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27 Dakota County Schools On DOH's Coronavirus Outbreak List
The list of schools with recent outbreaks is updated every Thursday by the Minnesota Department of Health.

DAKOTA COUNTY, MN— 27 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
- Woodland Elementary School in Eagan
- Eagan High School, Eagan
- Pilot Knob STEM Magnet School in Eagan
- Rosemount Elementary School in Rosemount
- Parkview Elementary School in Rosemount
- Rosemount Senior High School in Rosemount
- Apple Valley Senior High in Apple Valley
- Eastview Senior High School in Apple Valley
- Farmington High School in Farmington
- Riverview Elementary in Farmington
- North Trail Elementary School in Farmington
- Farmington Elementary School in Farmington
- All Saints School in Lakeville
- Century Middle School in Lakeville
- McGuire Middle School in Lakeville
- Christian Heritage Academy in Lakeville
- Lakeville North High School in Lakeville
- Lakeville South High School in Lakeville
- Henry Sibley High School in West Saint Paul
- Heritage E-STEM Magnet School in West Saint Paul
- St. Croix Lutheran in West Saint Paul
- Kennedy Elementary School in Hastings
- Hastings Middle School in Hastings
- Hastings High School in Hastings
- Hilltop Elementary School in Inver Grove Heights
Kennedy Elementary School, Parkview Elementary School and St. Croix Lutheran are the most recent adds to the list.
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Rosemount Middle School has 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.
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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.
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