Nearly 1300 students/teachers/staff members test positive in first week of reporting, according to a report from the MSDH.
From the report:
Our first report on COVID-19 in schools for the 2021-2022 school year is now online, with 943 new COVID-19 cases in students, and 296 cases in teachers or staff for the week August 2 – 6. Note that this report only includes those schools which have reported data to us for the past week.
This report is updated weekly; find it on our website in the COVID-19 data reports section.
According to the report, over 4000 students are currently in quarantine.
Total NEW COVID-19 Positive Teachers/Staff Week of Aug 2-6:296
Total NEW COVID-19 Positive Students Week of Aug 2-6: 943
Total NEW Outbreaks Week of Aug 2-6:69
Total Teachers/Staff Quarantined due to COVID-19 Exposure Week of Aug 2-6:382
Total Students Quarantined due to COVID-19 Exposure Week of Aug 2-6:4435
Total COVID19 Positive Teachers/Staff Since August 2021:347
Total COVID19 Positive Students Since August 2021:991
