4 New Coronavirus Outbreaks Reported In Wayne County Schools

Dearborn MI

08 February, 2021

2:13 PM

Description

WAYNE COUNTY, MI — New outbreaks of the coronavirus were reported in four Wayne County schools Monday, according to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. In Detroit, five staff at Barack Obama Leadership Academy and 14 students at the University of Detroit Jesuit High School and Academy have tested positive for the coronavirus, the state reported Monday. Meanwhile, five students at St. Frances Cabrini Middle School and three students at Belleville High School have recently tested positive for the coronavirus, the state said. In all, 32 Michigan schools were adding to the list of ongoing coronavirus outbreak locations Monday. Don't miss important updates from health and government officials on the impact of the coronavirus in Michigan. Sign up for Patch's daily newsletters and email alerts. It's important to note that a coronavirus outbreak is different than a case. A COVID-19 outbreak is defined as two or more cases with a link by place and time indicating a shared exposure outside of a household. The information provided by the state on Monday includes K-12, college and university school name, address, number of cases and if the cases involved staff, students or both. Students or staff exposed to COVID-19 outside the school building and are not thought to have spread the virus in the school due to quarantine or self-isolation are not included in the data. Many factors, including the lack of ability to conduct effective contact tracing in certain settings, may result in underreporting of outbreaks, MDHHS said. This information does not provide a complete picture of school outbreaks in Michigan and the absence of identified outbreaks in a school does not mean it is not experiencing an outbreak. Here are the new coronavirus outbreaks reported by the state Monday: CountySchool CasesBerrienNiles High School2BerrienBrandywine Middle/High School2CassEdwardsburg Community Schools7CharlevoixBoyne Falls School 2Detroit CityBarack Obama Leadership Academy5Detroit CityUniversity of Detroit Jesuit Highschool and Academy14EatonSt Michael2Grand TraverseSaint Mary's of Hannah7Grand TraverseTraverse City West Middle School5HoughtonMichigan Technological University (undergraduate) 4HoughtonMichigan Technological University (graduate) 12InghamEastminster3LapeerLapeer High School 16LenaweeTecumseh Schools4LenaweeLenawee Christian Schools3LenaweeLenawee Hockey League3MacombAnchor Bay North Middle School2MacombArmada High School2MonroeJackman Road Elementary School5MontcalmCentral Montcalm Elem3OaklandPine Knob Elementary2OaklandOxford High School2OaklandNotre Dame Prep Academy2OaklandSeaholm High School2OntonagonOntonagon Area School District4OttawaWest Elementary2OttawaGrand Haven High School2Presque IsleOnaway High School2Presque IsleRogers City Schools 2Washtenaw Concordia University4WayneSt. Frances Cabrini Middle School5WayneBelleville High School3