Coronavirus: Clark, Champaign school district cases remain over 100

Fourteen 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, 109 students and staff cases were reported between the two counties on Thursday, a slight decrease from last week’s total of 128 cases recorded from the week of Dec. 1-7.

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

Catholic Central: nine students, one staff

Clark County Educational Service Center: one staff

Clark-Shawnee: one staff

Cliff Park High School: one staff

Global Impact STEM Academy: one student

Greenon: four students, one staff

Madison-Champaign Educational Service Center: one staff

Nightingale Montessori Inc.: one student

Northeastern: nine students, four staff

Northwestern: three students

Ridgewood Schools: four students

Southeastern: four students

Springfield: 21 students, 14 staff

Springfield CTC: nine students, two staff

Tecumseh: nine students, two staff

Triad: two student

Urbana: four student, one staff

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Cases reported on the dashboard lag one week, meaning cases reported on Thursday were from the week of Dec. 8-14.

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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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.