173 infected in new coronavirus outbreaks at 41 schools, says Michigan’s April 19 school outbreak report
Updated 8:41 PM;
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The data was collected on Thursday, April 15, and includes preschools and daycares in those buildings
Last week, the state reported 201 infections in new outbreaks at 48 K-12 school districts and three colleges.
The biggest new outbreak involves 21 students and staff at Imlay City Middle School near Lapeer.
K-12 school outbreaks were identified in 28 counties. Below are those outbreaks listed by county.
Allegan: Wayland Union High School, four students.
Benzie: Frankfort Elementary School, five staff and students.
Berrien: Lybrook Elementary in Eau Claire, two students; Watervliet High School, two students; Brandywine Middle/High School in Niles, two students.
A positivity rate of 13.24% was reported for Sunday with 4,118 out of 35,443 diagnostic tests returning positive.
Michigan also reported 88,990 probable COVID-19 cases and 1,095 probable deaths. The probable cases in addition to the confirmed cases make up a total of 882,871 cases and 17,996 deaths.
The state announced 43 new school-related outbreaks on Monday. The largest with 21 cases is at Imlay City Middle School in Lapeer County. Another 293 ongoing outbreaks were also reported. The 336 total outbreaks includes 10,343 cases.
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