Large COVID-19 outbreaks afflict three Baltimore County private schools

Three Orthodox Jewish day schools in Baltimore County have reported large numbers of COVID-19 cases in the past two months, leading one middle school to shut down and move to virtual learning for a week.

The outbreaks are far larger than others seen in public or private schools since the state’s mandatory reporting requirements began in October. County health officials declined to detail what measures have been taken at each school to contain the outbreaks, which began shortly after Thanksgiving and continued through last week, but said they have been working with the schools...

...Each Wednesday, the state updates its dashboard with a listing of coronavirus cases linked to classmates and staff in schools. The state does not report every case where a student or staff member contracts the virus, but only cases where there is contact within a school building between students or staff from different households...

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