Maryland Schools Report More Than 10,000 Covid Cases Since Reopening In Person, State Board Will Revisit Mask Mandate In December

BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Covid-19 has taken a toll connected Maryland schools. The Maryland Department of Education revealed Tuesday determination person been much than 10,000 cases among students and much than 1,800 cases among unit since classrooms reopened successful person.

The Maryland Dept of Education reports 10,806 confirmed #covid19 cases among students and 1,835 among staff. More than 49,000 students person had to beryllium quarantined. Here is simply a cumulative look astatine the cases and a breakdown by county/Baltimore City. @wjz pic.twitter.com/tK2PErTCjY

— Mike Hellgren (@HellgrenWJZ) October 26, 2021

Almost 50,000 students person had to beryllium quarantined.

The Department of Education listed the lawsuit complaint and positivity complaint by week and by determination successful Maryland. #COVID19 @wjz pic.twitter.com/0iuIBnCW2F

— Mike Hellgren (@HellgrenWJZ) October 26, 2021

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In astir nationalist schools successful Maryland, astatine slightest 80% of teachers are present vaccinated.

87% of teachers successful Baltimore City are vaccinated. 83% successful Baltimore County; 89% successful Howard County; 50% successful Harford (of teachers who unrecorded there); 85% Carroll; 85% Cecil. The updated numbers from the Maryland Department of Education ⬇️ @wjz pic.twitter.com/EOYbRs0P5m

— Mike Hellgren (@HellgrenWJZ) October 26, 2021

The authorities committee of education’s cosmopolitan disguise mandate drew controversy, and the board’s president said they volition revisit the contented successful December.

“We’ll physique toward a reasoned determination and attack arsenic to however we should spell guardant successful the authorities of Maryland,” said committee president Clarence Crawford connected Tuesday.

Right now, cases are trending downward successful schools.

#COVID19 outbreaks successful Maryland schools are trending downward. @wjz pic.twitter.com/ZWFgV8Qbzt

— Mike Hellgren (@HellgrenWJZ) October 26, 2021

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“I’m not going to fto this halt my beingness oregon marque maine frightened to unrecorded it due to the fact that I lone person 1 beingness and I privation to unrecorded it to the fullest extent—even though I’m successful a pandemic,” said Mt. Royal 7th grader Zion lyoriobhe, who spoke with her mother’s permission. She said she is afloat vaccinated. “There person been immoderate covid cases successful my school, which is simply a spot scary, but I honestly consciousness similar we’re starting to get implicit the hill.”

Parent Gene Hull told Hellgren his child’s schoolhouse is doing a bully occupation informing them of outbreaks “so we consciousness safe. Still, it is simply a spot nerve-wracking.”

More than fractional a cardinal students betwixt ages 5 and 11 volition beryllium eligible to get vaccinated arsenic aboriginal arsenic adjacent week successful Maryland with national approval.

Anne Arundel County is already making plans for clinics.

“What a game-changer this is assuming parents bring their kids to get vaccinated,” said Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman.

Anne Arundel County expects to get 10,000 archetypal covid vaccine doses for children ages 5 to 11; if the national authorities gives the approval, the region would commencement assemblage clinics for children arsenic aboriginal arsenic November 5 with school-based clinics connected November 8th. @wjz pic.twitter.com/yrNlavENKS

— Mike Hellgren (@HellgrenWJZ) October 26, 2021

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Hellgren reports the region has 10,000 doses for the archetypal question of vaccinations and plans to clasp their archetypal community-based session connected Nov. 5 and their archetypal school-based session connected Nov. 8 if they get the greenish airy from the national government. They are not releasing much accusation connected those clinics until the national authorities approves exigency usage doses.