COVID cases in Delaware public schools see decrease

By Tim Mastro
Posted 9/29/21

DOVER — In-person contagious cases of COVID-19 decreased in Delaware public schools over a seven-day period compared to the week prior, according to information released by the Delaware …

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COVID cases in Delaware public schools see decrease

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DOVER — In-person contagious cases of COVID-19 decreased in Delaware public schools over a seven-day period compared to the week prior, according to information released by the Delaware Division of Public Health on Wednesday.

The data, which has 368 cases for students and also shows 57 cases among staff, was tracked from Sept. 18-24. It represents 0.26% of the estimated 141,040 students that are back in public schools entirely in person this year — down from 0.28% (388 cases) the previous week.

The state has recorded a total of 886 in-person contagious cases among students so far this school year with an additional 154 among staff. Private school data is not yet available and will be released when those schools’ enrollment information is available in the fall, according to DPH.

In-person contagious cases are defined by DPH as “persons who were present at school as far back as 48 hours prior to the onset of symptoms (or test date if no symptoms). The source of infection of these cases cannot be attributed to schools, nor is it known that they are the source of infection to others in schools.”

Caesar Rodney School District has accounted for the most in-person contagious cases among both students and staff this school year with 93 and 25, respectively. The 93 cases in students make up 1.1% of the estimated 8,266 students in the district this year.

Caesar Rodney recorded the most student cases for the week of Sept. 18-24 with 40, followed by 37 in the Appoquinimink School District and 35 in the Red Clay Consolidated School District.

Indian River School District has the second-most in-person contagious cases among students for the school year so far with 77 — 0.7% of its estimated 10,578 students.

Sussex Technical School District, which has an estimated 1,295 students, is the only district which has not had an in-person contagious case in a student so far this school year.

Public school enrollment data is preliminary and will be finalized in late October or early November, according to DPH. The data published Wednesday on the state’s coronavirus website was for all of Delaware’s public schools, which include 19 districts and all charter schools. Delaware has 23 charter schools, which are a part of the public school system.

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