Two Coast counties have the most COVID-19 cases in MS schools. Check out the data.
Harrison and Jackson County continue to lead the state in numbers of teachers and students who have tested positive for COVID-19 since the school year started.
According to the numbers released Wednesday, schools in Jackson County last week reported 46 new cases among students and five among staff, with one outbreak.
Schools in Harrison County reported 18 new positive cases among students and three among staff last week, with one outbreak. Last week, county schools saw 38 new cases and nine outbreaks.
Alcorn, DeSoto, Jones and Lee Counties are now also nearing the benchmark of 100 total cases among students and staff.
Since school began, 99 students and 37 staff in Harrison County have tested positive for COVID-19. In Jackson County, 172 students and 49 teachers have tested positive.
The latest numbers show Harrison County has still reported more outbreaks (defined as at least three cases in one group, like a classroom or sports team) than any other county in the state, with 14 total. But Perry County, with 12 outbreaks, has now passed Jackson County, with eight reported.
On Sunday, Vancleave High School teacher Tom Slade died from COVID-19 complications. His sister told the Sun Herald he did not believe he had been exposed to the coronavirus at school.
The state collects information from individual schools but only reports the coronavirus data by county. For Wednesday’s report, 861 schools in 80 counties sent data to the state.
Here’s the information for each Coast county, including Stone County for the first time:
George
Total new cases among students, week of Aug. 31-Sept. 4: 10
Total new cases among staff, week of Aug. 31-Sept. 4: 1
Total new outbreaks, week of Aug. 31-Sept. 4: 0
Teachers/staff quarantined, week of Aug. 31-Sept. 4: 9
Students quarantined, week of Aug. 31-Sept. 4: 139
Total cases among students since school started: 13
Total cases among staff since school started: 13
Outbreaks since school started: 0
Hancock
Total new cases among students, week of Aug. 31-Sept. 4: 0
Total new cases among staff, week of Aug. 31-Sept. 4: 0
Total new outbreaks, week of Aug. 31-Sept. 4: 0
Teachers/staff quarantined, week of Aug. 31-Sept. 4: 0
Students quarantined, week of Aug. 31-Sept. 4: 2
Total cases among students since school started: 3
Total cases among staff since school started: 0
Outbreaks since school started: 0
The Bay-Waveland School District just started its school year this week. Previously, Hancock County School District was the only district open in the county.
Harrison
Total new cases among students, week of Aug. 31-Sept. 4: 3
Total new cases among staff, week of Aug. 31-Sept. 4: 18
Total new outbreaks, week of Aug. 31-Sept. 4: 1
Teachers/staff quarantined, week of Aug. 31-Sept. 4: 29
Students quarantined, week of Aug. 31-Sept. 4: 355
Total cases among students since school started: 99
Total cases among staff since school started: 37
Outbreaks since school started: 14
Jackson
Total new cases among students, week of Aug. 31-Sept. 4: 46
Total new cases among staff, week of Aug. 31-Sept. 4: 5
Total new outbreaks, week of Aug. 31-Sept. 4: 1
Teachers/staff quarantined, week of Aug. 31-Sept. 4: 15
Students quarantined, week of Aug. 31-Sept. 4: 204
Total cases among students since school started: 172
Total cases among staff since school started: 49
Outbreaks since school started: 8
Pearl River
Total new cases among students, week of Aug. 31-Sept. 4: 8
Total new cases among staff, week of Aug. 31-Sept. 4: 7
Total new outbreaks, week of Aug. 31-Sept. 4: 0
Teachers/staff quarantined, week of Aug. 31-Sept. 4: 10
Students quarantined, week of Aug. 31-Sept. 4: 157
Total cases among students since school started: 31
Total cases among staff since school started: 15
Outbreaks since school started: 1
Stone
Total new cases among students, week of Aug. 31-Sept. 4: 5
Total new cases among staff, week of Aug. 31-Sept. 4: 2
Total new outbreaks, week of Aug. 31-Sept. 4: 0
Teachers/staff quarantined, week of Aug. 31-Sept. 4: 0
Students quarantined, week of Aug. 31-Sept. 4: 11
Total cases among students since school started: 12
Total cases among staff since school started: 5
Outbreaks since school started: 0
See the full list of state data here.
This story was originally published September 10, 2020 at 5:40 AM.
