53 Coronavirus Outbreaks Ongoing In Michigan Schools, State Says

LANSING, MI — Coronavirus outbreaks are ongoing in more than 50 schools across the state, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services officials reported Monday.

The state added three schools in southeast Michigan to its list of ongoing outbreaks on Monday, increasing the number of outbreaks to 53, according to the most recent data released by the state.

According to state data, three staff at Career STEM Academy in Detroit as well as three students at Beacon Tree Academy and two students at Malow Junior High School in Shelby Township, have recently tested positive for the coronavirus.

Here is a complete list of ongoing coronavirus outbreaks:

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, 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.