19 Schools In Baltimore County Have COVID-19 Outbreaks: Officials

Towson MD

14 October, 2021

9:43 PM

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BALTIMORE COUNTY, MD — Coronavirus outbreaks have been reported in 18 schools in Baltimore County, the Maryland Department of Health reported this week. Every Wednesday, the state health department releases a list of K-12 schools with outbreaks of COVID-19. The data does not include child care facilities or higher education institutions. To be reported in the list, a school must have a classroom/cohort outbreak or a school-wide outbreak, according to the Maryland Department of Health. A classroom/cohort outbreak is defined as at least two confirmed cases of COVID-19 within 14 days that are epidemiologically linked, and are not household contacts. A schoolwide outbreak is defined as at least three classrooms or cohorts with cases from separate households in 14 days; or 5 percent of unrelated students, teachers or staff (at least 10 who are unrelated) having tested positive for COVID-19 within a two-week period. Schools will be removed from the list maintained by the Maryland Department of Health when 14 days have passed without any new cases or tests pending. There are 25 outbreaks in Baltimore County Public Schools and 114 outbreaks in private schools. Here is the latest on coronavirus outbreaks in Baltimore County schools from the state for the week ending Oct. 13: Baltimore County Public Schools Cockeysville Middle School — 2 outbreaksElmwood Elementary School — 4Halethorpe Elementary School — 2Logan Elementary School — 3Lutherville Laboratory — 3Oakleigh Elementary School — 2Prettyboy Elementary School — 2Wellwood International School — 5Woodbridge Elementary School — 2 Baltimore County Private Schools Calvert Hall College High School — 10Forbush School at Hunt Valley (Sheppard Pratt) — 3Garrison Forest School — 2McDonogh School — 4Perry Hall Christian School — 6St. John the Evangelist Catholic School — 7St. Ursula Catholic School — 36Talmudical Academy — 37The Arrow Center for Education — 3Villa Maria — 6 Coronavirus metrics in Baltimore County Public Schools are also updated on a rolling basis on the BCPS COVID-19 dashboard, which drills down into how many cases are at each school.