16 Dakota County Schools On DOH's Coronavirus Outbreak List

DAKOTA COUNTY, MN— 16 schools in Dakota County have reported recent outbreaks of COVID-19, the Minnesota Department of Health reported Thursday.

These schools all recently reported at least five cases of COVID-19.

• St. Thomas Academy in Mendota Heights
• Red Pine Elementary School in Eagan
• Eagan High School, Eagan
• Rosemount Elementary in Rosemount
• Rosemount Middle School in Rosemount
• Rosemount Senior High School in Rosemount
• Apple Valley Senior High in Apple Valley
• Farmington High School in Farmington
• Riverview Elementary in Farmington
• All Saints School in Lakeville
• Century Middle School in Lakeville
• Lakeville North High School in Lakeville
• Lakeville South High School
• Henry Sibley High School in West Saint Paul
• Hastings Middle School in Hastings
• Hastings High School in Hastings

Eagan Senior High School, Century Middle School, Lakeville North High School, Lakeville South High School and Hastings Middle School are the most recent adds to the list.

No schools have been removed since last week's report.

In order to be added to the Minnesota Department of Health's list, a school must report at least five cases of a student or staff member being inside the building while infectious and within the two-week reporting period, the department said.

If a school goes 28 days with no new cases, they are removed from the list, the department said.The list is updated every Thursday, the department said.

You can read the full report here.