COVID-19

COVID cases in New Orleans’ public schools were down last week, but quarantines were up, according to data released Tuesday.

Today on Louisiana Considered, we learn about a new concert that addresses the last two years of pandemic life. And we hear why the New Orleans Ballet Association is taking up a new style of dance for its latest season.

Louisiana reached a pandemic milestone on Tuesday, with the state health department reporting more than 1 million positive COVID-19 cases.

As the omicron variant pushes daily COVID-19 case totals to record highs and statewide hospitalizations eclipse the 2,000-mark, Gov. John Bel Edwards urged Louisianans to rely on vaccines and masks to stay safe but made no changes to the state’s COVID-19 mitigation measures.

The state health department reported 17,592 new cases of COVID-19, the highest daily report of new cases, on Wednesday, breaking Friday’s record of 14,802 cases.

Due to hospitalization rates that continue to climb and overwhelm the healthcare system, the indoor mask mandate is back in place for New Orleans starting Wednesday, according to officials.

Louisiana nursing home facilities report low vaccine booster rates among residents and employees.

COVID-19 cases soared at New Orleans Public Schools during the first week of instruction in 2022, mirroring the skyrocketing cases across the city and the state.

For the second consecutive day on Friday, Louisiana health officials reported the highest daily count of COVID-19 cases ever during the pandemic amid an unprecedented surge from the highly transmissible omicron variant.

Some Louisiana colleges and universities have adjusted their spring semester plans to respond to the omicron variant, though they’re taking varying approaches.