860+ Students, Staff At HCPSS Quarantining Due To COVID-19

Ellicott City MD

14 October, 2021

12:18 PM

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HOWARD COUNTY, MD — More than 860 students and staff with the Howard County Public School System are quarantining due to a positive COVID-19 test or having been in close contact with a person who tested positive. According to the school district, as of Oct. 12, 845 students and 23 staff members are in quarantine due to a positive COVID-19 test or as a close contact. The school district releases these numbers weekly. According to the school district, these reported numbers reflect positive test results that have been self-reported to HCPSS. The data reflects the date HCPSS was notified of the positive case and not necessarily the date of the positive test result.There are more than 57,000 students enrolled at HCPSS and an estimated 5,000 staff members. As of Oct. 14, there are 11,645 active COVID-19 cases in Howard County a total of 22,539 COVID-19 cases so far in Howard County. There have been 263 deaths in the county due to COVID-19. So far, 234,592 county residents have received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine and 235,839 residents are fully vaccinated.