Coronavirus: Cases jump to nearly 200 in Clark, Champaign schools

Coronavirus cases continue to rise in Clark and Champaign counties’ school districts, officials said.

Eight Clark County and four Champaign County school districts reported new cases of COVID-19 last week, according to the Ohio Department of Health’s school district dashboard’s latest update.

In total, 192 student and staff cases were reported Thursday for the week of Dec. 13-20. In comparison, 150 cases were reported among school districts the previous week.

There were 152 cases reported in Clark County and 40 cases reported in Champaign County schools.

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The schools and districts that reported student and staff cases are:

Clark-Shawnee: 19 students, 3 staff

Global Impact STEM Academy: 7 students

Greenon: 7 students

Madison-Champaign ESC: 1 student, 10 staff

Mechanicsburg: 4 students

Northeastern: 31 students, 2 staff

Southeastern: 18 students

Springfield: 47 students, 6 staff

Springfield-Clark County: 5 students, 1 staff

Tecumseh: 6 students

Triad: 1 student, 1 staff

Urbana: 22 students, 1 staff

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Cases reported on the school dashboard lag one week, meaning those reported Thursday were from Dec. 13-20.

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 Thursdays.

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About the Author

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.