3 Oakland County Schools Report New Coronavirus Outbreaks

OAKLAND COUNTY, MI — Three Oakland County schools were among the 35 Michigan schools that reported new outbreaks of the coronavirus Monday.

Sayre Elementary in South Lyon reported that one student and one staff member had tested positive for the coronavirus.

North Farmington High School in Farmington Hills reported that three staff had tested positive for the coronavirus.

Rochester University in Rochester Hills reported three students had tested positive for the coronavirus.

Six Oakland County schools remain sites of ongoing coronavirus outbreaks, according to the state.

Thornton Creek Elementary in Novi reported Nov. 23 that three people at the school had tested positive for the coronavirus.

Two staff at Glengary Elementary in Commerce Charter Township tested positive for the coronavirus, the state reported Sept. 14.

Our Lady of Refuge in West Bloomfield Township reported Nov. 16 that 14 people had tested positive for the coronavirus.

One student and one staff member at Bloomfield Christian School in Bloomfield Hills had tested positive for the virus, the state said Nov. 9.

Six students at Lawrence Tech University in Southfield tested positive for the coronavirus, the state said Oct. 19.

On Nov. 9, Oakland University in Rochester reported that 30 people had tested positive for the coronavirus.

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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.

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