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

Towson MD

09 December, 2021

4:18 PM

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BALTIMORE COUNTY, MD — Coronavirus outbreaks have been reported in 17 public schools and six private 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. There are 102 outbreaks in Baltimore County Public Schools and 30 outbreaks in private schools. Here is the latest on coronavirus outbreaks in Baltimore County schools from the state for the week ending Dec. 8: Baltimore County Public Schools Fifth District Elementary School — 15Franklin Elementary School — 4Franklin High School — 2Hereford Middle School — 12Honeygo Elementary School — 10McCormick Elementary School — 5Martin Boulevard Elementary School — 2Mays Chapel Elementary School — 4Owings Mills Elementary School — 5Patapsco High School — 2Red House Run Elementary School — 9Riderwood Elementary School — 5Seven Oaks Elementary School — 7Scotts Branch Elementary School — 4Watershed Public Charter School — 8Westchester Elementary School — 3Westowne Elementary School — 3 Baltimore County Private Schools Redeemer Classical Christian School — 3St. James Academy — 2St. Joseph's School — 5St. Stephen Catholic School — 10Sheppard Pratt School at Reisterstown — 6The Trellis School — 4 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. 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.