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The largest outbreak was recorded in Leominster. From March 4-10, 21 of the school district’s students (15) and staff (6) reported positive cases.
The Massachusetts Department of Secondary and Elementary Education produces weekly reports on positive COVID-19 cases reported in each school district. The Thursday, March 11 report found about 140 school districts - out of more than 350 - had at least one student or staff member test positive for COVID-19.
COVID-19 incidents in schools are of pressing concern as Education Commissioner Jeffrey C. Riley has said he wants elementary and middle school students to return to full-time in-school education in April.
School districts where more than 10 incidents were reported, March 4-10, include:
- Boston - 16 - including 4 students and 12 staff;
- Grafton - 11 - including 9 students and 2 staff;
- and Woburn - 11 - including 8 students and 3 staff.
School districts in Central and Western Massachusetts, as well as the Berkshires, with positive COVID-19 incidents last week also include:
- Shrewsbury - 8 (6 students, 2 staff)
- Dudley-Charlson Regional - 7 (6 students, 1 staff)
- Westfield - 6 (4 students, 2 staff)
- Worcester - 6 (6 staff)
- Chicopee - 4 (3 students, 1 staff)
- Holyoke - 4 (1 student, 3 staff)
- Ludlow - 4 (4 students)
- Monsoon - 4 (4 students)
- Westborough - 4 (4 students)
- West Springfield - 4 (3 students, 1 staff)
- Quabbin - 4 (1 student, 3 staff)
- Auburn - 3 (3 students)
- Longmeadow - 3 (3 students)
- Northbridge - 3 (1 student, 2 staff)
- Oxford - 3 (3 staff)
- East Longmeadow - 2 (1 student, 1 staff)
- Hatfield - 2 (2 students)
- Millbury - 2 (2 students)
- Northborough - 2 (2 students)
- Southbridge - 2 (1 student, 1 staff)
- Gill-Montague - 2 (2 students)
- Northboro-Southboro - 2 (2 students)
- Wachusett - 2 (2 students)
- Blackstone Valley Regional Voke - 2 (2 students)
- Hadley - 1 (staff)
- Holliston - 1 (student)
- Lunenburg - 1 (staff)
- Uxbridge - 1 (student)
- Blackstone-Millville - 1 (student)
- Frontier - 1 (staff)
- Hampshire - 1 (student)
For more information and to check for outbreaks in other school districts, visit DESE.gov.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1UVW2y6lTQLpTrN-XAfrz8ETDSuVxbLJAgPT_or21McI/edit#gid=51867329
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