Two of Louisiana’s most populated parishes, Jefferson and Orleans, which neighbor each other, lead the state in coronavirus cases, but how each parish moves through the reopening process has been different.
Both parishes have been averaging more cases per day since entering phase two, but Jefferson Parish leads Orleans, seeing a spike in recent days. “This is the first big numbers we’ve seen in over two months, so that’s very difficult for us to have to see on the dashboard,” said Jefferson Parish President Cynthia Lee Sheng.
Sheng said she believes an increase in activity contributed to the spike, and recent new cases weren't part of any backlog or increased testing.
“Our concern is that people are just letting their guard down, and that as things look more normal, you’re kind of lulled into thinking that things are more normal. They’re certainly not,” said Sheng.