The Louisiana Department of Health is reporting that percent positivity rates for several parishes across Acadiana remain high, as every parish's most recent percent positivity rate was more than 5% for the last two weeks.
According to the Louisiana Department of Health, here are the percent positivity rates for each parish in Acadiana as of Wednesday, Dec. 9:
Acadia
- Nov. 26 - Dec. 2: 12.50%
- Nov. 19 - Nov. 25: 10.50%
- Week-to-week change: +19.00%
Evangeline
- Nov. 26 - Dec. 2: 11.20%
- Nov. 19 - Nov. 25: 9.00%
- Week-to-week change: +24.40%
Jeff Davis
- Nov. 26 - Dec. 2: 12.50%
- Nov. 19 - Nov. 25: 9.10%
- Week-to-week change: +37.40%
Iberia
- Nov. 26 - Dec. 2: 12.70%
- Nov. 19 - Nov. 25: 10.50%
- Week-to-week change: +21.00%
Lafayette
- Nov. 26 - Dec. 2: 13.00%
- Nov. 19 - Nov. 25: 10.90%
- Week-to-week change: +19.30%
St. Landry
- Nov. 26 - Dec. 2: 11.30%
- Nov. 19 - Nov. 25: 11.00%
- Week-to-week change: +2.70%
St. Martin
- Nov. 26 - Dec. 2: 12.90%
- Nov. 19 - Nov. 25: 13.50%
- Week-to-week change: -4.40%
St. Mary
- Nov. 26 - Dec. 2: 6.50%
- Nov. 19 - Nov. 25: 5.90%
- Week-to-week change: +10.20%
Vermilion
- Nov. 26 - Dec. 2: 13.00%
- Nov. 19 - Nov. 25: 9.90%
- Week-to-week change: +35.40%
According to the Office of Alcohol and Tobacco Control, as of Dec. 2, only four parishes in the state fall under the 5% percent positivity threshold to allow bars to have indoor consumption under the governor's latest proclamation. Those are:
- Orleans Parish
- Plaquemines Parish
- St. Bernard Parish
- St. John the Baptist
The governor's latest emergency order went into effect Wednesday, Nov. 25 and moved the state back into a modified Phase 2 where bars that are in parishes that exceed 5% positivity for two consecutive weeks are required to cease serving patrons indoors.
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