200+ Duval County students, faculty tested positive for COVID-19 during summer programs

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DCPS, astir different schoolhouse districts volition proceed COVID-19 dashboard updates

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Duval County students and unit taking portion successful summertime activities were not spared the scourge of COVID-19, arsenic much than 200 tested affirmative betwixt June 3 and July 28, according to information provided by Duval County Public Schools (DCPS).

DCPS reported a full of 209 affirmative cases among students and unit to the Florida Department of Health successful that timeframe, though the numbers bash not differentiate betwixt students and staff.

The territory besides disclosed done a nationalist records request, the fig of students that were quarantined betwixt June 14 and July 23 due to the fact that of a COVID-19 vulnerability was 193 and the fig of employees quarantined successful that timeframe was 36.

Meanwhile, a nationalist records petition showed the astir caller fig of affirmative students and unit wrong the St. Johns County School District’s summertime activities arsenic of July 28:

Quarantined students: 115

While schools successful Duval County are acceptable to invited students connected Aug. 10, and those successful St. Johns County are acceptable to instrumentality Aug. 16, galore parents and unit told News4Jax they’re acrophobic astir the relaxed COVID-19 information protocols arsenic the highly contagious delta variant continues to dispersed and overwhelm hospitals.

Gov. Ron DeSantis issued an enforcement order Friday, attempting to artifact schoolhouse districts from adopting immoderate look disguise requirement.

DCPS enactment imposed a 30-day disguise mandate for faculty, unit and each different adults successful schoolhouse facilities for 30 days starting Monday.