Greenwich Public Schools See Uptick In New COVID-19 Cases: Tracker

GREENWICH, CT — Sixty-one new COVID-19 cases were reported within the Greenwich Public Schools District on Tuesday, marking the highest total for any update since Jan. 25 when there were also 61 new cases.

According to the district's COVID-19 tracker which updates every Tuesday and Friday, there are currently 51 active cases affecting 43 students, three non-teaching staff members, two teachers, two service providers and an administrator.

The active cases are impacting 12 schools. Parkway School has the most with 12, and Greenwich High School is next with 10.

New case numbers were holding steady at around 22 in late March, but jumped up to 37 on April 5, and 58 on April 8.

"We continue to experience small clusters of positive cases in a limited number of classes, which we are finding to be typical amongst many school districts in our region," said district spokesperson Jonathan Supranowitz.

Because of the multiple cases, Supranowitz said the district has temporarily used cohosting to keep those classes separate from others during lunch and recess.

Since this is the final week before the district goes on spring recess, the district has made free self-test kits available to every student and staff member.

Supranowitz said the district is encouraging everyone to test before returning to school on April 25.