200+ Students, Staff In Quarantine Because Of COVID: BCPS

Catonsville MD

19 November, 2021

1:35 PM

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BALTIMORE COUNTY, MD — As of Friday, Nov. 12, there were 217 students and staff in quarantine due to a positive COVID-19 test or as a close contact with Baltimore County Public Schools. The district noted that close contact or quarantine does not indicate those students or staff have tested positive for COVID-19. 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 BCPS. There are more than 115,000 students enrolled at BCPS and an estimated 7,000 staff members. As of Monday, Nov. 15, Baltimore County has a total of 77,595 positive new COVID-19 cases and 1,815 deaths, according to the Baltimore County Health Department.