3 Apple Valley Schools Added To MDH's COVID-19 Outbreak List

APPLE VALLEY, MN — Three Apple Valley Schools were recently added to the Minnesota Department of Health's list of schools that have had recent outbreaks of COVID-19.

Scott Highlands Middle School was removed from the list last week, but is back on the list this week. The other two additions include Greenleaf Elementary School and the School of Environmental Studies.

Here are the Apple Valley schools that are currently on the list:

• Cedar Park Elementary School
  • Reported between 5-9 cases from Oct. 17-30, between 5-9 cases from Oct. 31-Nov. 13 and between 5-9 cases from Nov. 14-27. The school remains on the list and MDH said it will release more data when it is available.
• Diamond Path Elementary School of International Studies
  • Reported between 5-9 cases between Oct. 17-30 and between 10-19 cases between Oct. 31 and Nov. 13. The school remains on the list and MDH said it will release more data when it is available.
• Greenleaf Elementary School
  • Reported between 5-9 cases from Oct. 31-Nov. 13. The school remains on the list and MDH said it will release more data when it is available.
• Highland Elementary School
  • Reported between 5-9 cases between Oct. 31-Nov. 13 and reported between 5-9 cases between Nov. 14-27. The school remains on the list and MDH said it will release more data when it is available.
• Southview Elementary School
  • Reported between 5-9 cases between Oct. 3-16 and between 5-9 cases between Oct. 17-30. The school remains on the list and MDH said it will release more data when it is available.
• Falcon Ridge Middle School
  • Reported between 5-9 cases between Oct. 31-Nov. 13. The school remains on the list and MDH said it will release more data when it is available.
• Scott Highlands Middle School
  • Reported between 5-9 cases between Nov. 14-27. The school remains on the list and MDH said it will release more data when it is available.

• Valley Middle School
  • Reported between 10-19 cases between Oct. 3-16, between 10-19 cases between Oct. 17-30 and between 10-19 cases between Oct. 31-Nov. 13. The school remains on the list and MDH said it will release more data when it is available.
• Apple Valley Senior High School
  • Reported between 5-9 cases between Oct. 17-30, 5-9 cases from Oct. 31-Nov. 13 and 5-9 cases from Nov. 14-27. The school remains on the list and MDH said it will release more data when it is available.
• Dakota Ridge School
  • Reported between 5-9 cases between Oct. 3-16. The school remains on the list and MDH said it will release more data when it is available.
• School of Environmental Studies
  • Reported between 5-9 cases from Oct. 31-Nov. 13. The school remains on the list and MDH said it will release more data when it is available.

The list is updated every Thursday.

Editor's note: This information came from the Minnesota Department of Health. To view the list of schools on the current list, click here and search for "Cases in Pre-K through Grade 12 School Buildings."

A school has an outbreak when it reports five or more confirmed cases of the virus in students or staff who were in the building while infectious during the most recent two-week reporting period.

"School buildings listed may not have ongoing transmission," MDH noted. "School buildings that have not reported a new case for 28 days will be removed. If five or more cases are reported in a school building in a subsequent 2-week period, they will once again be listed."

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