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New COVID cases among 572 students, 48 staff members in past week; 0.08% of students in Massachusetts schools reported with virus Updated May 13, 2021; A total of 620 new COVID-19 cases have been reported in Massachusetts schools, education officials said Thursday. Those cases, detected from May 6 to 12, are among 572 students and 48 staff members who have been inside a public school building in the seven days before testing positive, according to a weekly report from the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. The overall percentage of COVID cases in schools is low and stands at 0.08% among students and 0.04% among staffers, according to the report. From May 3 to 9, the state-funded pooled coronavirus testing program had a positivity rate of 0.71%, according to the department. In that period, 176 districts have participated. There have been 12,763 pools processed with 91 positive results. ....
718 students, 94 staff members at Massachusetts schools positive for COVID in 2-week period that includes break Updated Apr 29, 2021; A total of 812 new cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Massachusetts schools during a two-week period that includes April break, education officials said Thursday. From April 15 to April 28, public schools reported 718 students and 94 staff members were positive for the coronavirus, according to data from the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. Those figures include students and staffers who tested positive within seven days of being in a school building. Those positives included 711 students and 85 staffers at local school districts, 3 students and 5 staffers at education collaboratives, and 4 students and 4 staffers at approved special education schools. ....
COVID cases in Massachusetts schools increase again, with 682 students and 228 staff members testing positive masslive.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from masslive.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
377 student, 146 staff COVID cases reported at Massachusetts schools in past week as teachers vie for vaccine appointments ahead of full-time in-person learning Updated Mar 11, 2021; As Massachusetts educators look for COVID-19 vaccination appointments ahead of the state of full-time learning next month, state officials have announced 523 more virus cases detected in schools. From March 4 to 10, schools across the state reported 377 students and 146 staff members were positive for the virus, according to data from the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. That total includes 373 student cases and 141 staff cases at local school districts, three student cases and three staff cases at education collaboratives, and one student case and two staff cases at approved special education schools, according to a weekly report from the department. ....