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BRUNSWICK COUNTY – Another Brunswick County school has closed its building to students after a cluster was identified. North Brunswick High is transitioning…
Union Elementary had six active positive cases of COVID and had to transition to remote learning from Feb. 1 through Feb. 15. Students are expected to resume classes as normal on Feb. 16.
The county believed students from both schools attended programs outside of the school, which could be the source of the outbreak.
The school district and Brunswick County Health maintain daily conversations and work together to determine what steps need to be taken when there is an increase in COVID-19 activity at any particular location.
Seamans reassured the county that all the recommended health and safety protocols are in place and when they are followed, they minimize the impact of COVID-19 inside the district.
New Hanover County Schools reported 100 cases of Covid-19 the week of Feb. 1-5.
SOUTHEASTERN N.C. New Hanover County Schools reported 100 cases of Covid-19 among its students and staff the week of Feb. 1-5, including 12 individuals at Isaac Bear Early College High, according to the district’s reporting.
A total of 205 people are quarantining after being exposed to the virus at NHCS locations.
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Since NHCS launched its reporting dashboard which is where Port City Daily obtains data for its weekly updates the school system has been met with skepticism about the accuracy of its reporting. Administrators said the school system only posts cases that are self-reported by parents to the schools, which means some positive tests are unreported.