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COVID cases at Massachusetts schools grow to 1,045 just days ahead of full in-person learning for grades K-5
Updated Apr 01, 2021;
Just days away from full-time in-person learning for K-5 students in Massachusetts, schools have reported 1,045 total new COVID-19 cases to education officials.
Those cases, detected from March 25 to 31, are among 801 students and 244 staff members, according to data from the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
This shows an increase from last week when DESE reported 910 new cases of the virus, split between 682 students and 228 staff members. The week prior, there were 669 total new cases.
Of the positives in this week’s report, 791 student cases and 228 staff cases were at local school districts, 6 student cases and 10 staff cases were at education collaboratives, and 4 student cases and 6 staff cases were at approved special education schools, per DESE data.
1,009 students, staffers positive for COVID in Massachusetts schools in last week
Updated Dec 17, 2020;
A total of 1,009 new coronavirus cases have been identified in Massachusetts schools from Dec. 10 to Dec. 16, officials said Thursday.
Those cases were among 591 students and 418 staff members, according to a weekly report from the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. The report, released each Thursday, does not include cases among students who are remote learning. Additionally, cases are only included if the infected person has been in a school building within the seven days before testing positive.
This week’s report shows an increase of almost 90 students compared to last week and about the same number of cases among staff members. Last week, the state announced positive tests among 503 students and 420 staffers, a spike compared to previous reports.
Massachusetts schools see spike in COVID cases, with 503 students and 420 staffers positive in last week
Updated Dec 10, 2020;
State education officials have announced 923 coronavirus cases reported among school students and staff members between Dec. 3 and Dec. 9, a large increase compared to previous weeks.
Those cases are among 503 students and 420 staffers and do not include cases among students who are remote learning. Additionally, cases are only included if the infected person has been in a school building within the seven days before testing positive.
This week’s report shows an increase of almost 400 cases. Last week, the department reported 527 positive COVID cases among 276 students and 251 staffers. That report was similar to the numbers released the week prior.