Clark, Champaign school district COVID-19 cases continue to decline

Eight 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.

In total, 19 student and staff cases were reported between the counties Thursday for the week of May 4-10, a decrease from the previous week’s total of 38 cases.

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The school districts that reported student and staff cases are:

Cliff Park High School: 1 student

Global Impact STEM Academy: 1 student, 1 staff

Greenon: 1 student

Northeastern: 3 students, 1 staff

Southeastern: 1 student

Springfield: 6 students

Springfield-Clark County: 1 student

Tecumseh: 3 students

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Cases reported on the dashboard lag one week, meaning those reported Thursday were from May 4-10.

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 five 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.