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

BALTIMORE COUNTY, MD — Coronavirus outbreaks have been reported in 17 public schools and six private 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.

There are 102 outbreaks in Baltimore County Public Schools and 30 outbreaks in private schools.

Here is the latest on coronavirus outbreaks in Baltimore County schools from the state for the week ending Dec. 8:

Baltimore County Public Schools

• Fifth District Elementary School — 15
• Franklin Elementary School — 4
• Franklin High School — 2
• Hereford Middle School — 12
• Honeygo Elementary School — 10
• McCormick Elementary School — 5
• Martin Boulevard Elementary School — 2
• Mays Chapel Elementary School — 4
• Owings Mills Elementary School — 5
• Patapsco High School — 2
• Red House Run Elementary School — 9
• Riderwood Elementary School — 5
• Seven Oaks Elementary School — 7
• Scotts Branch Elementary School — 4
• Watershed Public Charter School — 8
• Westchester Elementary School — 3
• Westowne Elementary School — 3

Baltimore County Private Schools

• Redeemer Classical Christian School — 3
• St. James Academy — 2
• St. Joseph's School — 5
• St. Stephen Catholic School — 10
• Sheppard Pratt School at Reisterstown — 6
• The Trellis School — 4

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.

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.