NUMBERS

ELEMENTARY
Current Positive COVID Cases: 0*

Currently Excluded From School: 0**

Returned To School: 167***

MIDDLE SCHOOL & HIGH SCHOOL

Current Positive COVID Cases: 0*

Currently Excluded From School: 0**

Returned To School: 130***

District Employees Not Within Either school: 0

*All active cases are clinically diagnosed or lab confirmed positive COVID cases staying home in isolation.

**This includes staff/students who are ill and/or are exhibiting symptoms common to COVID. Students/staff whose household member(s) is/are exhibiting symptoms are also excluded from school. Staff/students in quarantine are confirmed close contact exposure to a clinical or lab diagnosed COVID positive person; They must stay home 14 days since last contact regardless of testing.

***Cumulative number of employees/students who have returned to work or school after isolation or quarantine since the beginning of the 2020-2021 school year.

TOTAL POSITIVE COVID-19 CASES CLEARED DURING THE 2020-2021 SCHOOL YEAR

Elementary: 19

Middle School/High School: 31

District Employees Not Within Either school: 2

Houston County provides support to schools for contact tracing when a positive case is reported. Anyone identified as a close contact is notified. Close contacts are expected to quarantine and contact their physician.

SCHOOL WEEK ENDING IN FRIDAY TOTAL # OF CASES PER 10,000/14 DAYS IN HOUSTON COUNTY

Data for K-12 Schools: 14-day COVID-19 Case Rate by County

3/14/21- 3/27/21: 8.04
3/7/21- 3/20/21: 10.72
2/28/21- 3/13/21: 9.64
2/21/21- 3/6/21: 11.79
2/14/21- 2/27/21: 14.47
2/7/21- 2/20/21: 17.15
1/31/21- 2/13/21: 36.97
1/24/21- 2/6/21: 56.80
1/17/21- 1/30/21: 54.65
1/10/21- 1/23/21: 47.15
1/3/21- 1/16/21: 73.41
12/27-1/9: 85.20
12/20-1/2: 55.19
12/13-12/26: 56.80
12/6-12/19: 95.38
11/29-12/12: 139.31
11/22-12/5: 150.03
11/15-11/28: 126.99
1/8-11/21: 138.78
11/1-11/14: 150.03
10/25-11/7: 103.95
10/18-10/31: 54.12
10/11-10/24: 27.86
10/4-10/17: 16.61
9/27-10/10: 18.75
9/20-10/3: 19.29
9/13-9/26: 16.61
9/6-9/19: 15.00
8/30-9/12: 12.86
8/23 - 9/5: 10.18

There is a two week lag-time with the 14 day data reported by MDE.