COVID-19 school dashboard: Monroe County cases declining after omicron surge

Christine Stephenson, The Herald-Times
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COVID-19 cases in Monroe County schools dropped last week, with many reporting zero new student cases and almost all reporting fewer cases than the previous week.

Around Indiana, 13,983 new student cases were reported in the most recent update of the school tab on the state’s COVID-19 dashboard, declining by about 2,300 cases from the previous week.

There were 838 new cases reported among teachers, along with 1,211 new staff cases since the last dashboard update. This school year, 114,576 student cases have been reported in Indiana as the delta and omicron variants spread across the area, while 35,861 cases were reported all of last school year.

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Locally, the Monroe County Community School Corp., Richland-Bean Blossom Community School Corp. and other schools are following suit, now reporting lower numbers in students, teachers and staff.

MCCSC

As part of a change in COVID-19 policy approved by the MCCSC school board Jan. 25, the district is longer providing its own school-by-school COVID-19 data on its website, providing additional details such as if cases were reported in or outside school buildings. MCCSC, along with other Monroe County schools, will continue to provide updates to the state dashboard, which updates weekly on Mondays.

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A total number of new cases within MCCSC schools can no longer be calculated because schools reporting fewer than five positive cases have their data suppressed to protect privacy on the state dashboard. Additionally, cases specific to the Hoosier Hills Career Center, the Hoosier Hills Career Center’s Child Care Center and the Early Learning Center can not be accessed on the state dashboard.

On the dashboard, just the positive cases are reported, not the number of students and staff quarantined. As of Monday's update:

  • Arlington Heights Elementary reported no new positive COVID-19 cases.

  • Binford Elementary reported fewer than five new student cases.

  • Childs Elementary reported no new positive COVID-19 cases.

  • Clear Creek Elementary reported fewer than five new student cases.

  • Fairview Elementary did not report any new cases.

  • Grandview Elementary did not report any new cases.

  • Highland Park Elementary reported no new student cases and fewer than five new teacher cases.

  • Lakeview Elementary reported no new positive COVID-19 cases.

  • Marlin Elementary reported fewer than five new student cases and fewer than five new staff cases.

  • Summit Elementary reported fewer than five new student cases and fewer than five new cases among teachers.

  • Templeton Elementary reported fewer than five new student cases.

  • University Elementary reported no new student or teacher cases and fewer than five new cases among staff.

  • Batchelor Middle School did not report any new cases.

  • Jackson Creek Middle School reported no new positive COVID-19 cases among students and fewer than five new teacher cases.

  • Tri-North Middle School reported fewer than five new student cases.

  • The Academy of Science and Entrepreneurship did not report any new cases.

  • Bloomington Graduation School did not report any new cases.

  • Bloomington High School North reported five new student cases.

  • Bloomington High School South did not report any new cases.

R-BB

Within the Richland-Bean Blossom Community School Corp., every school except Edgewood Primary School reported fewer cases than the previous week.

  • Edgewood High School reported seven new positive cases among students.

  • Edgewood Junior High reported 18 new cases among students.

  • Edgewood Intermediate School reported 10 new cases among students.

  • Edgewood Primary School reported fewer than five new student cases.

Other schools

  • St. Charles Borromeo Catholic School reported 16 new cases among students.

  • Seven Oaks Classical School reported fewer than five new cases among students.

  • Bloomington Montessori reported no new cases among students, teachers or staff.

  • Clear Creek Christian School reported no new cases among students, teachers or staff.

  • Lighthouse Christian Academy reported fewer than five new student cases and fewer than five new cases among teachers.

  • Harmony School reported five new cases among students and fewer than five new cases among staff.

The school dashboard can be viewed at coronavirus.in.gov.

Contact Herald-Times reporter Christine Stephenson at cstephenson@heraldt.com.

This article originally appeared on The Herald-Times: MCCSC, R-BB see declines in new COVID-19 cases in students