377 student, 146 staff COVID cases reported at Massachusetts schools in past week as teachers vie for vaccine appointments ahead of full-time in-person learning
Updated Mar 11, 2021;
As Massachusetts educators look for COVID-19 vaccination appointments ahead of the state of full-time learning next month, state officials have announced 523 more virus cases detected in schools.
From March 4 to 10, schools across the state reported 377 students and 146 staff members were positive for the virus, according to data from the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
That total includes 373 student cases and 141 staff cases at local school districts, three student cases and three staff cases at education collaboratives, and one student case and two staff cases at approved special education schools, according to a weekly report from the department.