variants.
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COVID CASES IN NW LA- According to the latest data from the Louisiana Department of Health – there’s been an increase in the number of Covid-19 cases in eight of ten Northwest Louisiana parishes over the past two weeks dating to Sunday May 23rd. The most populated parishes – Caddo and Bossier showed Covid case increases of 12% and 35% respectively. The only northwest Louisiana parish to show a decrease in COVID-19 cases for the 14-day period was DeSoto Parish with a 4% drop.
The increase in COVID-19 cases in the area comes just days after LSU Health Shreveport s Center for Emerging Viral Threats identified two specimens that were B.1.617.2 variants in the area, often referred as the “The Indian Variant” and is believed to be more transmissible than earlier variants.
May 24 – LSU Health Shreveport offers COVID-19 vaccinations to the public
Monday through Friday May 29th from 10 AM to 6PM at the LSUHS North Campus location. The Center of Excellence for Emerging Viral Threats (CEVT) also has scheduled vaccine opportunities for students and staff of participating Caddo and Bossier high schools. While vaccine offerings within schools are closed to the public, more information may be provided upon request.
Those wanting to vaccinate children ages 12 to 15 MUST pre-register at www.lsuhs.edu to ensure a signed consent form is completed. Any minors under age 18 will need to have a parent present or provide a signed parental consent form in order to be vaccinated. Vaccine eligibility includes all Louisiana residents AND those from out-of-state, who are 12 years of age and up.