Clark, Champaign school district COVID-19 cases drop below 15

Latest update shows three-case decrease from previous week.
Dr. John Dobson gives Bella Handwerker, 12, her COVID vaccination during the COVID clinic at Tecumseh High School. BILL LACKEY/STAFF

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Dr. John Dobson gives Bella Handwerker, 12, her COVID vaccination during the COVID clinic at Tecumseh High School. BILL LACKEY/STAFF
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May 31, 2021
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Five Clark County school districts and zero in Champaign County reported new cases of COVID-19, according to the Ohio Department of Health’s school district dashboard’s latest update.

Fourteen student and staff cases were reported between the counties Thursday for the week of May 18-24, a three-case decrease from the previous week’s total.

ExploreSee school cases from last week

The school districts that reported student and staff cases are:

Catholic Central: 1 student

Clark-Shawnee: 4 students, 1 staff

Northeastern: 1 staff

Springfield: 4 students, 2 staff

Tecumseh: 1 staff

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Cases reported on the dashboard lag one week, meaning those reported Thursday were from May 18-24..

The dashboard tracks cases of COVID-19 in all public and private K-12 schools across the state. Data displayed on the board includes all student and staff cases broken into new and cumulative categories. The board is updated every Thursday.

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Brooke Spurlock covers education, crime and more in Clark and Champaign counties as a reporter for the Springfield News-Sun. She has been a writer for over six years, which includes her previous work as a breaking news desk investigator. Spurlock has her bachelor's in mass communications with a minor in psychology and her associates in paralegal.