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14 New Cases Of COVID-19 Confirmed In St. James Parish; Parish Now Considered To Have Community Spread

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As of March 25, 2020, at noon, the Louisiana Department of Health has confirmed 14 positive COVID-19 cases and 1 COVID-19 related death in St. James Parish.

On March 24th there were nine reported cases, so as expected the number of positive cases is on the rise.

COVID-19 patients are being treated in multiple parishes and patients being treated at St. James Parish Hospital are in isolation. Also, some have been discharged home and have been educated how to effectively quarantine.

More information about best practices when you are in a household that has been affected by COVID-19 can be found on the hospital’s website sjph.org/coronavirusinformation.

“Recent cases have indicated that St. James Parish now has an active community spread,” said MaryEllen Pratt, St. James Parish Hospital CEO. “The CDC considers a virus community spread if people have been affected in a certain area and some are unsure how or where they contracted the disease.”

As reported by the CDC, COVID-19 is thought to spread mainly from person-to-person contact through respiratory droplets produced when an infected person - typically 6 feet or closer to another person coughs or sneezes.

“The spread of COVID-19 in our parish is not unexpected. We have been preparing for this moment and encouraging our residents to practice social distancing,” said Peter Dufresne, St. James Parish President. “Our message is the same, but the urgency of that message is not. We now know that this highly infectious disease is spreading here. Please heed this warning and that of our Governor to stay home with your immediate family only.”

“Make no mistake, our actions today will impact our future.”

For the latest hospital communications related to COVID-19 visit sjph.org/coronavirusinformation or visit the St. James Parish Hospital Facebook Page. For Parish wide COVID-19 communications, visit the St. James Parish Government website stjamesparishla.gov and/or Facebook Page.

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