1 New Coronavirus Outbreak Reported In Oakland County Schools

Troy MI

23 November, 2020

3:48 PM

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OAKLAND COUNTY, MI — One Oakland County school was included in the list of Michigan schools where new outbreaks of the coronavirus have been reported, state officials said Monday. Thornton Creek Elementary in Novi reported that two staff had tested positive for the coronavirus, the state said. Six Oakland County schools remain sites of ongoing coronavirus outbreaks, however. According to the state, those schools are: Glengary Elementary in Commerce Charter TownshipOur Lady of Refuge in West Bloomfield TownshipWass Elementary in TroyBloomfield Christian School in Bloomfield HillsBrandon Highschool in OrtonvilleLawrence Tech University in SouthfieldOakland University in Rochester In all, the state reported 53 new coronavirus outbreaks in Michigan schools 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 CasesAlgerMather Elementary School1AlgerSuperior Central School3AlleganWayland Union Middle School4AlleganWayland Union High School2ArenacStandish-Sterling High School2BayEssexville Verellen Elementary3BayBangor West3BayMackensen Elementary2BayEPS Cramer4BayBay Arenac ISD3BayBay City Central High School8BayEPS Garber3BerrienBuchanan Elementary4Detroit CityDetroit Enterprise Academy3Emmet Ottawa GSRP3GeneseeReid Elementary3GladwinBeaverton Elementary5GladwinGladwin High School4Grand TraverseKingsley High School Football Team6GratiotGratiot-Isabella RESD5IoniaPortland St Patrick3IronWest Iron County8IsabellaMontabella Elem2KentGrandville Central Elementary4KentKent City High School4LapeerRuth Fox Middle School2LapeerNorth Branch High School5LenaweeHudson Elementary3LenaweeLenawee TECH Center3LivingstonSt. Patrick School2LivingstonCleary University7MacombArdmore Elementary3MacombImmanuel Lutheran2MacombEastland Middle School2MacombJefferson Middle School7MacombRichmond Middle School3MacombFitzgerald High School2MacombShelby Junior High School2MacombWarren Woods Towers High School4MarquetteMarquette Alternative High School2MontcalmCentral Montcalm2NewaygoHesperia Public Schools2OaklandThornton Creek Elementary2OttawaHolmes Elementary School3OttawaWoodbridge Elementary4OttawaEagle Crest Charter Academy2OttawaCreekside Middle School2OttawaYoung Adult Services5ShiawasseeRobert Kerr Elementary School2TuscolaCass City Elementary3TuscolaUSA Elementary2Washtenaw EMU Childrens Institute5Washtenaw Lincoln Middle School3