The Louisiana Department of Health is reporting that several parishes in Acadiana have seen a double digit drop in COVID-19 percent positivity rates.
LDH updates its percent positivity rates each Wednesday. Of the percent positivity rates from Jan. 21 - 27 compared to Jan. 28 - Feb. 3, Vermilion Parish recorded the largest decrease with -38.54%, followed by St. Mary Parish with -26.79%.
Gov. John Bel Edwards's latest emergency proclamation went into effect on 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.
Edwards announced Tuesday that Louisiana will remain in Phase 2, which was set to expire on Feb. 10, for another 21 days until March 3.
According to LDH, here are the percent positivity rates for each parish in Acadiana as of Wednesday, Feb. 10:
Acadia
- Jan. 21 - 27: 4.80%
- Jan. 28 - Feb. 3: 4.80%
- Week-to-Week change: 0.00%
Calcasieu Parish
- Jan. 21 - 27: 10.30%
- Jan. 28 - Feb. 3: 8.80%
- Week-to-Week change: -14.56%
Evangeline
- Jan. 21 - 27: 3.60%
- Jan. 28 - Feb. 3: 5.10%
- Week-to-Week change: 41.67%
Jeff Davis
- Jan. 21 - 27: 4.60%
- Jan. 28 - Feb. 3: 3.90%
- Week-to-Week change: -15.22%
Iberia
- Jan. 21 - 27: 8.20%
- Jan. 28 - Feb. 3: 6.60%
- Week-to-Week change: -19.51%
Lafayette
- Jan. 21 - 27: 8.10%
- Jan. 28 - Feb. 3: 6.20%
- Week-to-Week change: -23.46%
St. Landry
- Jan. 21 - 27: 7.10%
- Jan. 28 - Feb. 3: 5.80%
- Week-to-Week change: -18.31%
St. Martin
- Jan. 21 - 27: 9.90%
- Jan. 28 - Feb. 3: 7.30%
- Week-to-Week change: -26.26%
St. Mary
- Jan. 21 - 27: 5.60%
- Jan. 28 - Feb. 3: 4.10%
- Week-to-Week change: -26.79%
Vermilion
- Jan. 21 - 27: 9.60%
- Jan. 28 - Feb. 3: 5.90%
- Week-to-Week change: -38.54%
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