Coronavirus: Clark, Champaign school district cases drop by 17

Seven Clark County school districts and two in Champaign County reported new cases of COVID-19, according to the Ohio Department of Health’s school district dashboard’s latest update.

In total, 41 student and staff cases were reported between the counties Thursday for the week of April 20-26, a decrease from the previous week’s total of 58 cases.

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The school districts that reported student and staff cases are:

Emmanuel Christian: 1 student

Global Impact STEM Academy: 2 students

Graham: 1 student

Northeastern: 12 students, 1 staff

Southeastern: 1 student

Springfield: 15 students, 3 staff

Springfield-Clark County: 1 student

Tecumseh: 2 students, 1 staff

West Liberty-Salem: 1 student

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Cases reported on the dashboard lag one week, meaning those reported Thursday were from April 20-26.

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

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.