A number of healthcare centers in the area were temporarily closed this week. But some have restarted testing services.
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COVID-19 cases down in state prisons, up in New Orleans jail
Cases at the jail more than doubled since last week, according to Sheriff Gusman.
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After FDA approval, no plans to call for student vaccine mandates at New Orleans-area school districts
The Louisiana Department of Health sets statewide school immunization requirements, but districts can request permission to include additional vaccines for their students. As of Tuesday, St. Tammany, Jefferson, St. Bernard and NOLA Public Schools have no plans to make that request.
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‘People are just reaching a breaking point’: New Orleans EMS employees say pay, COVID burnout contributing to turnover and delays in care
City EMS operations lost almost 20 percent of budgeted staff this year.
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New Orleans schools offering cash to students and staff who get tested for COVID
The school district is offering $25 for an initial test, then $10 for subsequent tests.
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New Orleans schools report 453 cases and 4,657 quarantines among students, staff
Following full approval of the Pfizer vaccine, LDH has no timeline yet for adding COVID shots to the required vaccine list for K-12 schools.
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State reports decrease in prisoner COVID cases, slight increase among prison staff
Gusman reports 18 cases among detainees, 19 among staff and contractors at the New Orleans jail.
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OPSB committee advances employee vaccine mandate, final vote on Thursday
If approved, the policy would require about 200 people directly employed by the district to be fully vaccinated by the end of next month. Several charter school operators have already adopted similar policies for their employees.
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More than 3,000 students, school staff in quarantine as active cases jump
The district has reported 370 cases in the early weeks of the school year, nearly half the total for all of last school year.
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OPSB to vote on employee vaccine mandate this week
The policy would require central office staff to get vaccinated by the end of September.