The Louisiana Department of Health says an jump in positive test results of coronavirus appears linked to multiple bars in Baton Rouge's Tigerland. The department says it has received at least 100 reports of customers and staff testing positive for COVID-19
"Anyone who visited Tigerland bars over the weekend should consider themselves exposed to COVID-19 and should self-quarantine for 14 days and monitor for symptoms," the department said in a statement.
Meanwhile, the New Orleans Health Department says there are two separate clusters of cases it is investigating, that appear to be related to a high school graduation party in New Orleans, and "a large, non-physically distant gathering at a bar outside the parish."
The city says anyone who has been at a large non-physically distant gathering, without masks, should quarantine themselves for at least 14 days and get tested.
"In New Orleans, we’ve made such great progress because so many of our residents have been patient, compliant, and understanding," said New Orleans Health Director Dr. Jennifer Avegno. "We must continue that good work as long as COVID remains a threat. We might be ‘over’ COVID, but COVID is not over by a long shot."