6 New Coronavirus Outbreaks Reported In Oakland County Schools

OAKLAND COUNTY, MI — Six schools in Oakland County have reported new outbreaks of the coronavirus, the state said Monday.

According to the most recent data released by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, 18 students across the six schools recently tested positive for COVID-19.

Here is a list of the Oakland County schools added to the growing list of coronavirus outbreaks:

• Bartlett Elementary - 8 students
• Houghton Elementary School - 2 students
• Morse Elementary (Troy) - 2 students
• Reuther Middle (Rochester) - 2 students
• Rochester High - 2 students
• Sashabaw Middle School - 2 students

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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.