Together, Lynchburg City Schools and public schools in the counties of Campbell, Bedford, Amherst and Nelson have reported 727 positive cases of COVID-19 since their school years began.
Following their winter breaks over the last two weeks in December, almost all Lynchburg-area school divisions resumed classes Monday as well as normal COVID-19 case reporting. Only Appomattox County Public Schools suspended in-person learning last week following winter break. According to a message division superintendent Annette Bennett issued out Dec. 31, the division had a higher than normal number of students and staff in quarantine and isolation. Bennettâs message added the division will be changing its in-person schedule at all schools through Jan. 22.
This past week, Lynchburg City Schools and schools in the Campbell, Bedford, Amherst and Nelson county school divisions reported 135 new positive cases of COVID-19. Together, these area school divisions have reported 539 total COVID-19 cases since their school years began.
School divisions in the Lynchburg area reported 79 new positive cases of COVID-19 this week, bringing the collective total of positive cases reported in Lynchburg City Schools along with Campbell, Bedford, Amherst and Nelson county school divisions to 337 since their school years began.
Lynchburg City Schools reported 16 new positive cases this week, bringing the divisionâs total number of cases since September to 61.
Bedford County Public Schools reported 24 new cases of COVID-19 this week, bringing its total of positive cases reported on its dashboard since September to 144. All new cases this week were traced to community, not school, transmission.
New London Academy, Otter River Elementary School, Forest Elementary School and Susie G. Gibson Science & Technology Center each saw one new case this week. Forest Middle School, Stewartsville Elementary School and Staunton River Elementary School each reported two new cases this week.