• The Louisiana Department of Health says 171 new COVID-19 cases were reported in the state today, bringing the total number of cases to 232,414 since March.
• Pennington Biomedical Research Center and the Louisiana Clinical and Translational Science Center secured a $1.8 million research grant to help in the fight against COVID-19 in Louisiana. Pennington and LA CaTS were selected to participate in Operation Warp Speed, the White House COVID-19 initiative. The research will focus on COVID-19 testing in Louisiana’s Black communities, which have been hit hard by the virus. See the announdement.
• Baton Rouge General Physicians is teaming up with the YMCA to create drive-up flu shot clinics. Staff from BRGP’s Family Health Center will administer the vaccine at the A.C. Lewis YMCA in Mid City on Dec. 2 from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m., and BRGP’s O’Neal Clinic staff will be at the C.B. Pennington Jr. YMCA on Dec. 9 from 8 a.m. to noon. Get more information here.
Read more stories on how the coronavirus is impacting the Baton Rouge business community. See a roundup of resources available to those impacted by the pandemic. Click here to see a 225 magazine list of local restaurants offering patio seating or indoor dining during phase two of reopening.
