According to the Louisiana Department of Health website on November 19, 2020, Winn Parish reported 871 (798 confirmed – 73 probable, 1 in 16 people) total new cases of COVID 19. An increase of 125 cases since last Friday. Three additional deaths in Winn Parish were reported this week bringing the parish total to 24 (23 confirmed – 1 probable, 1 in 579 people). There are 167 active positive cases in Winn Parish as of 11/16/20. The latest numbers place Winn Parish in the top five of Louisiana parishes with the most cases per 100,000 residents in the last seven days.

Confirmed cases and deaths, which are widely considered to be an undercount of the true toll, are counts of individuals whose coronavirus infections were confirmed by a molecular laboratory test. Probable cases and deaths count individuals who meet criteria for other types of testing, symptoms and exposure, as developed by national and local governments.

The week of 10/22 – 11/4 Winn Parish two week cumulative incidence was 261.78. Placing Winn Parish in the “High” category. 

Winn Correctional Center

According to ICE.GOV as of 11/18/2020 there are 4 detainees with confirmed cases of COVID 19 currently under isolation or monitoring at the Winn Correctional Center (WCC). There have been  no additional deaths keeping the total number of deaths of a detainee who died after testing positive for COVID-19 while in ICE custody at WCC at one. There have been 241 total confirmed COVID-19 cases at WCC since testing began in February 2020. (These numbers have not changed in the last two updates)

There have been no official numbers reported by Winn Parish Sheriff’s Office or LaSalle Management regarding number of positive COVID cases or deaths amongst staff at WCC. 

Winn Parish Long-Term Care Facilities

The latest Nursing Home Report dated  November 17, 2020, reflects no new cases among residents, and no new case among staff reported for this week at Autumn Leaves Nursing & Rehab Center. Winnfield Nursing & Rehab reported 10 new cases among residents, and 6 new cases among staff.

Facility	Autumn Leaves	Winnfield Nursing & Rehab
Parish	Winn	Winn
Resident Census	85	77
Total COVID-19 Cases Among Residents	26	58
New COVID-19 Cases Among Residents Since Last Report (11-12-20)	0	10
Of Total Resident Cases, Number Whose Infections Began at this Facility	24	54
Total Residents Recovered	22	38
Total COVD-19 Deaths Among Residents	2	10
Total COVID-19 Cases Among Staff	24	34
New COVID-19 Cases Among Staff Since Last Report (11-12-20)	0	6
Total Staff Recovered	23	25

Winn Parish Schools

COVID-19 cases reported to LDH by K-12 Winn Parish Schools as of the 11/15/20 report:

Parish	No. of Schools in Parish	Faculty/ Staff/ Volunteer Total Cases	Student Total Cases	Faculty/ Staff/ Volunteer Cases Reported 11/9 – 11/15	Student Reported 11/9 – 11/15
Winn	6	16	53	Less than 0 Greater than 5	10