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New COVID cases among 572 students, 48 staff members in past week; 0.08% of students in Massachusetts schools reported with virus Updated May 13, 2021; A total of 620 new COVID-19 cases have been reported in Massachusetts schools, education officials said Thursday. Those cases, detected from May 6 to 12, are among 572 students and 48 staff members who have been inside a public school building in the seven days before testing positive, according to a weekly report from the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. The overall percentage of COVID cases in schools is low and stand...

718 students, 94 staff members at Massachusetts schools positive for COVID in 2-week period that includes break Updated Apr 29, 2021; A total of 812 new cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Massachusetts schools during a two-week period that includes April break, education officials said Thursday. From April 15 to April 28, public schools reported 718 students and 94 staff members were positive for the coronavirus, according to data from the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. Those figures include students and staffers who tested positive within seven days of being in...

COVID cases at Massachusetts schools grow to 1,045 just days ahead of full in-person learning for grades K-5 Updated Apr 01, 2021; Just days away from full-time in-person learning for K-5 students in Massachusetts, schools have reported 1,045 total new COVID-19 cases to education officials. Those cases, detected from March 25 to 31, are among 801 students and 244 staff members, according to data from the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. This shows an increase from last week when DESE reported 910 new cases of the virus, split between 682 students and 228 staff members....

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...