No Oakland Co. Schools Among Sites For New Coronavirus Outbreaks

OAKLAND COUNTY, MI — Twenty-seven new outbreaks of the coronavirus have been reported in schools across Michigan, state health officials reported Monday. None of them, however, are located in Oakland County, according to the data.

The largest of those outbreaks was at Michigan Tech in Houghton, where eight new cases were reported among students. Last week, the state reported new outbreaks at 14 schools across Michigan.

According to the data, five outbreaks of the coronavirus that had previously been reported in Oakland County remain ongoing.

Previously, two students had tested positive for the coronavirus at Brookfield Academy in Troy. Four students and staff had previously tested positive for the virus at Oakland Christian Elementary School in Auburn Hills.

Three students had previously tested positive for the virus at Notre Dame Prep in Pontiac. Nine students had previously tested positive for the virus at Novi High School in Novi.

Seven students have been tested positive for the coronavirus at Oakland University in Rochester.

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It's important to note that a coronavirus outbreak is different than a case. A COVID-19 outbreak is defined as two or more cases with a link by place and time indicating a shared exposure outside of a household.

The information provided by the state on Monday includes K-12, college and university school name, address, number of cases and if the cases involved staff, students or both. Students or staff exposed to COVID-19 outside the school building and are not thought to have spread the virus in the school due to quarantine or self-isolation are not included in the data.

Many factors, including the lack of ability to conduct effective contact tracing in certain settings, may result in underreporting of outbreaks, MDHHS said. This information does not provide a complete picture of school outbreaks in Michigan and the absence of identified outbreaks in a school does not mean it is not experiencing an outbreak.

Here are the new coronavirus outbreaks reported by the state Monday:

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