13 Maple Grove Schools On COVID-19 Outbreak List: MDH

MAPLE GROVE, MN — Three Maple Grove schools were added Thursday to the Minnesota Department of Health’s list of facilities with recent outbreaks.

Two elementary schools — Oak View and Weaver Lake — and the Arbor View Early Childhood Center were named on the most recent list, joining 10 other schools in Maple Grove.

Ave Maria Academy, the Minnesota Excellence in Learning Academy and Parnassus Preparatory School have been on the list for several weeks, alongside five Osseo Area elementary schools — Basswood, Cedar Island, Fernbrook, Rice Lake and Rush Creek — and Maple Grove Middle School and Maple Grove Senior High.

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Ten of the 13 Maple Grove schools on the list are in the Osseo Area Schools district.

The COVID-19 data dashboard for Osseo Area Schools shows there have been 1,134 total coronavirus cases among students in the district since Sept. 7. The district serves about 20,500 students.

The district has also reported 209 cases among its 4,100 staff members since Sept. 7.

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The Minnesota Department of Health's most recent list of facilities with coronavirus outbreaks included 150 Hennepin County schools, 30 more than last week. More than 1,000 schools statewide were named on Thursday’s list.

A school is considered to have 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.

Schools on the list may not have ongoing transmission, according to MDH officials. Schools are removed from the list after 28 days without any new cases.