1 Burnsville School Removed, 1 Added To MDH's COVID Outbreak List

BURNSVILLE, MN — Echo Park Elementary was recently removed from Minnesota Department of Health's list of schools that have had recent COVID-19 outbreaks.

William Byrne Elementary was recently added to the list.

Two Burnsville Schools are currently on the list:

• William Byrne Elementary School
  • Dec. 26-Jan. 8: 5-9 cases
  • The school remains on the list and MDH said it will post more information when it is available.
• Burnsville High School
  • Oct. 31-Nov. 13: 10-19 cases
  • Nov. 14-27: 5-9 cases
  • Dec. 12-25: 10-19 cases
  • Dec. 26-Jan. 8: 5-9 cases
  • The school remains on the list and MDH said it will post more information when it is available.

The list is updated every Thursday.

39 schools in Dakota County were on the list this week.

Editor's note: This information came from the Minnesota Department of Health. The 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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