Cases up 15% there: According to the Flemish Care and Health Agency, analysis of contacts and sources of contamination shows that there is a direct link between these rising figures and the start of the school year and the restarting of businesses after the summer holidays.
I am not going to include all of the stories of #kidsandcovid at this point because every night it's always more. The point is made, but consider the ones added as !!! to the point.
East Helena school Montana
helenair.com/news/local/eas…
Never good when you see update after clicking on a COVID link.
UPDATE: 40 people in quarantine after 2 Bonners Ferry High School students positive for COVID-19
Washington
khq.com/coronavirus/pa…
College - Penn State reported 458 more University Park students have tested positive for the coronavirus
Well at least that judge in Pennsylvania said blahgldlalgahhhh (article here on that: upi.com/Top_News/US/20…)
onwardstate.com/2020/09/15/458…
Iowa
Sibley-Ocheyedan And George-Little Rock Students Test Positive For COVID-19
kiwaradio.com/local-news/sib…
Up to 10 at The Villages charter school. At least there aren't any older, vulnerable people in The Villages. /s
Florida - article has a list of more cases as well.
villages-news.com/2020/09/12/3-m…
College: nearly 8% of students tested before Longhorn's 1st football game tested + for COVID-19. The ave + rate in Texas is 6.9% on 9/11. The positivity rate in the Austin metro area is 7.46%.
There are so many things that don't make sense here: kvue.com/mobile/article…
Um.
“It’s going great. We have half the kids on Mon/Tues and the other half Thurs and Fri.
Right now our positivity in Wentzville is 12.5% which is a little higher. We would like to see that below 5%. Don’t know if we will get there any time soon but something we watch."
Forgot the link for the tweet above!
Missouri: Here's how many students, staff have tested COVID positive at St. Charles County schools
kmov.com/news/heres-how…
Massachusetts - low positivity?
Pope Francis prep going remote.
wwlp.com/news/local-new…
Leaving the states again - not far - Windsor, Ontario little one.
They had 20 kids in one classroom? 😬
The Windsor-Essex Catholic District School Board has confirmed 1 student at Stella Maris Catholic Elementary School in Amherstburg has the virus.
windsor.ctvnews.ca/mobile/confirm…
Florida - is anyone studying this I hope?
In Florida, 54,406 children have tested + for the virus since March. >11,600 of those are new cases in the past month. 8 children passed away.
How is 10% the goal?
The state positivity rate was 4.22%, still well below the advised 10%.
Link for the tweet above:
clickorlando.com/news/local/202…
Okay last #kidsandcovid tweet - and I hate it. New report from the MMWR.
Attleboro mayor rebukes family who sent coronavirus-positive child to school, causing 30 to quarantine
Rebukes! What did the Burgermeister Meisterburger say? Yeesh.
#kidsandcovid Massachusetts
thesunchronicle.com/news/coronavir…
I'm just going to say this is Missouri. Jefferson City #kidsandcovid
Burns said 11 students and 12 staff members have tested positive for COVID-19, and notify parents of new positive cases accordingly.
krcgtv.com/news/education…
Wisconsin: Washington-Ozaukee public health department investigating 16 schools for new cases - schools in double digits are:
Kewaskum: 12
Grafton: 11
Cedarburg: 11
Hartford Union High School: 10
jsonline.com/story/communit…
"There are a lot of theories about what COVID-19 is & isn't, but the science & data from cases on the UW-Madison campus shows most people who get it, get sick," Dane County Exec Joe Parisi said.
88% of students who test + have shown some level of illness.
jsonline.com/story/news/202…
New York little one - Capital Region
An elementary student in the Gloversville Enlarged School District has tested positive for the coronavirus.
news10.com/news/local-new…
Wow. Gobsmacked.
Outcry over online: Western NY parents, students protest virtual learning
news10.com/news/ny-news/o…
Texas always seems to be adding cases of #kidsandcovid
Here's some information on that for one county:
statesman.com/news/20200915/…
crossroadstoday.com/student-at-jr-…
Texas child care facilities exceed 3,600 COVID-19 cases since May 21 til about September 3rd.
So a little bit of info about Texas childcare centers thanks to @bradrstreicher and @KVUE
newswest9.com/mobile/article…
Two MIS-C cases in Idaho (aka Kawasaki like illness):
foxnews.com/health/coronav…
What would make it easier for contact tracers? Hmmm...
Massapequa Student Tests Positive For COVID; Middle School Closed
The district is closing the school today to disinfect the building, and contact tracers are following the student's footsteps.
patch.com/new-york/massa…
LI Student Who Violated Coronavirus Protocols Suspended For Year
Always something interesting. Not a kid with COVID but something else entirely. Not sure what will get us to change this kind of mindset.
patch.com/new-york/shirl…
Another #kidsandcovid thread to review here:
I had some Texas tweets on #kidsandcovid last night and here is another interesting (aka bad) Texas twist:
NYC public schools delay
Long haul COVID in kids?
From @long_covid
Mmmhmmm please do go on.
"Covid-19 lockdowns may have saved kids’ lives" twitter.com/i/events/13066…
New York: Despite schools being in session across WNY, Erie County's health commissioner says the county has been in need of state guidance on COVID exposure in schools.
Your kids are a blame hot potato.
wgrz.com/mobile/article…
Baldwinsville NY going well so far.
UPDATE: After an investigation by the Onondaga County Health Department, 62 Durgee Junior High School students, 10 Durgee Junior High School teachers and nine Baker High School teachers must quarantine for 14 days.
cnycentral.com/news/local/two…
Watertown NY - talk about low positivity rate North Country was at .02 yesterday.
wwnytv.com/2020/09/17/car…
Fairport, NY where a teacher has tested positive as well.
The student is asymptomatic and attended school this week according to the district.
Transparency??
The district says the MCDOH has completed the contract tracing process.
whec.com/coronavirus/fa…
The superintendent is encouraging any Winchester High School students who recently attended a group gathering to get tested for coronavirus.
Massachusetts
nbcboston.com/news/education…
"The student was reported to have worn a mask all day, aside from lunch, and did not take a school bus, the district said, adding the student was asymptomatic."
I'm wondering how they're catching these asymptomatic cases.
levittownnow.com/2020/09/17/nes…
Southern Tier NY - another low positivity area at .04%
mytwintiers.com/health/coronav…
More than 4,500 students and staff in Texas schools have tested positive for COVID-19 since the start of this school year.
According to the article that's .02%
BUT - 48% increase in cases for both students and teachers last week.
I'm done.
Article:
dallasnews.com/news/education…
And please remember if you are looking for more of these, check out another #kidsandcovid thread here:
Very, very sad. Wisconsin teacher passed away from COVID.
As of Thursday, Bay Port was reporting 9 positive cases of COVID-19, 8 involving students. 8 staff/31 students were under quarantine.
I just want to add, when school staff or kids pass away, especially when school is in, it's a big deal. (@ it is in & should be in worksites, families, etc.) In schools there's usually gatherings, that shouldn't happen now, memorial services, and it's so very extra sad for all.
Just a few of these tonight. To the North. In the 2 weeks since classes resumed, at least 1,000 students and staff in schools across Edmonton quarantined after potential exposure to COVID-19. There have been 78 cases in 57 of Alberta's 2,415 schools.
cbc.ca/news/canada/ed…
People are really angry at the people who sent their known COVID-19 + teen to school in Massachusetts (posted above as well). I get it. But maybe the larger system should be questioned given the number of people going to school asymptomatic +? I don't know
boston.com/news/coronavir…
Poor little thing. 2 classes quarantined after kindergarten student tests positive for COVID-19.
Arkansas
fox13memphis.com/news/local/2-c…
The switch was made barely four days after students returned to school. All 1,400 students were dismissed Thursday morning after the school learned about the positive case from the Department of Health and Human Services.
Spaulding HS New Hampshire
wmur.com/article/roches…
NY: Four more Long Island schools were closed because of coronavirus concerns
newsday.com/news/health/co…
Schools, ventilation and #kidsandcovid
Important: thread within a thread ref other threads. Parents, ppl who work in schools/colleges, this is what you need to know & talk to your BOE about. Tell friends. Make sure they know why - the goal is not to get COVID bc you also give it, you don't know what it will do in you.
Have some music:
People need to know this:
Then they need to apply it. Important - if we read a healthy menu item, we think we ate healthily. So just reading this isn't enough. Do it.
Always be thinking. Read this too from @jameshamblin theatlantic.com/health/archive…
Will it be easy to apply it?
Not always.
You might have to push, be stubborn, be persistent. Think Border Collie, Chow Chow, Jack Russell Terrier for the dog people. That helps you remember to be nice but firm.
But we need to make our world safe for ourselves.
Indoors is never "safe." In this big thread there are places with very low case # w/#kidsandcovid. Contact tracers look for people who've been around (6ft) a COVID-19 positive person for only *15* minutes. Even with masks. Reminder:
time.com/5883081/covid-…
Why am I saying this?
Because "We are following all cleaning protocols required by the state and doing all that we can to protect the health and safety of our students and staff."
stargazette.com/story/news/loc…
And "By that time, he added, the students in question had been off campus for eight days and the affected school buildings had been cleaned on a daily basis."
meadvilletribune.com/news/local_new…
Also "All areas of the building where this student was present will be thoroughly disinfected."
sweetwaternow.com/pinedale-eleme…
Plus “Classrooms and common areas are currently being sanitized and disinfected according to CDC guidelines."
nhregister.com/news/article/N…
This "provides us with the time needed to appropriately disinfect the building, prior to our safe return to school."
newsday.com/news/health/co…
And "The district will be doing additional cleaning of PCTA and Sanchez this weekend, in accordance with established health protocols."
providencejournal.com/news/20200918/…
The custodians everywhere need a raise. "The school's custodial team performed extra rounds of deep cleaning and sanitization in the affected areas on top of its regular regimen to prepare for Friday's in-person classes."
patch.com/new-york/farmi…
There's nothing wrong with cleaning. I clean things I don't need to I'm sure. But go back:
& ask if these schools (heaven help them - I wouldn't want to be in their shoes) could be doing more, better to help prevent? Instead of a
And here's another gift to schools and school staff:
To help prevent the spread of COVID in these buildings.
Hey so something happened at the Emmys as you've probably heard, regarding COVID and Vivica Fox and Guiliana but did you hear this?
This hopefully will have a much bigger and better impact & save lives!
1.
2.
Reminder - DO IT.
They never format in the tweet the way they look in my mind!
Here's what schools, businesses, and anyone going indoors needs to know.
When we know better, we can do better.
#kidsandcovid
#kidsandcovid and hoping for a positive update on this child.
What you hear from schools vs what you hear from school staff -
#kidsandcovid
Hmmm.
So weird thing about CDC pulling the update that included information on 🗣️ ☁️airborne transmission.
But if you think about it, if there are still people around in 100 yrs will they be like lol why didn't they just act as if it was also that, just to be safe? Yes, yes they will
Low positivity rate of .08% in this area yesterday. #kidsandcovid
13wham.com/news/local/two…
Positivity rate yesterday 1.2%
#kidsandcovid
syracuse.com/education/2020…
9 Waterbury Public School Students, Bus Driver Test Positive for COVID-19
.98 positivity there.
Including some virtual ones who will not have access to as many people to infect.
nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/bac…
School districts throughout the area continue to report positive cases of COVID-19 among students and staff; cases which are causing some disruption in public education.
Positive test rate here 5.8%
sauconsource.com/2020/09/21/qua…
Oh do high school students go to colleges? 2 Mona Shores students test positive for coronavirus after visiting Western Michigan University.
mlive.com/news/muskegon/…
Wow - Florida - Leon County Schools: 40 students, 19 employees test positive for COVID
👏POSITIVE 👏 RATE 👏 24.5 👏
Roughly 140 students who may have been exposed in school have been sent home to quarantine.
tallahassee.com/story/news/202…
While we're in Florida uhhhh 1,402 Florida State University students + 26 empl have tested + for COVID since Aug 2.
The + rate is 8.23%. The # reflects data collected from August 2 through September 18.
MORE THAN THESE COUNTRIES (ing) SINCE JANUARY!
⬇️
wctv.tv/2020/09/21/fsu…
Florida's top school district. Look at all the stuff they bought. ☁️ ignored?
According to St. John’s County District website, several dozen students & 4 staff members got COVID. Nearly 500 more have had to quarantine at home due to possible exposure.
wuft.org/news/2020/09/2…
COVID-19 cases now confirmed among 75 students and staff at Pinellas County schools
Positive test % in that county is 7.7
floridapolitics.com/archives/36869…
Database: Tracking coronavirus in Central Florida schools - more than 800 people sent quarantine letters from Department of Health
Because the state isn't releasing numbers. So @clickorlando is tracking it.
clickorlando.com/news/local/202…
And a preschool case to finish out the night. One kid.
Tonight's #kidsandcovid lessons are:
1. If you're in Florida be xtra careful!
2. One kid!!!!!!! (Last tweet) and this tweet on wish based policies:
3. Even in areas of low +, there will be cases but you don't want to get it tweet:
Lots of info, maps, numbers that are known and ones that are not for #kidsandcovid in schools from The New York Times. I'm just going to link and plop some pics in for now. "Enjoy" the article and this 🤬 experiment we are running here.
nytimes.com/interactive/20…
Here's the last tweet in a thread about a college that got a lot of bad press and may be turning it around:
And then here's Penn State: onwardstate.com/2020/09/22/294…
It's not just the U.S, other places are adding cases due to #kidsandcovid
Via @SiccoVanHoegee
I'm not sure how much kids have added to our troubles yet, but colleges...
wsj.com/articles/reope…
Cases in low positivity areas:
thedailynewsonline.com/top_story/coro…
Following our pattern, we are just going to accept this as normal. This was a movie: people.com/celebrity/inde… and only countries like Taiwan, New Zealand, Mongolia seem to have that kind of fight.
Massachusetts - kid and staff:
patriotledger.com/news/20200922/…
Virginia - Two students at Cave Spring Middle School test positive for COVID-19
wdbj7.com/2020/09/22/two…
Hmmmm
Of the 139 who have quarantined, 96 or 69% have returned to school after the student presenting symptoms received a negative COVID-19 test or an alt dx from their doctor, officials said. Most students returned within two to four days, they said.
mlive.com/news/flint/202…
Third elementary student tests positive for COVID in Windham
New Hampshire
eagletribune.com/news/merrimack…
Michigan slow your roll. Okemos' St. Martha School moves classes online after COVID-19 outbreak
St. Martha’s School reported eight positive COVID cases — one staff member, six students and a sibling of a student — since last week.
lansingstatejournal.com/story/news/202…
The Wisconsin teacher who passed away - more on her story and school/area. She sounds like she was an outstanding educator and loved by her students.
greenbaypressgazette.com/story/news/202…
Last, not least: These Missouri schools let students exposed to COVID-19 skip quarantine, go to class.
It's what it says! 🤯
"But the Newton County guidance goes against the pandemic safety protocols that most health and education officials recommend." kansascity.com/article2459018…
Some international #kidsandcovid
From Scotland: Record # of children & teenagers testing positive for Covid
Percentage + - the week ending September 20 rate was 2.3% overall and 3.5% for 12 to 17-year-olds.
They consider that safe.
heraldscotland.com/news/18743109.…
From Canada; Staff, students at Pembroke high school ordered to self-isolate, even if they test negative for COVID-19
Interesting that they're doing that and then they're also doing contact tracing which we often don't see.
H/t @jmcrookston
beta.ctvnews.ca/local/ottawa/2…
In England, one of the outcomes we worry about.
Not sure if I posted this below, but look at the Netherlands -
At least they have healthcare?
Sneaking this in here:
They never catch it in schools. Even in England.
Covid: Aylesford School closes for deep clean as cases emerge
bbc.com/news/uk-englan…
South Korea - they stopped school in Seoul when cases went up to how many? Take a guess.
reuters.com/article/us-hea…
The latest outbreak peaked at more than 440 new cases at the end of August.
Hmmmm...France relaxes Covid rules in schools despite 'exponential' rise in national infections
Elementary and primary classes will now only shut when at least three pupils test positive, up from one under previous rules
telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/09/2…
Hmmm...Ontario considers shortening list of possible COVID-19 symptoms that require kids to stay home from school.
BC removed symptoms like runny nose from its student health checklist so I guess that makes it good?
cbc.ca/news/canada/to…
20 COVID-19 cases linked to outbreak at Winnipeg's John Pritchard School
We are not getting this type of information from our schools. It's kid tests positive, goes home, school is cleaned, end of story. Contact tracing is not discussed. <it's secret>
cbc.ca/news/canada/ma…
Meanwhile in the US, near Syracuse:
F-M is the sixth Onondaga County school district to report a Covid-19 case at school. The others are Baldwinsville, Tully, Onondaga Central, Jamesville-DeWitt and Syracuse.
syracuse.com/education/2020…
And in Wisconsin, things aren't going so well: Some parents have sent their COVID-19 positive children to school, Washington-Ozaukee Public Health Department director says.
jsonline.com/story/communit…
Finally, 4th kid in 4 days: Another Tazewell County student tests positive for COVID-19.
I'm not feeling optimistic about any of this right now. We look like a kid's toy that keeps hitting the wall and bouncing off, then hitting it again.
wvva.com/2020/09/23/ano…
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