Coronavirus: Clark, Champaign school district cases slightly increase

Governor Mike DeWine and his wife, Fran, talk with volunteers as they visit the Clark County vaccine distribution center Thursday. BILL LACKEY/STAFF

Credit: Bill Lackey

Credit: Bill Lackey

Governor Mike DeWine and his wife, Fran, talk with volunteers as they visit the Clark County vaccine distribution center Thursday. BILL LACKEY/STAFF
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March 15, 2021
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Eight Clark County and three Champaign County school districts reported new cases of COVID-19, according to the Ohio Department of Health’s COVID-19 school district dashboard’s latest update.

In total, 46 students and staff cases were reported between the two counties on Thursday for the week of Feb. 23-March 1, an increase from last week’s total of 30 that was recorded from the week of Feb. 16-22.

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The school districts that reported student and staff cases are as follow:

Clark-Shawnee: three students, one staff

Global Impact STEM Academy: four students

Greenon: one student, one staff

Mechanicsburg: two students

Northeastern: 13 students, one staff

Northwestern: three students, one staff

Southeastern: one student

Springfield: nine students, one staff

Springfield Clark-County: one student

Urbana: two students, one staff

West Liberty-Salem: one student

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Cases reported on the dashboard lag one week, meaning cases reported on Thursday were from the week of Feb. 23-March 1.

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 two categories: new and cumulative. 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.