19 Schools In Baltimore County Have COVID-19 Outbreaks: Officials

BALTIMORE COUNTY, MD — Coronavirus outbreaks have been reported in 18 schools in Baltimore County, the Maryland Department of Health reported this week.

Every Wednesday, the state health department releases a list of K-12 schools with outbreaks of COVID-19. The data does not include child care facilities or higher education institutions.

To be reported in the list, a school must have a classroom/cohort outbreak or a school-wide outbreak, according to the Maryland Department of Health.

A classroom/cohort outbreak is defined as at least two confirmed cases of COVID-19 within 14 days that are epidemiologically linked, and are not household contacts.

A schoolwide outbreak is defined as at least three classrooms or cohorts with cases from separate households in 14 days; or 5 percent of unrelated students, teachers or staff (at least 10 who are unrelated) having tested positive for COVID-19 within a two-week period.

Schools will be removed from the list maintained by the Maryland Department of Health when 14 days have passed without any new cases or tests pending.

There are 25 outbreaks in Baltimore County Public Schools and 114 outbreaks in private schools.

Here is the latest on coronavirus outbreaks in Baltimore County schools from the state for the week ending Oct. 13:

Baltimore County Public Schools

• Cockeysville Middle School — 2 outbreaks
• Elmwood Elementary School — 4
• Halethorpe Elementary School — 2
• Logan Elementary School — 3
• Lutherville Laboratory — 3
• Oakleigh Elementary School — 2
• Prettyboy Elementary School — 2
• Wellwood International School — 5
• Woodbridge Elementary School — 2

Baltimore County Private Schools

1. Calvert Hall College High School — 10
2. Forbush School at Hunt Valley (Sheppard Pratt) — 3
3. Garrison Forest School — 2
4. McDonogh School — 4
5. Perry Hall Christian School — 6
6. St. John the Evangelist Catholic School — 7
7. St. Ursula Catholic School — 36
8. Talmudical Academy — 37
9. The Arrow Center for Education — 3
10. Villa Maria — 6

Coronavirus metrics in Baltimore County Public Schools are also updated on a rolling basis on the BCPS COVID-19 dashboard, which drills down into how many cases are at each school.