COVID-19 in Primary and Secondary School Settings During the First Semester of School Reopening - Florida, August-December 2020.
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep
; 70(12): 437-441, 2021 Mar 26.
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em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-33764962
ABSTRACT
After detection of cases of COVID-19 in Florida in March 2020, the governor declared a state of emergency on March 9,* and all school districts in the state suspended in-person instruction by March 20. Most kindergarten through grade 12 (K-12) public and private schools in Florida reopened for in-person learning during August 2020, with varying options for remote learning offered by school districts. During August 10-December 21, 2020, a total of 63,654 COVID-19 cases were reported in school-aged children; an estimated 60% of these cases were not school-related. Fewer than 1% of registered students were identified as having school-related COVID-19 and <11% of K-12 schools reported outbreaks. District incidences among students correlated with the background disease incidence in the county; resumption of in-person education was not associated with a proportionate increase in COVID-19 among school-aged children. Higher rates among students were observed in smaller districts, districts without mandatory mask-use policies, and districts with a lower proportion of students participating in remote learning. These findings highlight the importance of implementing both community-level and school-based strategies to reduce the spread of COVID-19 and suggest that school reopening can be achieved without resulting in widespread illness among students in K-12 school settings.
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Base de dados:
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Assunto principal:
Instituições Acadêmicas
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Estudantes
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COVID-19
Tipo de estudo:
Incidence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Humans
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2021
Tipo de documento:
Article