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4th Woodbury School Added To DOH Coronavirus Outbreak List

In Washington County, 12 schools total are on the list.

WOODBURY, MN— Four Woodbury schools are on the Minnesota Department of Health's COVID-19 breakout list, the department reported Thursday.

New Life Academy has reported a recent outbreak of COVID-19, the department said.

Woodbury High School and Lake Middle School were added to the list April 8, and East Ridge High School was added April 22.

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To be added to the list, a school must report at least five cases of a student or staff member being inside the building while infectious within the two-week reporting period, the department said.

In order to be removed from the list, the schools need to go 28 days without reporting a new case, the department said.

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12 total school in Washington County are present on the departments list.

The list is updated weekly on Thursdays.

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