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377 student, 146 staff COVID cases reported at Massachusetts schools in past week as teachers vie for vaccine appointments ahead of full-time in-person learning
Updated Mar 11, 2021;
As Massachusetts educators look for COVID-19 vaccination appointments ahead of the state of full-time learning next month, state officials have announced 523 more virus cases detected in schools.
From March 4 to 10, schools across the state reported 377 students and 146 staff members were positive for the virus, according to data from the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
That total includes 373 student cases and 141 staff cases at local school districts, three student cases and three staff cases at education collaboratives, and one student case and two staff cases at approved special education schools, according to a weekly report from the department.
1,009 students, staffers positive for COVID in Massachusetts schools in last week
Updated Dec 17, 2020;
A total of 1,009 new coronavirus cases have been identified in Massachusetts schools from Dec. 10 to Dec. 16, officials said Thursday.
Those cases were among 591 students and 418 staff members, according to a weekly report from the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. The report, released each Thursday, does not include cases among students who are remote learning. Additionally, cases are only included if the infected person has been in a school building within the seven days before testing positive.
This week’s report shows an increase of almost 90 students compared to last week and about the same number of cases among staff members. Last week, the state announced positive tests among 503 students and 420 staffers, a spike compared to previous reports.