Grand Rapids school added to Minnesota outbreak list as COVID-19 cases rise in Itasca County
Stella Maris Academy’s St. James campus in Duluth and Greenway High School in Coleraine were removed from the outbreak list Thursday. 7:47 am, May 14, 2021 ×
East Grand Rapids Elementary School was added to the Minnesota Department of Health s COVID-19 outbreak list Thursday.
A school building is put on the list if it reports five or more confirmed cases in students or staff who were in a building while infectious during a two-week reporting period. The building is removed after 28 days of no new positive tests.
The Grand Rapids school was added to the list as Itasca County is seeing a spike in cases. From May 6-13, Itasca County has had 144 new cases, with a seven-day average of 20.6.
Itasca County reports the highest COVID-19 case rates in the region. 8:30 am, May 7, 2021 ×
Another Northland school was added to the Minnesota Department of Health s outbreak list Thursday.
A school building is put on the list if it reports five or more confirmed cases of COVID-19 in students or staff who were in a building while infectious during a two-week reporting period. The building is removed after 28 days of no new positive tests.
Deer River High School, in Deer River, was added to the list Thursday. Lowell Elementary School, in Duluth, added March 11, was removed from the list Thursday.
These Northland schools still remain on the outbreak list as of Thursday:
2 Northland schools added to Minnesota COVID-19 outbreak list
Memorial High School, in Ely, and Mesabi East Elementary School, in Aurora, both added March 25, were removed from the list Thursday. 4:10 pm, Apr. 29, 2021 ×
Two Northland schools were added to the Minnesota Department of Health s outbreak list Thursday.
A school building is put on the list if it reports five or more confirmed cases of COVID-19 in students or staff who were in a building while infectious during a two-week reporting period. The building is removed after 28 days of no new positive tests.
Nashwauk-Keewatin High School, in Nashwauk, and Laura MacArthur Elementary School, in Duluth, were added to the list Thursday. Both schools are offering in-person learning for all students.
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