Bartholomew Consolidated School Corp. officials are reporting that since Aug. 10, the school corporation has had 305 positive cases of COVID-19. This is up 39 from last week’s count of 266.
Out of this number, 178 have been students, 95 have been staff and 32 have been teachers.
The cases are as follows, by building:
Administration: Four staff members (4 total)
Busy Bees: Six staff, three teachers (9 total)
Central: Nine students, two staff (11 total)
Clifty Creek: Three students, six staff, three teachers (12 total)
CSA Fodrea: Two students, three staff, three teachers (8 total)
CSA Lincoln: Five students, two staff, one teacher (8 total)
CSA New Tech: 10 students, two staff, one teacher (13 total)
Columbus East: 44 students, eight staff, five teachers (57 total)
Information Services Center: Four staff (4 total)
McDowell/Bright Beginnings: Six students, three staff (9 total)
Mt. Healthy: Five students, one teacher (6 total)
Columbus North: 56 students, 14 staff, five teachers (75 total)
Northside: 11 students, three staff, two teachers (16 total)
Parkside: Four students, five staff (9 total)
Richards: Nine students, one staff, two teachers (12 total)
Rockcreek: Two students, two staff, two teachers (6 total)
Schmitt: One student, four staff, one teacher (6 total)
Smith: Five students, two staff, one teacher (8 total)
Southside: Two students, four staff (6 total)
Transportation and maintenance: 17 staff (17 total)
Taylorsville: Four students, three staff, two teachers (9 total)
On Thursday, COVID-19 Community Task Force’s latest community spread report showed that the per capita positive rate is 88.5, as of Dec. 9.
The COVID-19 dashboard indicators are intended to guide the Bartholomew Consolidated School Corp. on deciding whether or not schools can meet for in-person learning. Schools moved back to eLearning on Nov. 9 and will continue to stay virtual through winter break.
BCSC’s tentative plan is to return to the in-person/remote option model on Jan. 5. However, the school corporation noted it will keep an eye on local community spread and “make adjustments as necessary.”
Thursday’s community spread update from the task force showed the following:
There are 69 new positive cases, and the number is increasing (as of Dec. 9)
The per capita positive rate is 88.5 and decreasing (as of Dec. 9)
The percent positive test rate is 43.7% and decreasing (as of Dec. 5)
There are 49 COVID hospitalizations, and the number is increasing (as of Dec. 9)
Test turnaround time is 2.2 days and decreasing (as of Dec. 6)
Per capita positive rate, percent positive test rate and hospitalizations are in the substantial spread category. Test turnaround time is in the minimal spread category.
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The COVID-19 Community Task Force posts updates on community spread every Monday and Thursday at covid19communitytaskforce.org/data/.
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