Schools

Westborough Schools Report Only 2 Coronavirus Cases

New COVID-19 cases vary greatly per school district, from 2 to 18 cases each.

Of the two cases, one was a student and one was a staff member.
Of the two cases, one was a student and one was a staff member. (Christine Charnosky/Patch Staff)

WESTBOROUGH, MA — Westborough is one of two area school districts reporting only two new COVID-19 cases since the start of school.

Westborough reports a total of two new COVID-19 cases from Sept. 6 to Sept. 10. One case was a student and one was a staff member, according to the district's dashboard.

Hopkinton has also had only two new cases reported between Sept. 1 to Sept. 15, according to Hopkinton's dashboard. Both cases were at Marathon Elementary, one on Sept. 3 and one on Sept. 13.

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Northborough & Southborough School District has had seven total new COVID-19 cases, including three at Algonquin High School, from Sept. 1 to Sept. 12 . The district releases numbers weekly on its dashboard.

Holliston has seen nine new COVID-19 cases during the first 10 days of school. According to the district's dashboard, the nine cases were between Sept. 1 and Sept. 10, at the elementary and middle schools with no cases reported for Holliston High School.

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The Grafton School District reports 16 new COVID-19 cases since the start of school. There were eight cases between Aug. 30 to Sept. 3, four cases from Sept. 4 to Sept. 10, and four cases from Sept. 11 to Sept. 15. Weekly updates can be found on the district's COVID-19 dashboard.

Shrewsbury School District has reported 18 new COVID-19 cases during the first two weeks of school, according to School Superintendent Joe Sawyer. Numbers are updated every Monday at the district's dashboard.

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