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3 Minnetonka Schools On Latest COVID-19 Outbreak List
The list of K-12 schools in Minnesota with COVID-19 outbreaks continues to grow significantly each week.
MINNETONKA, MN — Over 400 Minnesota K-12 schools have experienced a COVID-19 outbreak recently, including three schools in Minnetonka, according to the Minnesota Department of Health.
These Minnetonka schools are on the list, which was updated Thursday:
- Eagle Ridge Academy Charter School, Minnetonka
- Glen Lake Elementary, Minnetonka
- Minnetonka Senior High, Minnetonka
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."
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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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Here is the full list of schools across Minnesota that have had an outbreak recently.
Also read: Here's The Number Of 'COVID-19 Vaccine Breakthrough' Cases In MN
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