Nearly 2,000 additional COVID-19 cases reported in schools, total tops 17,000 – IndyStar

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Nearly 2,000 additional cases of COVID-19 in Indiana schools were reported Monday by the Indiana State Department of Health. The majority of the cases occurred last week, but some date back to earlier in the month, according to the weekly dashboard update.

Of the additional cases reported Monday, 1,234 occurred instudents, 311 occurred inteachers and 368occurred in school staff members. This week's numbers show a marked drop in newly reported cases compared to the two weeks prior, likely due to the number of schools moving back to virtual learning. Schools do not have to report cases that occur in students who are receiving instruction entirely online.

Schools and students have had to make big adjustments this year, like wearing masks throughout the school day.(Photo: Kelly Wilkinson/IndyStar)

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In Marion County, the health department has ordered all schools closed from now until mid-January, in response to a dramatic increase in COVID-19 cases. The positivity rate among school-age students has risen above thresholds that the county health department deemed safe as high as 18% for high school students.

The state department of health updates its dashboard of COVID-19 cases in schools weekly on Mondays and the current totals since the start of the school year are 11,677 students, 2,486teachers and2,899staff members statewide more than 17,000cases total. There are roughly 1.1 million students in the state, according to the Indiana Department of Education.

Participation in the state dashboard is not mandatory for schools, and 386schools have yet to report to the state. Of the schools that have reported to the state, the number that have not seen a case yet continues to drop. As of Monday, 1,775schools have at least one case and 205have no cases.

For the data that has been reported, the state dashboard lists data by school. IndyStar has compiled totals for public schooldistricts in Central Indiana those in Boone, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Johnson, Marion, Morgan and Shelby counties.

Totals are listed as a minimum number of cases because for schools thatreported somewhere between one and five cases, the state has suppressed that data for privacy reasons.

Also listed areeachdistrict's2019-20 student enrollment figure and the date that the school year started. If a district started the year virtually, both the first day of school and the first day with the option of in-person class for at least some students are listed.

Here's a look at the latest district totals as of Monday, Nov. 30:

COVID-19 cases:At least 15students, at least one teacher and at least fivestaffers.

Enrollment: 3,381

School start date: Aug. 13

COVID-19 cases:At least 14students, at least three teachers and at least three staffers.

Enrollment: 1,732

School start date:Aug. 12

COVID-19 cases:At least 177students, at least 14teachers and at least sevenstaffers.

Enrollment:7,435

School start date: Aug. 10

COVID-19 cases: At least 167 students, at least nineteachers and at least 17staffers. The district was first included in the state database a month ago and historical data does not appear to be included. Per the district's dashboard, 274students have tested positive since Aug. 9, as well as 33teachers since Sept. 13 and 39staff members since Sept. 27.

Enrollment:16,664

School start date: Aug. 13

COVID-19 cases: At least 31students, at least three teachers and at least 10staffers.

Enrollment:2,351

School start date: Aug. 11

COVID-19 cases: At least 73 students, at least five teachers and at least 10 staffers. The totals this week on the state dashboard are the same as the previous week. Per HSE's dashboard,45students and 15employees (teachers and staff) tested positive during the week of Nov. 23to 29.

Enrollment:22,183

School start date: Aug. 6 virtually; Sept. 8 in-person; Grades 7-12 moved to virtual on Nov. 16 for the rest of the semester and PreK to 6 moved to virtual for Nov. 19 to Dec. 4

COVID-19 cases:At least 130students, at least eight teachers and at least eight staffers.

Enrollment:10,676

School start date: Aug. 4

COVID-19 cases:At least 17students, at least two teachers and at least three staffers.

Enrollment:1,031

School start date: Aug. 17

COVID-19 cases:At least 108students, at least 15teachers andat least four staffers.

Enrollment:8,435

School start date: Aug. 13

COVID-19 cases:At least 26students, at least threeteachers and at least twostaffers.

Enrollment:1,195

School start date: Aug. 3

COVID-19 cases:At least 35students, at least sixteachers and at least sixstaffers.

Enrollment:4,498

School start date: July 30

COVID-19 cases:At least 56students, at least fiveteachers and at least threestaff members.

Enrollment:4,338

School start date: Aug. 17

COVID-19 cases:At least 35students, at least 11teachers and at least fivestaffers.

Enrollment:3,801

School start date: Aug. 3

COVID-19 cases: At least 119students, at least sixteachers and at least eight staffers.

Enrollment:9,871

School start date: July 29

COVID-19 cases: At least 124students, at least fiveteachers and at least fourstaffers.

Enrollment:9,453

School start date: July 30

COVID-19 cases: At least 24 students, at least twoteachers and at least twostaffers.

Enrollment:2,487

School start date: Aug. 13

COVID-19 cases: At least sevenstudents, at least oneteacher and at least twostaffers.

Enrollment:1,534

School start date: July 31;Mill Creek moved to fulltime virtual instruction Nov. 12.

COVID-19 cases: At least 13students, at least threeteachers and at least twostaffers.

Enrollment:1,877

School start date: Aug. 5

COVID-19 cases: At least 53students, at least three teachers and at least threestaffers.

Enrollment:5,759

School start date: Aug. 5

COVID-19 cases: At least 111 students, at least 13teachers and at least eightstaffers.

Enrollment:8,876

School start date: Aug. 12

COVID-19 cases: At least 62students, at least 18teachers and at least three staffers.

Enrollment:6,979

School start date: Aug. 6

COVID-19 cases: At least threestudents, at least two teachers and at least onestaffer.

Enrollment:859

School start date: July 30

COVID-19 cases: At least 54students, at least fiveteachers and at least 23staffers.

Enrollment:5,031

School start date: Aug. 17

COVID-19 cases: At least 44students, at least fiveteachers and at least five staffers.

Enrollment:4,006

School start date: Aug. 6

COVID-19 cases: At least 15students, at least twoteachers and at least onestaffer.

Enrollment:1,981

School start date: Aug. 5

Marion County is requiring schools to return to virtual instruction by Nov. 30.

COVID-19 cases: At least 39 students, at least 12teachers and at least four staffers.

Enrollment:2,939

School start date: July 30 virtually; Aug. 10 in-person;Beech Grove started the transition to virtual instruction Nov. 10 for its high school, Nov. 16 for its middle school and Nov. 18 for elementary schools.

COVID-19 cases: At least 81students, at least seventeachers and at least sixstaffers.

Enrollment:10,305

School start date: Aug. 5; Nov. 23 moved to virtual

COVID-19 cases: IPS is not reporting cases to the state. It is reporting cases to the Marion County Health Department, which does not report school case information publicly, and on its own public dashboard. The district's dashboard lists 176cases recorded from Oct. 4 to Nov. 21.

Enrollment: 31,171

School start date: Aug. 17 virtually; Oct. 5 in-person; Nov. 23 moved to virtual

COVID-19 cases: At least 19students, at least nineteachers and at least eight staffers.

Enrollment:6,825

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