More than 250 Alachua County Public School students and staff in quarantine
This number remains tied to students who have tested positive on sports teams Photo by Kate McNamara | The Independent Florida Alligator
Alachua County Public Schools has 251 students and faculty in quarantine as of Tuesday afternoon, according to the school district’s COVID-19 dashboard.
Under protocol, those in quarantine reflect positive COVID-19 cases and people who had significant contact with someone who tested positive. In the case of sports teams, if an athlete or coach tests positive, then the entire team must quarantine. ACPS’s total enrollment is 26,665 students as of Tuesday, according to the dashboard.
UISD restarts Grab and Go meal distribution on Monday
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The United ISD Food Service Department began their Grab and Go Meals distribution Monday, March 23 at selected schools throughout the district. Meal kits, that include breakfast and lunch, will be provided for any child under the age of 18, up to 22 years of age for Special Education students. The child must accompany the parent. The meals will be provided from 9:30 to 11:30 am.Cuate Santos / Laredo Morning TimesShow MoreShow Less
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The United ISD Child Nutrition Department is ready to feed the students of United ISD through Grab and Go Meals starting Monday, February 22, 2021.
Idaho officials add 5 COVID-19 deaths, but report fewer than 250 new cases Saturday Nicole Blanchard, The Idaho Statesman
Feb. 14 Idaho officials reported fewer than 250 confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 on Saturday as cases continue to decline across the state. However, five more deaths were reported.
The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare and local health districts reported 191 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 58 probable cases, for a total of 249 new cases on Saturday. The bulk of the confirmed cases were in Ada, Canyon and Bannock counties, which reported 64, 28 and 26 new cases, respectively.
Officials also reported five new deaths tied to COVID-19: one each in Ada (427 total), Bannock (93 total) and Washington (21 total) counties, and two in Bingham County (62 total). The Bannock County death was a man in his 60s, according to Southeastern Idaho Public Health. The agency said the Bingham County deaths were a man and a woman, each in their 60s.
Neha Gupte, a sixth-grader at Lincoln Middle School, won the 2021 Alachua District Spelling Bee by correctly spelling the name of a legendary Scottish paradise that never changes Brigadoon.
“I didn’t know the story of Brigadoon, but I was able to sound it out,” said Neha after the competition. “My mom also used that word during one of our practices, so I’d already heard it.”
Neha was one of 28 fifth- through eighth-graders from public, charter, private and homeschool settings who competed recently for the title of the district’s top speller. Because of COVID-19, the competition was held through Zoom with a very limited audience.
Idahoâs COVID-19 case counts, hospitalizations keep improving, but 9 deaths are added
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Idahoâs health districts and the Department of Health and Welfare reported just 233 new confirmed coronavirus cases Friday, continuing a weeks-long decline. With 111 new probable cases, the combined total came in at 344.
Hospitalizations of people with COVID-19 are markedly lower than numbers from the past few months, January included, when Idahoâs recovery took hold. Approximately 180 people were hospitalized across the state with confirmed or suspected COVID-19 on Wednesday, the most recent day that data was available from the Department of Health and Welfare. About 45 of those patients were in ICU units the same day, according to the state health departmentâs website.