District reports 36 active cases, 93 quarantines.
Category: Coronavirus
New BGR report urges government to continue livestreaming public meetings after pandemic
Group urges legislature to amend the state’s Open Meetings Law to add livestreaming and archiving requirements
School district cases low in first post-Mardi Gras snapshot
This week’s low numbers were due in large part to low testing, school breaks during the holiday.
New Orleans public schools recommends masks through March 18
The district’s requirement will last two weeks longer than the city’s, which was lifted Thursday.
Cases drop in NOLA Public Schools, following citywide trend
Daily case counts and test positivity rates in the city have been dropping in recent weeks as well.
District tracking 268 COVID-19 cases in schools
Some data on cases and quarantines appears to still be missing in the district’s latest weekly report.
Holes in NOLA Public Schools’ COVID data reporting emerge
The district reported less than half as many cases as the state did last week, and the largest charter network was incorrectly reported as having zero cases.
District tracking 525 COVID-19 cases tied to schools
Number of reported active cases is a decrease from last week.
Following mandate going into effect, schools are working to confirm students’ vaccination status
At the city’s largest charter network, two-thirds of middle and high school students are fully vaccinated. But the rate is 36 percent for those under 12.
NOLA Public Schools reports another drop in COVID cases
School vaccine mandate set to take effect Tuesday in New Orleans, but students will not be sent home, officials say.