21 New Coronavirus Outbreaks Reported In Oakland County Schools

OAKLAND COUNTY, MI — New outbreaks of the coronavirus were reported in 21 Oakland County schools Monday, according to the most recent COVID-19 outbreak data released Monday by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services.

In all, 84 schools were added to Michigan's list of ongoing coronavirus outbreaks Monday, which is 14 more than was reported last week.

Here are the Oakland County schools that reported new outbreaks of the coronavirus:

• Holly Academy - 3 people
• Holly Academy - 2 people
• Independence Elementary (Clarkston Schools) - 2 people
• John Page Middle School - 2 students
• Larson Middle School - 2 students
• Reuther Middle School - 3 students
• Sarah Banks Middle School - 2 students
• Athens High School - 2 students
• Bloomfield Hills High School - 2 students
• Catholic Central - 2 students
• Catholic Central - 3 students
• Clarkson HS - 2 students
• Clarkston HS Womens Varsity Lacrosse Team - 2 students
• Detroit Country Day School - 3 students
• Seaholm High School - 2 students
• Seaholm High School - 2 students
• South Lyon High School - 3 students
• Stoney Creek High School - 2 students
• Lake Central/Waterford Mott Combined Varsity Hockey - 4 people
• Waterford Mott High School - 3 students
• Clarkston Schools Administrative Building - 2 staff

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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, 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.

The new coronavirus outbreaks reported by the state Monday can be viewed here.