Nearly 1300 students/teachers/staff members test positive in first week of reporting with over 4000 in quarantine
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
Total
Outbreaks
Since
August
2021: 80
