facts: how many COVID-19 situations are there in native and statewide faculties?

via: Christopher Adams

Posted: Aug 27, 2021 / 05:54 PM CDT/ up-to-date: Aug 27, 2021 / 06:00 PM CDT

Josefina Median wears a mask as she cleans a classroom at Wylie excessive school Tuesday, July 14, 2020, in Wylie, Texas. (AP photo/LM Otero)

AUSTIN (KXAN) — With the 2021-22 college year underway, KXAN is retaining music of the variety of COVID-19 cases among college students and body of workers in Texas public schools.

The Texas branch of State health functions updates statewide statistics every Friday. As of the week ending August 22, a total of 27,744 COVID-19 situations were reported among college students and body of workers so far this college year.

The interactive chart below indicates the breakdown of situations by using week, courting returned to August 2020.

several faculty districts across Texas have implemented mask mandates. KXAN is preserving track of which districts require masks here.

in accordance with DSHS data, a complete of 221,938 situations had been stated within the 2020-21 faculty 12 months. Of these, 148,197 cases had been students, and seventy three,741 have been workforce contributors.

local faculty districts

The chart and desk under exhibit the variety of situations stated in a few of the biggest native districts. The numbers come directly from dashboards that are updated through each and every district. Some districts update numbers each day, whereas others replace once per week.

Pflugerville ISD only suggests a complete number of circumstances and doesn't ruin down by way of scholar vs. workforce. for that reason, KXAN has classified situations during this district as "unspecified."

KXAN is holding track of COVID-19 data in Texas. take a look at the newest statewide stats right here. For records in valuable Texas, click on right here.