Staff COVID-19 cases decrease in Sarasota, Manatee schools
Both Sarasota County and Manatee County school districts recorded low numbers of employees testing positive for COVID-19 this week, as access to vaccinations expands.
Manatee Schools had no staff test positive for the week as of Friday morning, the first time that has happened this school year. In Sarasota County, seven staff members tested positive this week, the lowest number of positives since October.
That is a dramatic shift from weeks ago, when competition for the shot was fierce, limited to senior citizens and required people to sign up in an online registry to qualify.