The overall percentage of COVID-19 cases in Massachusetts schools remains well below 1% as education officials on Thursday reported new infections of the virus among 407 total students and staff members. With roughly 735,000 students and 140,000 staffers currently in public school buildings, the percent of coronavirus cases in schools stands at 0.05% among students and 0.02% among staffers, .
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.
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523 students, 407 staffers positive for COVID in Massachusetts schools in last week
Updated Jan 14, 2021;
A total of 930 COVID-19 cases, split between 523 students and 407 staff members, have been reported at Massachusetts schools from Jan. 7 to 13, education officials said Thursday.
Those cases do not include students who are learning remotely. The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education each Thursday issues a COVID case report, detailing the number of students and staff members who reported a positive test for the coronavirus within seven days of being inside school buildings.
This week’s report details 505 student cases and 355 staff cases at local school districts. There were six student cases and 10 staff cases at education collaboratives. And there were 12 student cases and 42 staff cases at approved special education schools.
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.