Positive news for school-based COVID-19 data recently. Three weeks of declining rates of positive COVID-19 tests in among students and staff. Pool testing continues in schools as an increasing number of students are returning to full time attendance.
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1095 new cases of COVID-19 identified among districts who reported data to DESE. Requirements to quarantine remain in place for all close contacts (within 6 feet for 15 minutes) for each positive case. We’ll let DESE explain: With
As an increasing number of students return to school buildings, the number of positive COVID-19 cases continues to multiple each week. Among districts who reported data to DESE, an additional 821 new cases of COVID-19 were reported among
Not an April Fool’s Day joke. In the last week of reporting before elementary students in K-5 are rushed back into the classroom on April 5, we learn that fifty-five (55) Massachusetts communities are high-risk for COVID-19 and
Positive case numbers jumped up for the second straight week. An increasing number of students and staff in buildings combined with expanded pool testing seems to be catching more cases. The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE)
The weekly reports on positive cases of COVID-19 in Massachusetts public schools continues to follow statewide trends. The total number of new positive cases among students and staff was once again lower than the previous week. The Department
The number of reported positive cases of COVID-19 in public schools among students dropped for the third week and for the fifth week among staff. 462 new cases were reported among students and 212 cases reported among staff
DESE reported an additional 583 cases of COVID-19 among students in public schools and 325 cases among staff. This data may not yet include any results from the expanded pooled testing programs in schools. The Department of Elementary
The number of reported in-school cases of COVID-19 among staff continues to increase. 1866 public school staff working in buildings have tested positive for COVID-19 since the start of 2021. The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE)
The number of reported in-school cases of COVID-19 among students continues to increase. The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) reports the number of COVID-19 cases by school districts (including charter schools), collaboratives, and approved special education