April 6, 2021 By Jon King / jking@whmi.com
As case rates continue to soar across Michigan, 84 new COVID-19 outbreaks were reported at schools in the state, including six in Livingston County.
According to data released Monday by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, 15 students and one staff member were infected with the virus at school or at a school-related function in Livingston County. They include 9 students at Brighton High School, five students at Hartland High School as well as a student and a staff member at the IXL Hamburg pre-school. Also reporting an outbreak were Livingston Classical Academy in Whitmore Lake, which had six students infected, and South Lyon High School, with three students infected.
Student of the Month: New Brighton Rotary Club
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NEW BRIGHTON Bethany Krut, a senior at New Brighton High School, was named Student of the Month for April by the New Brighton Rotary Club.
Krut has played volleyball since 2015 and has been named a Section 2A All-Star for the sport. She participated in marching band for three years and track and field and cheerleading for one.
Krut is the daughter of Gregory and Antoinette Krut of New Brighton and plans to attend college and pursue a career in athletic training after graduation.
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As the state has seen a rapid increase in COVID-19 cases, schools have been seeing similar trends.
Some schools in Livingston County have seen surges in cases, but school leaders believe the likelihood of in-school transmission is still low. We haven t seen transmission in schools, Pinckney Superintendent Rick Todd said. It could happen, but we re not seeing that as a root cause. What we re seeing are interactions without protocols where you re seeing that mass spread.
The Detroit Free Press reported on March 17 that the largest portion of new COVID-19 cases in Michigan was school-age children. Natasha Radke, public information officer for the Livingston County Health Department, confirmed the county has seen an uptick in cases among children. She said there have been club- and sports-related cases, including the B.1.1.7 variant, which is more contagious and could be causing the increase in school outbreaks.
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