No New Coronavirus Outbreaks Reported In Macomb County

MACOMB COUNTY, MI — No Macomb County schools reported new outbreaks of the coronavirus, according to state health officials on Monday.

Only one school in Macomb County — Utica High School in Shelby Township — made the list of Michigan schools where ongoing outbreaks of the virus are at.

Two students at Utica High School had tested positive for the virus, the state reported Sept. 21.

In all, there were 24 new outbreaks of the coronavirus reported at schools across Michigan on Monday. According to the state, there are currently 63 ongoing outbreaks of the coronavirus at Michigan schools.

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It's important to note that a coronavirus outbreak is different than a case. A COVID-19 outbreak is defined as two or more cases with a link by place and time indicating a shared exposure outside of a household.

The information provided by the state on Monday includes K-12, college and university school name, address, number of cases and if the cases involved staff, students or both. Students or staff exposed to COVID-19 outside the school building and are not thought to have spread the virus in the school due to quarantine or self-isolation are not included in the data.

Many factors, including the lack of ability to conduct effective contact tracing in certain settings, may result in underreporting of outbreaks, the MDHHS said. This information does not provide a complete picture of school outbreaks in Michigan and the absence of identified outbreaks in a school does not mean it is not experiencing an outbreak.

Here are the new coronavirus outbreaks reported by the state Monday: